Data Engineer, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to build advanced technology solutions and deliver data engineering activities on mission-driven projects. The role focuses on scalable data pipelines and platforms, and on guiding a multidisciplinary team in an agile environment to make disparate data meaningful.

Role Responsibilities

• Help build advanced technology solutions and implement data engineering activities on mission-driven projects.
• Deploy and develop pipelines and platforms that organize and make disparate data meaningful.
• Apply analytical exploration and data examination while assessing, designing, building, and maintaining scalable platforms for clients.
• Work with and guide a multi-disciplinary team of analysts, data engineers, developers, and data consumers in a fast-paced, agile environment.

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience designing a data warehouse or data lake, RESTful API models, event processing, or business intelligence for software systems.
• Experience building scalable ETL or ELT data pipelines, automating large-scale batch and streaming workflows, and parsing structured, unstructured, or event-streaming data.
• Experience coding in software programming languages including Postgres, SQL, Python, Scala, Spark, or Java.
• Experience using Apache Spark, Apache NiFi, or Databricks.
• Experience performing tuning on data lake architecture to optimize cloud storage and pipeline performance.
• Experience with data management solutions covering data catalog, data usage, governance policies, and lifecycle management.
• Top Secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree and either 8+ years of relevant experience designing, developing, operationalizing, and maintaining data systems, or 12+ years of experience in lieu of a degree.

Technologies

• Postgres
• SQL
• Python
• Scala
• Spark
• Java
• Apache Spark
• Apache NiFi
• Databricks
• ETL
• ELT

Compensation

The projected compensation range for this position is $77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD).

Benefits

• Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits.
• Paid leave.
• Professional development.
• Tuition assistance.
• Work-life programs.
• Dependent care.
• Recognition awards program.
• Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs.

Clearance Requirements

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Top Secret clearance is required.

Identity Verification and Interview Camera Expectations

• During the hiring process, you will be asked to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud.
• You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments.
• Booz Allen reserves the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

• The use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model and Location

• Location: Quantico, VA (onsite)
• Work model: Onsite. Work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Education

Bachelor’s degree.