Data Engineer - Fort Meade
Agile Defense20 days ago
Fort Meade, MD, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$135k - $165k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain secure data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows.
- Process structured and unstructured data and produce analytics-ready datasets.
- Implement data transformations, validation, modeling, and data-quality practices.
- Work with Databricks, Spark, Palantir Foundry, Maven Smart Systems, or comparable platforms.
- Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, technical stakeholders, and nontechnical mission stakeholders.
- Support version control, testing, documentation, and Agile development practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, engineering, information systems, mathematics, or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education, technical certification, and relevant professional experience.
- At least 3 years of relevant data engineering, software development, data analytics, or enterprise-platform experience.
- Experience with Python and SQL, including data validation, data modeling, and data-quality practices.
- Experience supporting ETL/ELT pipelines and data transformations.
- Understanding of version control, testing, documentation, and Agile development.
- Active U.S. government security clearance and U.S. citizenship.
- Preferred experience with Palantir Foundry, Maven Smart Systems, War Data Platform, Docker, CI/CD, MLflow, APIs, Terraform, AWS, or Azure.
- Preferred familiarity with DoD data environments, classified networks, Combatant Command support, and JavaScript/TypeScript.
Benefits
- The position is onsite in a SCIF at Fort Meade, Maryland.
- Candidates must be U.S. citizens and possess at least an active Secret clearance; some assignments may require TS/SCI clearance.
- Agile Defense describes an employee-focused culture centered on its six core values.
Tech Stack
Categories
Data Engineering
About Agile Defense
Agile Defense provides IT services and cybersecurity solutions for U.S. defense and federal civilian agencies, including digital transformation, systems integration, C4ISR support, data analytics, and cloud. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, the privately held company is owned by Enlightenment Capital and operates across North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Its work centers on securing sensitive missions and modernizing government technology environments through managed services and mission-focused engineering.