Senior Data Engineer

SOSi; Chantilly (NC); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SOSi is seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Engineer to support a US government customer in Chantilly, VA. The role involves delivering batch and streaming data pipelines, collaborating with data scientists and cyber analysts, and ensuring scalable data management solutions.

You will design, build, and analyze data pipelines, contribute to CI/CD for data services, and work in a team-oriented environment with security at the forefront.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with poly, U.S. citizenship required.
• 5–7 years of experience as a Data Engineer.
• Experience with Apache Kafka, Apache Spark, and Prefect.
• Experience containerizing applications using Docker and deployments on Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with Linux-based systems.
• Solid understanding of DevOps principles (automation, monitoring, reliability).

Responsibilities

• Develop and perform ETL on large unstructured datasets.
• Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for data and platform services.

Skills

Data engineering

Kafka

Spark

Prefect

Docker

Kubernetes

Linux

DevOps

TS/SCI clearance

Education

STEM degree (CS/Math/Stats/CE)

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Apache Kafka

Apache Spark

Prefect

Job description

Company Description

Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SOSi is a private defense and government solutions business specializing in advanced technology systems and mission support. Its capabilities include data science, software development, network engineering, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), and logistics.

Job Description

SOSi is seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Engineer to support a US government customer in Chantilly, VA.

This role, requires working with a team of developers, data scientists, SMEs, and cyber analysts to design, develop, build, and analyze data management systems. The data engineer will work with and analyze our client’s challenges and provide solutions by designing and implementing batch and streaming data pipelines.

Essential Job Duties

• Develop and perform ETL on large unstructured datasets.
• Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for data and platform services.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Active in-scope TS/SCI clearance with poly. This security clearance requires U.S. citizenship. Candidates will not be nominated for new clearances.
• 5‑7 years of experience as a Data Engineer (or equivalent), with a STEM degree (field such as computer science, statistics, data analytics, computer engineering, mathematics, etc.).
• Experience with services including Apache Kafka, Apache Spark, and Prefect
• Experience containerizing applications using Docker and deployments on Kubernetes
• Familiarity with Linux-based systems
• Solid understanding of DevOps principles (automation, monitoring, reliability)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the US Intelligence Community.

Additional Information

Work Environment

• Office setting with a combination of desk work and meetings.

Working at SOSi

All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against for any reason.