Data Engineer DoD

D&G Support Services, LLC is hiring a Data Engineer to support the Defense Logistics Agency’s ARTET program. The role focuses on designing, building, and maintaining secure data pipelines and integrating enterprise datasets to enable analytics in a DoD environment.

This onsite position is based in Fort Belvoir, Virginia (Alexandria, VA) and offers a salary range of USD 125,000 - 150,000 per year. With 5+ years of enterprise pipeline experience, you will help ensure data integrity, performance, and readiness for analytics and AI/ML initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines for both structured and unstructured datasets.
• Integrate data from enterprise systems, including ERP platforms, operational databases, and legacy systems.
• Develop and optimize SQL queries and data models for reporting and analytics requirements.
• Implement data validation, cleansing, and monitoring to protect data integrity.
• Support cloud or hybrid data environments using AWS, Azure, or on-prem infrastructure.
• Collaborate with analysts and developers to translate data needs into technical solutions.
• Support AI/ML efforts by preparing and structuring datasets for downstream model development.
• Contribute to documentation of data architecture, workflows, and security compliance practices.
• Troubleshoot performance and data issues and implement corrective solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience building and supporting data pipelines in enterprise environments.
• Strong SQL proficiency with experience working with relational databases.
• Experience developing ETL/ELT processes with structured and unstructured data.
• Experience with Python or a similar scripting language.
• Experience working in secure Federal or DoD environments.

Technologies

• SQL, Python
• AWS, Azure
• ETL, ELT
• ERP
• AI/ML
• Spark, Kafka
• AWS Redshift, RDS, EMR

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits
• 401(k)
• Bonus and profit sharing
• Flexible hours
• Education reimbursement
• Generous paid time off

Clearance and Eligibility

• Must be eligible to work in a DoD secure environment
• Secret Clearance
• IAT Level II certification (DoD 8570/8140 compliant)
• U.S. citizenship required as defined under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)

Preferred

• Experience with cloud data services (AWS Redshift, RDS, EMR, Azure Data Services, etc.)
• Experience supporting AI/ML data preparation workflows
• Familiarity with distributed processing frameworks (Spark, Kafka, etc.)
• Experience supporting DLA or logistics modernization programs

Location: Onsite Fort Belvoir, Virginia.