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Sr. Data Engineer (TS/SCI) with Security Clearance

IBMAlexandria, VA🇺🇸United StatesPosted 18 Aug 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid role at IBM Consulting offers you the chance to leverage your TS/SCI clearance and data engineering expertise to drive critical intelligence workflows and deliver decision advantage for national security leaders, with significant opportunities for professional growth and impact. You'll thrive here if you possess a curious mindset, a passion for innovation, and a desire to collaborate within a supportive team environment focused on your long-term career development.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Alexandria, VA, United States
Posted
1 week ago
MongoDBNode.jsMachine LearningJavaJavaScriptPostgreSQLPythonReact

Job Description

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You'll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you'll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results.

Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences. Your role and responsibilities Our team is committed to providing senior National Security leaders with decision-worthy data and analysis to improve the effectiveness of Intelligence systems supporting DoW Warfighters. The team is building mission-critical intelligence workflows to produce decision advantage for the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Intelligence and Security, OUSW(I&S).

We are seeking a TS//SCI cleared Data Engineer with a variety of technical skills, a curiosity to learn and innovate, and general understanding of the defense intelligence enterprise. Our data engineering team leverages open-source scripting and data visualization tools to wrangle, clean, analyze and display data in decision support tools for senior leaders within the Department of War. Required education Bachelor's Degree Preferred education Master's Degree Required technical and professional expertise

  • US Citizen with active TS/SCI clearance or show immediate eligibility according to DISS security database (SCI within last 2 years)
  • Bachelor's Degree, preferably in STEM fields.
  • 7+ years of experience applying data engineer or software development skills to develop analytic tools, deliver mission support services and create data visualization capabilities.
  • 5+ years of experience using programming languages (e.g. Python, JavaScript, Java, Visual Basic for Applications, R) to deliver data engineering and/or software development services.
  • 1+ years of experience leveraging graph databases and platforms to deliver analytics. Preferred technical and professional experience
  • Master's Degree, preferably in STEM fields.
  • 5+ years of general experience in the military or intelligence community; exposure to ISR capabilities is highly desired
  • 5+ year of experience with database development (e.g. MongoDB, PostgreSQL) or Web Development (e.g. JavaScript, React, Node.js)
  • 5+ years of experience in leading data engineering or software development teams
  • Experience and/or proficiency in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and/or Natural Language Processing

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