Senior Databricks Lakehouse Engineer — Public Trust

SiloSmashers, Inc.; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

SiloSmashers, Inc. is hiring a Senior Data Engineer in Alexandria, VA to architect, develop, and optimize Databricks Lakehouse pipelines for a government customer. You will lead streaming and batch data flows, enforce governance, and mentor engineers while collaborating with federal teams.

The role requires 8+ years of data engineering experience, strong Databricks expertise, and cloud platform proficiency (AWS/Azure). On-site work in Alexandria, VA is expected.

Qualifications

• Eight or more years in data engineering or ETL/ELT in enterprise cloud environments.
• Experience designing and operating Databricks Lakehouse architectures.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, optimize, and maintain high‑performance data ingestion, transformation, streaming, and analytics pipelines.
• Lead design reviews and architectural decisions with federal SMEs and security teams.
• Mentor engineers and uphold DevSecOps practices across pipelines.

Skills

Databricks

PySpark

Delta Lake

Data pipelines

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/IS/Engineering

Tools

Databricks

AWS

Azure

Job description

SiloSmashers, Inc. is hiring a Senior Data Engineer in Alexandria, VA to architect, develop, and optimize Databricks Lakehouse pipelines for a government customer. You will lead streaming and batch data flows, enforce governance, and mentor engineers while collaborating with federal teams.

The role requires 8+ years of data engineering experience, strong Databricks expertise, and cloud platform proficiency (AWS/Azure). On-site work in Alexandria, VA is expected.