Mission-Critical Data Engineer — AWS, Python, ETL

NS2 Mission; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 171,000; Full time

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Benefits package

Job summary

NS2 Mission in Chantilly, VA is seeking a Full Performance Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain modern data solutions that support critical Intelligence Community operations.

You will work with a collaborative Agile team to develop scalable data pipelines, optimize cloud‑based platforms, and move and transform data across complex environments, contributing to national security missions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 4–8 years of professional experience in data/software engineering or related initiatives.
• Design, develop and maintain ETL processes and enterprise data pipelines.
• Strong proficiency in Python with production‑ready data solutions.
• Hands‑on AWS experience (EC2, Lambda, EKS, S3).
• Proven success supporting scalable data platforms and production data workflows.
• Solid understanding of data modeling, data integration, and performance optimization.
• Experience with Agile software development environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance enterprise data pipelines for mission‑critical workflows.
• Create and optimize Python‑based data ingestion, transformation, and processing solutions.
• Support movement and integration of structured and unstructured data across systems.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve data quality, efficiency, and platform scalability.
• Design and support cloud‑based data solutions within AWS environments.
• Participate in Agile sprint planning, backlog refinement, and technical reviews.
• Investigate and resolve data‑related issues; support production operations.
• Contribute to automation to improve reliability and performance of data engineering processes.
• Support testing, deployment, and ongoing maintenance of data platform capabilities.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and data flow diagrams.

Skills

Python

AWS

ETL

Data pipelines

Agile methodologies

Data modeling

Performance optimization

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS / related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Airflow

CI/CD

Job description

NS2 Mission in Chantilly, VA is seeking a Full Performance Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain modern data solutions that support critical Intelligence Community operations.

You will work with a collaborative Agile team to develop scalable data pipelines, optimize cloud‑based platforms, and move and transform data across complex environments, contributing to national security missions.