On-Site Data Engineer: AI Pipelines (TS/SCI, SCIF)

Agile Defense; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Agile Defense is seeking a Data Engineer to design, develop, and deploy AI-enabled data solutions within DoD programs. You will help build data pipelines, pre-processing workflows, feature engineering strategies, and ML services in secure, containerized environments.

The role requires strong Python/SQL skills, experience with Spark/Databricks, and familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure). A Bachelor's degree (Masters preferred) and 3+ years in data engineering or software engineering are

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering or related field (masters preferred).
• 3+ years of experience in data engineering or software engineering.
• Experience designing and managing complex data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable AI-enabled data solutions for DoD CDAO ADA IR program.
• Shape data pipelines, pre-processing workflows, feature engineering, and ML services in secure containers.
• Collaborate with product managers, developers, and stakeholders to transform data into insights.

Skills

Python/PySpark

SQL

Distributed data frameworks

ML model deployment

MLOps

APIs

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)

Data validation

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Data Eng

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Databricks

Spark / PySpark

AWS / Azure

TensorFlow

scikit-learn

XGBoost

Job description

Agile Defense is seeking a Data Engineer to design, develop, and deploy AI-enabled data solutions within DoD programs. You will help build data pipelines, pre-processing workflows, feature engineering strategies, and ML services in secure, containerized environments.

The role requires strong Python/SQL skills, experience with Spark/Databricks, and familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure). A Bachelor's degree (Masters preferred) and 3+ years in data engineering or software engineering are