Senior Data Engineer with Security Clearance

FANTOM CORPORATION; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Fantom Corporation is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to support mission-critical enterprise initiatives. The role focuses on streamlining processes, improving system performance, and strengthening secure data practices while mentoring junior engineers and aligning with cross-team data standards.

You will design large relational databases, build data pipelines, and enable high-performance analysis across structured and semi-structured data. Active TS clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret Clearance required.
• Willing and able to obtain a polygraph.
• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with less than 2 years of relevant experience.
• Experience designing large relational databases and building data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop data processing workflows and analytics for desktop and web-based visual analytic tools.
• Support large-scale relational data analysis using visualization and high performance computing.
• Design relational databases and build scalable data pipelines to enable secure data practices.
• Enable high-performance analysis across structured and semi-structured data.

Skills

Data pipelines

Relational databases

Data analysis

High-performance analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree + 8+ years

Master's degree + <2 years

Job description

Fantom Corporation is a mission-focused organization supporting critical programs across the defense and intelligence community. We partner with our customers to deliver high-impact technical solutions while fostering a culture built on trust, expertise, and long-term career growth. We are seeking a Senior Data Engineer to support a mission-critical enterprise. This role is responsible for streamline processes, improve system performance, and strengthen secure data practices while monitoring junior team members and contributing to cross-team standards.

• Develop data processing workflows and analytics for desktop and web-based visual analytic tools.
• Support large-scale relational data analysis using visualization and high performance computing. Required Qualifications
• Must possess an active Top Secret Clearance
• Must be willing and able to obtain a polygraph
• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with less than 2 years of relevant experience
• Designing large relational databases.
• Build data pipelines
• Enabling high-performance analysis across structured and semi-structured data.