Systems Software Engineer - ETL, Cloud & Data Pipelines

Ardent Principles, Inc.; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits

Onsite in Chantilly

Full-time

Job summary

Ardent Principles, Inc. in Chantilly, VA is seeking a Software Developer/Systems Software with active TS/SCI and Full Scope Polygraph. The role focuses on ETL, data engineering, and full-stack development using AWS, Kubernetes, and microservices.

You will design large-scale data pipelines and graph-based data systems, collaborate across teams, and contribute to secure, resilient architectures in a high-stakes environment.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph is required.
• Experience with ETL/ELT pipelines and data engineering.
• Proficiency in full-stack development (React/Next.js, Python/Java/Scala).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade ETL/ELT pipelines (batch and real-time).
• Develop front-end components using React/Next.js; build back-end services and microservices.
• Design APIs; implement containerization with Docker; maintain CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

React

Python

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

API design

Java/Scala

CI/CD

Graph databases

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub

NiFi

Gremlin

JanusGraph

AWS

Neo4j

Job description

Ardent Principles, Inc. in Chantilly, VA is seeking a Software Developer/Systems Software with active TS/SCI and Full Scope Polygraph. The role focuses on ETL, data engineering, and full-stack development using AWS, Kubernetes, and microservices.

You will design large-scale data pipelines and graph-based data systems, collaborate across teams, and contribute to secure, resilient architectures in a high-stakes environment.