Security-Cleared Data Engineer for Scalable Pipelines

Cornerstone Defense LLC; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornerstone Defense LLC in Chantilly, VA is seeking a Data Engineer to design scalable backend services and data pipelines for ingesting and transforming data from diverse sources.

The role blends backend engineering with data pipeline development, focusing on robust APIs and modular services within an Agile team to support operational and analytical systems.

You will contribute to data modeling, ETL workflows, and performance optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a technical field.
• Minimum of 5 years in software engineering with backend focus.
• Experience with NodeJS or Python and APIs/microservices.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable backend services and data ingestion solutions.
• Model data, map data, and perform large-scale file manipulation.
• Collaborate in an Agile environment with minimal supervision.
• Drive innovation and optimize performance for speed and scalability.
• Maintain robust data pipelines and APIs.

Skills

5+ years software engineering

NodeJS

Python

APIs

Microservices

Distributed systems

ETL workflows

NoSQL datastores

Data ingestion

Team collaboration

MongoDB

NiFi

Elastic

RabbitMQ

Cloud architecture

Distributed architecture

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline

Job description

Cornerstone Defense LLC in Chantilly, VA is seeking a Data Engineer to design scalable backend services and data pipelines for ingesting and transforming data from diverse sources.

The role blends backend engineering with data pipeline development, focusing on robust APIs and modular services within an Agile team to support operational and analytical systems.

You will contribute to data modeling, ETL workflows, and performance optimization.