Senior AI-Powered Data Engineer (Databricks & AWS)

GAC Solutions; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Part time

Job summary

GAC Solutions in Arlington, VA seeks a senior Data Engineer to lead production-grade enterprise data solutions, guiding cross-functional teams and delivering scalable data platforms. The role requires hands-on work with Databricks, Delta Lake, Medallion Architecture, and PySpark, plus experience in AWS data services.

Strong leadership and MVP/POC delivery are essential. You will drive data platform modernization using lakehouse concepts and real-time streaming with Spark Structured Streaming,

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years in Data/Software Engineering with enterprise data solutions.
• Strong hands-on experience with Databricks, Delta Lake and Medallion Architecture.
• Proven ability to lead complex Data Engineering initiatives and teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of production-grade data platforms.
• Drive MVP/POC development using AI-assisted practices.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate with data science and platform teams.
• Oversee streaming data pipelines with Spark Structured Streaming, Kafka or Kinesis.

Skills

Data Engineering

Software Engineering

Databricks

Delta Lake

Medallion Architecture

PySpark

Spark

AWS data ecosystem

S3

EMR

Glue

Lambda

Redshift

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code CLI

AI-assisted development

POCs

MVPs

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code CLI

Job description

GAC Solutions in Arlington, VA seeks a senior Data Engineer to lead production-grade enterprise data solutions, guiding cross-functional teams and delivering scalable data platforms. The role requires hands-on work with Databricks, Delta Lake, Medallion Architecture, and PySpark, plus experience in AWS data services.

Strong leadership and MVP/POC delivery are essential. You will drive data platform modernization using lakehouse concepts and real-time streaming with Spark Structured Streaming,