Senior Data Engineer - Scalable AI/Data Pipelines

Castalia Systems; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401k matching

Generous PTO

Paid holidays

Professional training opportunities

Pet insurance

Job summary

Castalia Systems seeks a Senior Data Engineer to design and deploy scalable data pipelines that move, transform, and store critical data for AI and analytics. You will work closely with software engineers and data scientists to ensure data availability and reliability for high-priority users and mission-critical applications.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years of experience, strong Python data manipulation skills, ETL design capabilities, and experience with relational databases.

Qualifications

• BS degree required.
• 8+ years of professional experience.
• Proficiency in Python for data manipulation.
• Experience designing ETL data processes.
• Experience with at least one relational DB (PostgreSQL/MySQL/SQLite).
• Experience with Agile SCRUM.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain data pipelines for scalable data movement and storage.
• Collaborate with Software Engineers and Data Scientists to enable data-driven insights.
• Ensure data availability, quality, and lineage across pipelines.
• Support deployment of AI/ML data workflows and analytics initiatives.

Skills

Python

ETL

Relational databases

Agile SCRUM

Data manipulation

Education

BS Degree

Tools

NiFi

SQL

NoSQL

Graph databases

Qlik

Job description

Castalia Systems seeks a Senior Data Engineer to design and deploy scalable data pipelines that move, transform, and store critical data for AI and analytics. You will work closely with software engineers and data scientists to ensure data availability and reliability for high-priority users and mission-critical applications.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years of experience, strong Python data manipulation skills, ETL design capabilities, and experience with relational databases.