Senior Data Warehouse Engineer

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

Job summary

Steampunk is seeking a Senior Data Warehouse Engineer in McLean, Virginia, to lead the development of enterprise-grade data platforms. The role involves managing data environments, optimizing performance, and collaborating with clients and teams in an Agile setup.

Candidates should have 5-7+ years in data engineering, proficiency in Python, and a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field. The position offers compensation of $140k to $180k, reflecting the company’s commitment to competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of experience in data engineering, data warehousing, or data architecture.
• Proficiency in Python or object-oriented languages.
• Ability to hold a position of public trust with the US government.

Responsibilities

• Lead and architect the migration of data environments.
• Design and implement data warehouse solutions.
• Develop and maintain robust data pipelines.

Skills

Cloud-based data platforms

Data governance strategies

Big data tools

ETL processes

Agile development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS (Redshift, S3, RDS)

Hadoop

Spark

SQL Server

Apache Airflow

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a Senior Data Warehouse Engineer to join our team and work closely with clients to develop, optimize, and scale enterprise‑grade data platforms, warehouses, and pipelines. We are looking for more than just a “Senior Data Warehouse Engineer,” but a highly skilled data technologist with strong communication and problem‑solving abilities who thrives in cloud‑based environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and architect the migration of data environments with a focus on performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Design, implement, and optimize data warehouse solutions, ensuring best practices in data modeling, storage, and retrieval.
• Ability to examine and understand complex data pipelines.
• Assess, document, and analyze data sources, ETL workflows, and business intelligence tools.
• Address technical inquiries related to data warehouse customization, integration, and enterprise architecture.
• Develop and maintain robust data pipelines and ETL processes to support business intelligence and analytics.
• Design and enforce data governance strategies, ensuring high data quality and compliance.
• Work in an Agile development environment, collaborating with data scientists, engineers, and business stakeholders.
• Contribute to the growth of our Data Exploitation Practice by implementing cutting‑edge data warehousing solutions.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Ability to hold a position of public trust with the US government.
• 5‑7+ years of experience in data engineering, data warehousing, or data architecture.
• Proficiency in Python or other object‑oriented languages such as Scala, Java, or C++.
• Experience designing and implementing data governance strategies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands‑on experience with big data tools such as Hadoop, Spark, and Kafka.
• Expertise in cloud‑based data warehouse solutions, preferably AWS (Redshift, S3, RDS, Glue, Lambda).
• Experience with Databricks, PySpark, SparkSQL preferred.
• Experience with ETL tools (SSIS or ADF preferred), data pipeline orchestration, and workflow management tools such as Apache Airflow, Luigi, or AWS Step Functions.
• Experience designing data models, schema design, and entity‑relationship diagrams.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and database optimization techniques (Preferably SQL Server. Alternatively, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle).
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, a related technical discipline, or professional experience equivalent.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large‑scale data migration efforts.
• Ability to work in a DevSecOps environment, applying CI/CD best practices.

Compensation and Benefits

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.

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.