Senior Data Engineer — Backend & Data Pipelines

Acclaim Technical Services

Chantilly (VA)

On-site

USD 250,000 - 260,000

Full time

7 days ago
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Job summary

Acclaim Technical Services is seeking a Data Engineer to design and build scalable backend services and data pipelines in a fast-paced Agile setting. You will ingest, transform, and manage data from diverse sources while crafting robust APIs and modular components.

Requirements include a BS in a technical field and at least five years of software engineering experience, plus a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph. The role emphasizes collaboration, performance, and innovative data solutions.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field.
  • Minimum five years of software engineering experience.
  • A current TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop scalable backend services and data ingestion solutions.
  • Perform data modeling, mapping, and large-scale file manipulation.
  • Collaborate in an Agile environment with minimal supervision.
  • Drive innovation and improve processes with hands-on development.
  • Optimize applications for speed and scalability.

Skills

NodeJS
Python
APIs
Microservices
LLMs
ETL pipelines
NoSQL datastores
API management
Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE/CE or related field

Tools

NiFi
Flask
Claude Code
Codex
NemoClaw
Aider
Kiro
Gemini CLI
OpenCode
ML Ops
Elastic
RabbitMQ
MongoDB
AWS Cloud

Job description

Acclaim Technical Services is seeking a Data Engineer to design and build scalable backend services and data pipelines in a fast-paced Agile setting. You will ingest, transform, and manage data from diverse sources while crafting robust APIs and modular components.

Requirements include a BS in a technical field and at least five years of software engineering experience, plus a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph. The role emphasizes collaboration, performance, and innovative data solutions.

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