Sr. Data Engineer

Synectics for Management Decisions, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); Remoto; USD 130.000 - 180.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Synectics for Management Decisions Inc. in the Washington DC metro area seeks a Sr. Data Engineer to establish enterprise data pipelines and high-availability structures for a government agency. This is a remote position with periodic onsite reporting and requires the contract to be awarded.

You will design, build, and optimize secure ETL/ELT pipelines, migrate legacy systems to cloud-native lakehouse repositories, and enable discovery across multiple networks to support AI-driven insights.

Competenze

• 7+ years of data engineering experience.
• Experience with Spark, Kafka and cloud data services.
• Active IAM Level II/III certification preferred.

Mansioni

• Design, build, and optimize secure ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Enable unified discovery across 11 operational networks.
• Migrate legacy systems to cloud-native lakehouse architectures.

Conoscenze

Apache Spark

Kafka

AWS Glue

Azure Data Factory

Cloud-native infrastructure automation

IAM Certification

Strumenti

AWS GovCloud

Azure Government

Descrizione del lavoro

We're looking for a Sr. Data Engineer with experience with large scale enterprise data platforms for a government agency located in the Washington DC metro area. This is a remote position; however, staff may be required to report onsite periodically based on client and business requirements.Position is contingent upon contract award.

Overview

Establishes enterprise data pipelines and high-availability structures to modernize a government agency's mission-critical data stores into Authoritative Sources of Truth (ASOTs).

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize secure ETL/ELT pipelines streaming complex maritime operational data into AWS GovCloud/Azure Government spaces.
• Implement enterprise data fabric architectures enabling unified discovery across 11 distinct operational networks.
• Transition brittle legacy systems into modern cloud-native lakehouse repositories optimized for downstream AI ingestion.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of dedicated data engineering experience utilizing Apache Spark, Kafka, AWS Glu e, or Azure Data Factory.
• Strong command of cloud-native infrastructure automation within federal government environments.
• Active IAM Level II or III certification (e.g., Security+ CE, CISSP) highly preferred.

Additional Requirements

Must be able to pass a federal background investigation prior to starting work and maintain eligibility throughout the engagement.

Salary range for this position is $130,000.00 - $180,000.00

Work Authorization

Government customer requires U.S. citizenship to work on the program. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.