Senior Data Engineer — Secret-Cleared, Secure Cloud Architect

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

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton in Arlington, VA is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to architect and build enterprise data infrastructure supporting national security missions. You will lead design, development, and operations of secure data pipelines across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments, while mentoring engineers and ensuring data usability for analytics and AI initiatives.

You will stay hands-on, reviewing code, diagnosing production issues, and guiding architectural decisions related to

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience with data engineering and production enterprise data infrastructure.
• Experience architecting secure data integration across cloud and on-premises, including batch and streaming pipelines.
• Experience with Python and SQL for complex data transformations and production performance troubleshooting.
• Experience designing governed data architectures with metadata, lineage, data quality, and access controls.
• Experience leading hands-on engineering delivery and making architectural decisions involving scalability, reliability, security, and cost.
• Secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a technology field.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery and mentor engineers on the team.
• Design and implement secure, scalable data architectures across cloud, hybrid, and on-prem environments.
• Develop critical data components, review code, diagnose production problems, and make engineering decisions about scalability, reliability, security, and cost.

Skills

Data engineering

Secure data integration

Python & SQL

Data governance

Technical leadership

Secret clearance

Bachelor's degree required

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton in Arlington, VA is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to architect and build enterprise data infrastructure supporting national security missions. You will lead design, development, and operations of secure data pipelines across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments, while mentoring engineers and ensuring data usability for analytics and AI initiatives.

You will stay hands-on, reviewing code, diagnosing production issues, and guiding architectural decisions related to