Mission-Driven Data Engineer & Metadata Specialist

Partner Forces; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Partner Forces in Arlington, VA is seeking a pragmatic Data Engineer / Metadata Engineer to support a federal cybersecurity client. You will design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines, integrate structured and unstructured data, and help establish data governance across cloud environments.

Ideal candidates bring 3–7 years of data engineering experience, hands-on ETL/ELT work, strong SQL skills, and a security clearance.

Qualifications

• Must be a US citizen.
• Active Top Secret security clearance.
• 3–7 years of experience in data engineering or metadata engineering.
• Hands-on ETL/ELT design and data pipelines.
• Strong SQL and database experience.
• Experience with data warehousing or large-scale data platforms.
• Understanding of metadata management and data governance.
• Experience in at least one major cloud environment (Azure/AWS/GCP).
• Able to troubleshoot complex data problems and work with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes.
• Integrate structured and unstructured data from multiple sources.
• Build and support data models, warehouses, lakes, and lakehouse environments.
• Develop automation and monitoring to improve data pipeline reliability and quality.
• Create and maintain metadata repositories and data catalogs.
• Support metadata collection, classification, and enrichment.
• Establish data lineage to explain data origins and changes.
• Define data governance practices including ownership and quality controls.
• Identify opportunities to improve data quality, accessibility, and trust.
• Support cloud-based data environments across Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Develop automation-first approaches to data management and platform operations.
• Translate business needs into practical technical solutions.

Skills

US Citizenship

Top Secret clearance

ETL/ELT pipelines

SQL

Cloud data platforms

Data governance

Communication

Job description

Partner Forces in Arlington, VA is seeking a pragmatic Data Engineer / Metadata Engineer to support a federal cybersecurity client. You will design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines, integrate structured and unstructured data, and help establish data governance across cloud environments.

Ideal candidates bring 3–7 years of data engineering experience, hands-on ETL/ELT work, strong SQL skills, and a security clearance.