Staff Data Engineer
Analytics
Big Data
Bigdata
Business Intelligence
CI/CD
Data
Data Analysis
Data Analytics
Data Architecture
Data Engineer
Data Engineering
Data Integration
Data Pipeline
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Data Processing
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Database
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Devops Tools
Foundry Ecosystem
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Pyspark
Reporting and Analytics
Software Development
SQL
Job Description
LMI is seeking a Staff Data Engineer to build and sustain authoritative data products for Army logistics operations using Palantir Foundry.
Responsibilities
- Own the architecture and implementation of scalable data pipelines and data products.
- Integrate and transform data from multiple Army and enterprise sources.
- Develop data models and ontology to support application modernization, reporting, and analysis.
- Design with data quality, lineage, security, observability, and long-term maintainability in mind.
- Establish engineering standards for testing, source control, deployment, and operations.
- Partner with software engineers, product designers, and customer stakeholders.
- Review technical designs, mentor engineers, and resolve complex data challenges.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, data science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8+ years of experience building production data systems.
- Strong proficiency with Python and SQL, plus modern data-engineering patterns.
- Experience designing data pipelines and products on Palantir Foundry or a comparable enterprise data platform.
- Experience with data modeling, ontology, data quality, and lineage.
- Strong software-engineering fundamentals including testing, source control, CI/CD, and monitoring.
- Experience supporting a Department of War customer.
- Active Secret clearance.
Technologies
- Python
- SQL
- Palantir Foundry
- CI/CD
- PySpark
Desired Qualifications
- Experience supporting the U.S. Army.
- Direct experience with Army Vantage.
- Experience with PySpark or other distributed data-processing technologies.
- Familiarity with Army ERPs and SAP-based systems.
- Experience with cloud platforms, DevSecOps, and infrastructure as code.
- Familiarity with API design and development, backend services, and service orchestration.
Location
- Arlington, VA (onsite)
- US-VA-Arlington
Salary
- USD 130,000 - 200,000 per year
Salary disclaimer: The salary range displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation. Individual salaries are determined by various factors including location, internal equity, business considerations, client contract requirements, and candidate qualifications (education, experience, skills, and security clearances).