Senior Data Engineer - Databricks

Steampunk, Inc.; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Steampunk, Inc. is seeking a seasoned Senior Data Engineer to design and implement enterprise data platforms, services, and pipelines on Databricks. You will collaborate with clients and internal teams, ensuring performance, reliability, and scalability while aligning with enterprise architecture.

You bring 5–7 years of data engineering experience, strong SQL, PySpark/Python, and cloud skills (AWS). You will contribute to the AI & Data Exploitation Practice and support agile delivery with

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of coding commercial software experience.
• 5–7 years direct Data Engineering experience with relevant tools.
• Public trust clearance or ability to obtain one for US government work.
• Strong knowledge of data lakes/warehouses and Delta Lake or Iceberg.
• Experience building scalable data pipelines and ETL in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and architect migrations of data using Databricks with focus on performance, reliability and scalability.
• Assess ETL jobs, workflows, data marts, BI tools, and reports.
• Address inquiries on customization, integration, and enterprise data products.
• Work with cloud data platforms (AWS preferred) including S3/EC2/RDS.
• Contribute to AI & Data Exploitation Practice growth.

Skills

Databricks

SQL

PySpark / Python

AWS

Data pipelines

Airflow

Delta Lake

Spark

Tools

Databricks Workflows

Airflow

Step Functions

AWS S3

AWS EC2

Job description

We are looking for seasoned Senior Data Engineer to work with our team and our clients to develop enterprise grade data platforms, services, and pipelines in Databricks.We are looking for more than just a "Senior Data Engineer", but a technologist with excellent communication and customer service skills and a passion for data and problem solving.

Contributions

Responsibilities Include

• Lead and architect migration s of data using Databricks with focus on performance , reliability , and scalability
• Assess and understand ETL jobs, workflows, data marts, BI tools, and reports
• Address technical inquiries concerning customization, integration, enterprise architecture and general feature/functionality of data products
• Experience working with database/data warehouse /data mart solutions in cloud (Preferably AWS. Alternatively Azure, GCP).
• Key must have skill sets – Databricks, SQL, PySpark / Python , AWS
• Support an Agile software development lifecycle
• You will contribute to the growth of our AI & Data Exploitation Practice !

Qualifications

• Ability to hold a position of public trust with the US government.
• 5 - 7 years industry experience coding commercial software and a passion for solving complex problems.
• 5 - 7 years direct experience in Data Engineering with experience in tools such as:
• Big data tools: Databricks, Apache Spark, Delta Lake , etc.
• Relational SQL (Preferably T-SQL. Alternatively pgSQL , MySQL) .
• Data pipeline and workflow management tools: Databricks Workflows , Airflow, Step Functions, etc.
• AWS cloud services: Databricks on AWS, S3, EC2, RDS (or Azure equivalents) .
• Object-oriented/object function scripting languages: PySpark / Python, Java, C++, Scala, etc.
• Experience working with Data Lake house architecture and Delta Lake /Apache Iceberg.
• Advanced working SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases, query authoring and optimization (SQL) as well as working familiarity with a variety of databases.
• Experience manipulating, processing , and extracting value from large, disconnected datasets.
• Ability to inspect existing data pipelines, discern their purpose and functionality, and re-implement them efficiently in Databricks.
• Experience manipulating structured and unstructured data .
• Experience architecting data systems (transactional and warehouses).
• Experience with the SDLC, CI/CD, and op erating in dev/test/prod environments.
• Experience with data cataloging tools such as Informatica EDC, Unity Catalog, Collibra, Alati on, Purview, or DataZone is a plus .
• Commitment to data governance.
• Experience working in an Agile environment .
• Experience supporting project teams of developers and data scientists who build web-based interfaces, dashboards, reports, and analytics/machine learning models.

About Steampunk

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $140,000 to $180,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.

Identity Statement

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We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.