Data Engineer
Summary
| Title: | Data Engineer |
|---|---|
| ID: | 2871Wisemen |
| City: | Washington |
| State: | DC (District of Columbia) |
Description
Job Summary:
We are hiring an experienced Data Engineer to architect, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines and analytics solutions. The ideal candidate must have hands-on experience with data integration frameworks, data modeling, and distributed data processing, along with a Databricks and/or Palantir certification.
This Position is a hybrid work environment / 95% Remote – Candidate must live within 2 hours of a government Facility.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement robust, scalable data pipelines using modern data engineering frameworks.
- Build and manage ETL/ELT processes, data lakes, and data warehouses.
- Ensure high performance and availability of enterprise data platforms.
- Collaborate with data scientists and business analysts to deliver analytics-ready data.
- Support data governance, quality, and security compliance.
- Maintain presence on the program for a minimum of one year.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Science, Math, Engineering, or Information Systems.
- 7+ years of data engineering experience in production environments.
- Databricks and/or Palantir certification (required).
- Proficient in Python, SQL, and Spark.
- Strong understanding of cloud-based data platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Demonstrated hands-on coding experience in building and deploying data pipelines.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Delta Lake, Apache Airflow, or Kafka.
- Familiarity with data privacy and compliance frameworks (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).

