Senior Large-Scale Data Engineer

Nyla Technology Solutions; Corridor North (MD); On-site; USD 152,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Nyla Technology Solutions is seeking a Data & Protocol Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain large-scale data analytics pipelines. You will work with Spark and Python to optimize ETL processes, streaming dataflows, and protocol analysis to enable real-time mission capabilities.

The role requires active security clearance at the TS/SCI polygraph level, and offers a competitive base salary and comprehensive benefits as part of a dynamic engineering team.

Qualifications

• Experience building large-scale data analytics pipelines.
• Experience with Spark and Python-based data processing.
• Knowledge of ETL routines and streaming data processing.
• Ability to perform protocol analysis and derive actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain large-scale data analytics pipelines.
• Optimize ETL routines and streaming high-volume dataflows.
• Perform deep protocol analysis to support real-time missions.
• Collaborate with engineers to deliver rapid, high-quality software solutions.

Skills

Data analytics

Spark

Python

ETL

Streaming data

Protocol analysis

Tools

Spark

Python

Job description

ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TS/SCI POLYGRAPH LEVEL IS REQUIRED

As a Data & Protocol Software Engineer on Team Nyla, you will bring your technical creativity and collaborative energy to build and maintain large-scale data analytics pipelines. Working alongside a team of brilliant, ever-curious engineers, you will solve complex data challenges—combining your deep understanding of network protocols with distributed data processing engines like Spark and Python. Whether optimizing ETL routines, streaming high-volume dataflows, or performing deep protocol analysis, your work will directly empower real-time mission capabilities. If you are passionate about continuous learning, rapid impact, and engineering elegance, you'll fit right in.

The annual base salary range for this role is $152,000-$180,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.