Data Engineer
Booz Allen Hamilton9 days ago
Fort Knox, KY, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$62k - $141k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build and operate scalable ETL and ELT pipelines for structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data sources.
- Clean and transform raw data using normalization, joins, and incremental loads to produce reliable datasets for analytics and reporting.
- Implement data-quality checks, lineage capture, monitoring workflows, and governance controls.
- Troubleshoot pipeline failures through root-cause analysis and create and maintain incident-response runbooks.
- Manage permissions, encryption protocols, audit logging, and other controls required for DoD policy compliance.
- Translate mission requirements into technical solutions and create design documentation for platform adoption.
- Use Pipeline Builder, Code Repositories, Workshop, Slate, and Machinery to deliver scalable Army data products.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to maintain data quality and governance standards.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of experience in data engineering or database management.
- Experience developing scalable ETL and ELT workflows for analytics and reporting.
- Experience with Vantage or Foundry components, including Pipeline Builder, Code Repositories, Workshop, Slate, and Machinery.
- Knowledge of Agile engineering practices.
- Ability to implement data-quality controls, lineage tracking, monitoring workflows, and runbook management.
- Secret clearance is required.
- Bachelor’s degree is required.
- Preferred experience includes DoD environments such as NIPR, SIPR, or JWICS and Army mission data domains and stewardship practices.
- Preferred experience includes permissions management, encryption protocols, and compliance documentation.
- Programming experience with Python, Java, or C++ is preferred.
- Experience with distributed data tools, cloud platforms, Unix or Linux, Shell scripting, command-line tools, and data warehousing tools is preferred.
- A master’s degree is preferred.
Benefits
- Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits.
- Paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care.
- Recognition awards for exceptional performance and demonstration of company values.
- Regular full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours per week are eligible for Booz Allen benefit programs, with select offerings for those below the threshold.
- The position is onsite in Fort Knox, Kentucky, and work is primarily performed full-time at a customer facility.
- The posting states that it will close within 90 days of the posting date.
About Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen Hamilton builds and integrates software, analytics, AI, cloud, and cybersecurity solutions while providing engineering and consulting services, primarily for U.S. defense, intelligence, and civil government clients, with select commercial partnerships. Its business is largely government contracting and professional services delivering mission systems and cyber defense. Founded in 1914 and headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Booz Allen is a public company traded on the NYSE (ticker: BAH).