Remote Junior Data Engineer - Government & Commercial Data

Element; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Dental

Vision

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Element is a remote-first, HUBZone-certified company based in Washington, DC, delivering digital solutions for government and commercial clients. We are seeking an early-career data-focused engineer to help build data pipelines and implement integrations.

You will write scripts to automate routine data processing tasks, monitor workflows, and report issues to senior engineers, while growing skills in Python, SQL, and data validation within a supportive, remote-friendly environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Associate's degree required; 0–2 years of relevant experience preferred.
• Foundational knowledge of programming or scripting languages (Python/SQL/Java or similar).
• Basic understanding of databases, data structures, data validation, and software testing.

Responsibilities

• Support development, testing, and maintenance of data pipelines and integrations.
• Write and maintain scripts to automate routine data processing and engineering tasks.
• Monitor workflows and report data-processing or reliability issues to senior engineers.

Skills

Python

SQL

Java

Education

Bachelor's or Associate's degree

Job description

Element is a remote-first, HUBZone-certified company based in Washington, DC, delivering digital solutions for government and commercial clients. We are seeking an early-career data-focused engineer to help build data pipelines and implement integrations.

You will write scripts to automate routine data processing tasks, monitor workflows, and report issues to senior engineers, while growing skills in Python, SQL, and data validation within a supportive, remote-friendly environment.