Senior Data Engineer: Cloud Pipelines & Big Data

Booz Allen Hamilton; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton in Arlington, VA seeks a data engineer to build pipelines and platforms that organize disparate data for mission-driven projects, from fraud detection to national intelligence. You'll work with analysts, developers, and data consumers in a fast-paced agile environment.

You will design and maintain scalable data architectures, deploy across cloud and on-prem environments using Kubernetes or OpenShift, and apply DevOps practices to deliver robust solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Linux system administration experience.
• 5+ years of experience with large-scale data systems (data warehouses, ETL, or cloud).
• 3+ years designing data pipelines for security operations (log collection, normalization, enrichment).
• Experience deploying platforms across cloud, on-prem, and disconnected environments using Kubernetes or OpenShift.
• Experience with configuration management/DevOps tooling (Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Terraform).
• Experience in highly structured, classified environments with strict access enforcement.
• Experience analyzing logs, service dependencies, and performance anomalies.
• Knowledge of zero trust, DoD/IC cybersecurity frameworks, and federal compliance standards.
• Top Secret clearance.
• HS diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain pipelines and platforms to organize disparate data.
• Guide a multi-disciplinary team in a fast-paced, agile environment.
• Manage assessment, design, build, and maintenance of scalable data platforms for clients.
• Collaborate with analysts, data engineers, developers, and data consumers.

Skills

Linux Admin

Large-scale data systems

Security data pipelines

Kubernetes/OpenShift deployments

Configuration management tools

Secure environments

Log analysis

Zero trust / DoD frameworks

Top Secret clearance

HS diploma or GED

Python scripting

DevSecOps / IL6 pipelines

TS/SCI with polygraph

DoD 8140 certifications

Education

HS diploma or GED

Tools

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

Terraform

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton in Arlington, VA seeks a data engineer to build pipelines and platforms that organize disparate data for mission-driven projects, from fraud detection to national intelligence. You'll work with analysts, developers, and data consumers in a fast-paced agile environment.

You will design and maintain scalable data architectures, deploy across cloud and on-prem environments using Kubernetes or OpenShift, and apply DevOps practices to deliver robust solutions.