Senior Data Engineer

Altamira Technology Corporation; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Altamira Technologies in Tampa, FL (Downtown) or Joint Base Andrews is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain data pipelines and analytics platforms.

The role requires extensive experience with data modeling, governance, and cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP) and a TS/SCI clearance; you will collaborate with analysts and data scientists in an Agile setting.

This client-site position emphasizes secure, scalable data solutions for national security programs.

Qualifications

• Build, test, and maintain scalable data pipelines for analytics use cases.
• Design and maintain structured datasets for reporting and ML.
• Define data models, schemas, and metadata in governed environments.
• Implement data quality checks and data governance practices.
• Work with cloud platforms to deploy data assets and optimize resources.
• Collaborate with analysts, data scientists, and product teams in Agile ceremonies.

Responsibilities

• Data Pipeline Development: build, test, and maintain scalable ingestion and transformation pipelines.
• Data Modeling & Warehousing: design and maintain structured datasets for analytics, reporting, and ML use cases.
• Data Quality & Governance: perform routine validation, profiling, and governance best practices.
• Cloud & Platform Support: deploy data assets on Azure, AWS, and GCP; optimize resources.
• Collaboration & Delivery: partner with analysts and product teams; participate in Agile ceremonies.

Skills

Data pipelines

Data modeling

Data governance

Cloud platforms

Collaboration & Agile

Education

MS/MA degree or equivalent

Security Clearance TS/SCI

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

Altamira Technologies has a long and successful history providing innovative solutions throughout the U.S. National Security community. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Altamira serves the defense, intelligence and homeland security communities worldwide by focusing on creating innovative solutions leveraging common standards in architecture, data and security. Altamira believes that our people and the culture of our company differentiate us from other companies.

Position: Senior Data Engineer

Position Location: Tampa, Florida (Downtown) or Joint Base Andrews

Position Description: Data Engineer supports the design, development, and maintenance of data pipelines, data models, and analytics platforms.

This position is at the customer site in either Tampa Florida or Joint Base Andrews.

Required Experience:

• Data Pipeline Development: Build, test, and maintain scalable data ingestion and transformation pipelines. Support ETL/ELT activities to move data from source systems to analytics environments. Ensure data workflows are reliable, monitored, and well-documentated.

• Data Modeling & Warehousing: Assist in designing and maintaining structured datasets for analytics, reporting, and machine learning use cases.

• Help define data models, schemas, and metadata within governed data environments.

• Data Quality & Governance: Perform routine data validation, profiling, and quality checks. Collaborate with senior engineers to implement data governance and security best practices. Contribute to documentation of data flows, lineage, and standards.

• Cloud & Platform Support: Work with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP depending on project) to deploy data assets. Support configuration, optimization, and maintenance of compute and storage resources.

• Collaboration & Delivery: Partner with analysts, data scientists, and product teams to understand data requirements. Participate in Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, and code reviews. Drive continuous learning and contribute to improving engineering processes.

Education:

• 10 years of experience with MS/MA degree or equivalent experience

• Security Clearance: TS/SCI

Altamira is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. We focus on recruiting talented, self-motivated employees that find a way to get things done. Join our team of experts as we engineer national security!