Sr. Data Architect

Insight Global; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Senior Data Engineer in Arlington, VA to act as architect, developer, and mentor for a 16-person team. The role balances coding (about 75%) with mentoring and meetings, with roughly 10% client-facing work.

You will work in a dynamic environment, advancing internal projects and storage solutions using PostgreSQL, Redshift, AWS, and Spark. A strong focus on collaboration and technical leadership is essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a data engineer.
• Strong experience with PostgreSQL SQL for relationship database management.
• Ability to code using Python or Java.
• Experience utilizing Redshift or other storage systems.
• Experience working within an AWS cloud environment.
• Willing to mentor junior team members and potentially lead a team.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and mentor junior team members.
• Lead internal projects with occasional client-facing work (~10%).
• Code primarily (about 75% of the day) on data engineering tasks.
• Collaborate with a 16-person team in Arlington, VA.

Skills

Python

Java

Mentoring

Team leadership

Spark

Tools

PostgreSQL

Redshift

AWS

Spark

Job description

Job Description

An Insight Global client is looking to hire a Sr. Data Engineer to join their team of 16 in Arlington, VA. This is a very dynamic team that juggles multiple projects at one time. We are looking for someone to be an architect, developer and mentor to junior level team members. You can expect 75% of your day to be dedicated to coding while the remaining 25% will split between mentorship and meetings. This role will consist of primarily internal projects, with about 10% being client facing.

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Skills and Requirements

• 7+ years of experience as a data engineer
• Strong experience with Postgress SQL for relationship database management system
• Ability to code using Python or Java
• Experience utilizing Redshift or other storage systems
• Experience working within an AWS cloud environment
• Open to mentoring junior team members and eventually leading a team down the road Ability to code using Spark