Senior GEOINT Data Engineer — On-site, Springfield, TS/SCI

Piper Companies; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid holidays

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Tuition reimbursement

Sick leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Senior Data Engineer to design, develop, and operate scalable data platforms for GEOINT data management in a national security context. The role is on-site in Springfield, VA and requires an active TS/SCI CI Poly.

You will lead data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, and secure API integrations across enterprise systems, ensuring data quality and governance. Collaboration with mission teams and mentorship of engineers are core to the role.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in data engineering or related technical disciplines
• Production code experience with Python/Scala/Java
• Strong knowledge of ETL/ELT architectures and data quality frameworks
• Experience with scalable production data pipelines and diverse data formats
• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, development, and maintenance of scalable data pipelines and cloud-based data solutions.
• Design secure API integrations and data ingestion frameworks across enterprise systems.
• Establish data quality, governance, monitoring, and production support best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements and implement solutions.
• Mentor engineers, support Agile delivery, and guide architecture decisions.

Skills

Python

Scala/Java

ETL/ELT

Data Modeling

Data Quality

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering

Tools

Git

CI/CD

APIs

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Senior Data Engineer to design, develop, and operate scalable data platforms for GEOINT data management in a national security context. The role is on-site in Springfield, VA and requires an active TS/SCI CI Poly.

You will lead data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, and secure API integrations across enterprise systems, ensuring data quality and governance. Collaboration with mission teams and mentorship of engineers are core to the role.