Senior Data Engineer — Backend & Data Pipelines

Acclaim Technical Services; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 260,000; Full time

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.