Senior Data Engineer – Hybrid, TS/SCI/CI Poly

stanleyreid; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 133,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

stanleyreid is seeking a Senior Data Engineer/Technical Lead to design, build, and optimize data pipelines that transform complex, high-volume data into actionable intelligence supporting national security. Hybrid work across Annapolis Junction/Columbia, MD with 1–2 days onsite weekly.

The role requires 9+ years in data engineering or related fields, strong ETL and ingestion framework experience, and hands-on Kafka, NiFi, and AWS.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in data engineering or related fields.
• Experience designing and building ETL pipelines and data ingestion frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with Kafka, NiFi, and AWS (S3, SQS).
• Proficiency in Java with experience in unit and integration testing.
• Secret clearance and a DoD 8570 IAT II certification (or higher).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize data pipelines for high-volume data that informs intelligence.
• Support mission-critical cyber and network operations with reliable data engineering.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure data quality and secure data workflows.

Skills

ETL pipelines

Data ingestion

Java

Unit testing

Integration testing

Security clearance

DoD 8570 IAT II

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Kafka

NiFi

AWS (S3,SQS)

Job description

stanleyreid is seeking a Senior Data Engineer/Technical Lead to design, build, and optimize data pipelines that transform complex, high-volume data into actionable intelligence supporting national security. Hybrid work across Annapolis Junction/Columbia, MD with 1–2 days onsite weekly.

The role requires 9+ years in data engineering or related fields, strong ETL and ingestion framework experience, and hands-on Kafka, NiFi, and AWS.