Data Engineer

Absolute Business Solutions Corp is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to support a mission-focused Intelligence Community customer in Chantilly, VA 20151 (onsite).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain software solutions for retrieving, parsing, transforming, and processing structured and unstructured data
• Build and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines and workflows for analytics, reporting, and mission applications
• Develop scripts, services, and applications that convert diverse data sources into usable, standardized formats
• Design and support scalable data platforms for ingesting, processing, storing, and delivering large volumes of information
• Collaborate with analysts, developers, data engineers, and data consumers to understand mission requirements and translate them into technical solutions
• Support assessment, design, development, implementation, monitoring, and maintenance of data platforms
• Develop solutions using programming languages such as Python, SQL, Scala, or Java
• Use modern version control and collaborative development practices with tools such as GitLab, GitHub, or Bitbucket
• Troubleshoot data-quality, ingestion, processing, and performance issues across complex data environments
• Participate in Agile engineering activities, technical discussions, design reviews, and continuous improvement efforts
• Support scalability, reliability, monitoring, and operation of mission data platforms

Requirements

• 5+ years experience developing software used to retrieve, parse, process, or transform structured and unstructured data
• 3+ years experience developing solutions using Python, SQL, Scala, or Java
• 3+ years experience designing or developing scalable ETL/ELT workflows supporting analytics or reporting
• Experience developing technical solutions in a collaborative, cross-functional team environment
• Experience using version-control tools such as GitLab, GitHub, or Bitbucket
• Experience developing scripts or applications that transform multiple data types into usable formats
• Ability to support scaling, monitoring, operation, and maintenance of data platforms
• Ability to work onsite in Chantilly, VA
• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph
• High school diploma or GED
• Ability to obtain Security+ Certification within 30 days of start date
• Able and willing to train on Snowflake and obtain Snowflake certification at employer cost

Technologies

• Python, SQL, Scala, Java
• ETL/ELT
• GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket
• Snowflake, Security+

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in UNIX or Linux environments, including basic commands and Shell scripting
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Experience with distributed data processing or computing technologies such as Spark, Databricks, Hadoop, Hive, AWS EMR, or Kafka
• Experience developing or supporting real-time data or streaming applications
• Experience implementing or supporting NoSQL databases, including MongoDB or Cassandra
• Hands-on experience with Databricks
• Experience with data warehousing technologies such as AWS Redshift, MySQL, or Snowflake
• Experience working within Agile engineering environments
• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• Current Security+ Certification

Benefits

• Generous PTO plus 11 Federal Holidays
• Retirement Planning: 401k Fully Vested with Match
• Annual Health and Wellness Allowance: buy an Apple Watch, a treadmill, or hit the gym on us
• Career Development: Annual Funds to spend on Education and Training and/or AI tools and subscriptions
• Volunteer Time Off: Annually, all employees can spend 8 hours directly supporting a charity of choice
• Charitable Match: ABSC matches an employee’s donation to a qualifying charity
• Referral Program: We pay for internal and external referrals
• LOV Awards: Earn bonus awards throughout the year from the Living Our Values awards program

Location and Work Environment

• Chantilly, VA (onsite)

Clearance Required

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

Compensation: USD 140,000 - 240,000 per year