Secret-Cleared Senior Big Data Engineer: AI/ML & GovCloud

Ariel Partners; Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Ariel Partners is seeking a senior data engineering professional to support the DLA PIEE program, focusing on big data platforms, analytics, and AI governance. The role emphasizes enterprise-scale data environments, cloud operations, and secure, compliant delivery.

You will design data models, develop data pipelines, and drive AI/ML initiatives across government and large commercial contexts, leveraging Python, Java, and big data tools in a secure environment.

Qualifications

• Must have Active Secret Clearance.
• Minimum 8 years of experience.
• Experience engineering large-scale big data deployments in Government and large commercial environments.
• Experience with ML, NLP, MLOps, Python, data engineering, responsible AI.
• Experience with Hadoop-based technologies (Cloudera, Hortonworks, MapReduce, Hive, HDFS).
• Experience with NoSQL technologies (MongoDB, Cassandra).
• Experience designing data models using ERWin and Visio.
• Experience integrating Big Data solutions with SAP technologies.
• Bachelor or Master degree required.

Responsibilities

• Engineer big data solutions and multi-tiered data environments.
• Lead initiatives utilizing big data solutions to provide actionable insights for mission objectives.
• Design data models using ERWin and Visio.
• Build high-performance algorithms, prototypes, and data models using Python, C/C++, Java, Perl, Scala.
• Provide AI roadmap, ROI business cases, model validation and governance.

Skills

Big data engineering

ML/NLP/MLOps

Python

Data engineering

Responsible AI

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Tools

Cloudera

Hortonworks

MapReduce

Hive

HDFS

MongoDB

Cassandra

ERWin

Visio

SAP integration

Job description

Ariel Partners is seeking a senior data engineering professional to support the DLA PIEE program, focusing on big data platforms, analytics, and AI governance. The role emphasizes enterprise-scale data environments, cloud operations, and secure, compliant delivery.

You will design data models, develop data pipelines, and drive AI/ML initiatives across government and large commercial contexts, leveraging Python, Java, and big data tools in a secure environment.