Senior Data Engineer — Cloud Pipelines & Secure Data

Talentify; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 233,000; Full time

Job summary

MITRE is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to design, implement, and operate scalable data platforms supporting national security, health, transportation, and citizen services. You will work on data modeling, processing, and governance, while collaborating with engineers across multi‑discipline teams.

The role emphasizes secure, observable software practices and active contribution to applied research and prototypes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience in data engineering or related field.
• Advanced proficiency in distributed data processing, cloud data platforms, ETL, data modeling, and governance.
• Must be eligible for Top Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship.
• On-site work requirement: at least 3 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate scalable data platforms and pipelines in cloud and on‑prem environments.
• Develop batch and streaming processing for diverse data.
• Create data models, schemas, and storage architectures for mission needs.
• Ensure data quality, governance, access controls, and secure handling.
• Translate sponsor needs into practical software solutions.
• Lead complex projects and mentor engineers.

Skills

Python

SQL

Linux

Data Modeling

Data Governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE/IS or related

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Spark

Hadoop

Ray

Dask

Airflow

Dagster

NiFi

Databricks

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS EMR

Snowflake

Job description

MITRE is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to design, implement, and operate scalable data platforms supporting national security, health, transportation, and citizen services. You will work on data modeling, processing, and governance, while collaborating with engineers across multi‑discipline teams.

The role emphasizes secure, observable software practices and active contribution to applied research and prototypes.