Software Engineer 2: Data Workflows & Airflow Specialist

Captivation; Maryland; On-site; USD 130,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary 130k-270k

401k up to 20%

HSA $3,600

6 weeks PTO

Insurance: medical/dental/vision

Disability & AD&D

Job summary

Captivation Software is seeking a mid-level software engineer to build and maintain data workflows and automation pipelines using Apache Airflow. This role focuses on reliable, scalable, and observable workflow orchestration supporting data engineering, analytics, and operational use cases.

You will collaborate with data engineers, platform teams, and stakeholders to ensure workflows are efficient, secure, and production-ready. Must hold TS/SCI clearance with favorable polygraph and be a U.S.

Qualifications

• Must currently hold TS/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with a favorable Polygraph; U.S. citizen.
• Master's degree in CS or related discipline with 3+ years of SWE experience or Bachelor's with 5+ years, or 7+ years of SWE experience.
• Direct-hire only; no third-party staffing or recruiting firms.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain data workflows and automation pipelines using Apache Airflow.
• Collaborate with data engineers, platform teams, and stakeholders to ensure workflows are efficient, secure, and production-ready.
• Develop reliable, scalable, and observable workflow orchestration solutions for data engineering, analytics, and operational use cases.

Skills

Linux CLI

Bash scripting

Python

Java

Apache Airflow

Spark

Docker/Podman

Git

Education

Master's degree in CS or related

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

7+ years SWE experience

Tools

JIRA/Confluence

AWS

Job description

Captivation Software is seeking a mid-level software engineer to build and maintain data workflows and automation pipelines using Apache Airflow. This role focuses on reliable, scalable, and observable workflow orchestration supporting data engineering, analytics, and operational use cases.

You will collaborate with data engineers, platform teams, and stakeholders to ensure workflows are efficient, secure, and production-ready. Must hold TS/SCI clearance with favorable polygraph and be a U.S.