Senior Data Engineer: Azure Pipelines & PostgreSQL Expert

Creative Solutions Services, LLC; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Solutions Services, LLC in Reston, VA seeks a Senior Data Engineer to lead data pipelines, data integration, and cloud-based data platforms. The role requires strong SQL, Python, and Azure expertise, plus experience with Databricks, Data Factory, and data governance.

The position is on-site with limited relocation support and government compliance requirements. Responsibilities include designing scalable data pipelines, ETL/ELT optimization, data modeling, and collaboration across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (Master preferred) in CS, Stats, Math, Info Science, or Data Engineering.
• 5 years of data engineering experience with production pipelines.
• 5 years of applied data analysis and statistical data work.
• 3 years of ETL/ELT development.
• 3 years working with relational databases and performance tuning.
• Experience with Azure data services (Data Factory, Databricks, Data Lake, Synapse, Delta Lake, or similar).
• Strong programming with Python, PySpark, SQL, and Bash.
• Experience with Kafka, SAP data services, or similar integration tools preferred.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, SAP ASE, or comparable databases.
• Power BI or BusinessObjects is a plus.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code.
• Knowledge of data governance, cataloging, and access control.
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Datadog, Grafana, or Prometheus.
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable production data pipelines supporting enterprise data platforms.
• Perform exploratory data analysis, statistical analysis, and data validation to support analytics and reporting.
• Develop and optimize ETL/ELT workflows including job design, orchestration, and performance tuning.
• Build and maintain relational database schemas, queries, and stored procedures.
• Work within Azure-based data environments including Data Factory, Databricks, and Data Lake Storage.
• Collaborate with analytics, BI, and engineering teams to deliver reliable data products.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and observability for data pipelines.
• Maintain documentation, data lineage, and governance standards.
• Participate in architecture discussions and contribute to long-term data platform strategy.

Skills

Azure Data Factory

Databricks

Python

SQL

ETL/ELT pipelines

Data Lake

Spark

CI/CD

Data Platforms

Cloud Data Platforms

CI/CD pipelines

Git

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as Code

Data governance

Monitoring tools

Datadog

Grafana

Prometheus

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Information Science, Data Engineering, Finance, or related field (Master's preferred)

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Databricks

Python

SQL

ETL/ELT

Data Lake

Spark

CI/CD

Data Platform

Synapse/Delta Lake

Job description

Creative Solutions Services, LLC in Reston, VA seeks a Senior Data Engineer to lead data pipelines, data integration, and cloud-based data platforms. The role requires strong SQL, Python, and Azure expertise, plus experience with Databricks, Data Factory, and data governance.

The position is on-site with limited relocation support and government compliance requirements. Responsibilities include designing scalable data pipelines, ETL/ELT optimization, data modeling, and collaboration across