Platform Data Engineer - Defense & GenAI

McKinsey & Company; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 176,000 - 179,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Mentorship and growth opportunities

Competitive salary

Job summary

McKinsey & Company is seeking a Data Engineer in Palo Alto, CA. This role focuses on developing data pipelines for government clients, using AWS among other cloud infrastructures. Candidates must have US citizenship, relevant security clearance, and at least 3 years of experience in cloud-based data engineering. The company provides a competitive salary range of $176,000 - $179,500 and a comprehensive benefits package, promoting both professional growth and well-being.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship required.
• Defense experience and experience working with data at various classification levels required.
• SECRET Security Clearance Required; TS+ clearance preferred.
• 3+ years of professional experience as a data engineer, with a strong focus on cloud-based data engineering using AWS services.
• Strong experience with relational databases.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to analyze complex data engineering challenges.

Responsibilities

• Develop data ingestion pipelines for Defense and Government clients.
• Customize features for deployment on cloud infrastructures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineers and designers.

Skills

US Citizenship

Defense experience

SECRET Security Clearance

3+ years as data engineer

Experience with Neo4j

Clean coding standards

Experience with Docker

Data pipeline performance

Problem-solving skills

Communication and collaboration

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

McKinsey & Company is seeking a Data Engineer in Palo Alto, CA. This role focuses on developing data pipelines for government clients, using AWS among other cloud infrastructures. Candidates must have US citizenship, relevant security clearance, and at least 3 years of experience in cloud-based data engineering. The company provides a competitive salary range of $176,000 - $179,500 and a comprehensive benefits package, promoting both professional growth and well-being.