Data Engineer

About the role

Booz Allen is seeking a Data Engineer in Chantilly to architect, develop and optimize scalable data pipelines and platforms that turn complex data into actionable insights. The role leads a team of data engineers designing modern, cloud-native solutions that integrate structured and unstructured data across secure environments, and serves as a technical and strategic leader of enterprise data infrastructure powering analytics, reporting and mission-critical decisions.

Key responsibilities

• Build and maintain enterprise data infrastructure that supports analytics, reporting and decision-making
• Lead a team of data engineers and set engineering standards
• Ensure data quality and drive innovation across cloud and distributed systems
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver secure, reliable data solutions

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team
• TS/SCI clearance; applicants are subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for classified information
• Ability to obtain a Security+ certification within 6 months of hire

Required skills

• Data pipeline development and maintenance
• ETL development in Python or Scala
• SQL, PostgreSQL or Kafka
• NiFi for data flow automation
• AWS services, including RDS and Aurora
• Nice to have: Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams, Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD, Grafana, Prometheus, Elasticsearch, real-time streaming architectures

What we offer

• Health, life, disability, financial and retirement benefits, paid leave and professional development
• Tuition assistance, work-life programs and dependent care support
• Recognition awards for exceptional performance
• Projected annual salary of $62,000 to $141,000 depending on experience and contract specifics