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Data Engineer with Security Clearance

Dexian Signature FederalHerndon, VA🇺🇸United StatesPosted 10 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

Leverage your Python and data engineering expertise to build and secure critical data pipelines, contributing directly to impactful cyber defense initiatives within a reputable federal agency. This hybrid role offers excellent career growth and skills development opportunities, making it ideal for motivated mid-senior professionals seeking to make a tangible difference. Apply today to join a collaborative team and advance your career in a dynamic environment.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Employee
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Herndon, VA, United States
Posted
Yesterday
ETLApacheBash.NETGitHadoopJavaJavaScriptPythonREST

Job Description

Data Engineer
MUST HAVE A TS/SCI WITH A FULL SCOPE POLYGRAPH
Location: Herndon
Position Description:
The Data Engineer will leverage their expertise with Python to support the customer’s data pipelines and related applications, from collection to ingestion, and ensure the integrity and security of data systems. You will play a critical role in delivering relevant and actionable cyber data to the right customers in a format that is normalized and actionable by cyber analysts and data scientists.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: • Design, build, optimize, and maintain resilient data pipelines using Python, with a focus on data collection, ingestion, ETL, and analytics • Develop and support complex data solutions, including data transformation, validation, and quality controls

  • Integrate data from a variety of internal and external sources, including REST APIs, flat files, and structured/semi-structured formats • Ensure data is available, accessible, reliable, and securely handled to meet stakeholder and operational needs • Test, troubleshoot, and validate data movement, parsing, and transformation code across development and production environments • Provide platform and production support, including debugging, root cause analysis, issue resolution, and ongoing maintenance • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver data products and help end users understand and effectively use analytics environments Required Qualifications: • High School Diploma and 4+ years’ experience with software development in Python • Experience with data engineering • Experience building and maintaining data pipelines, ETL processes, and ingestion workflows • Experience with Git/GitHub or similar version control systems • Experience with common data formats such as JSON, XML, CSV, and other structured or semi-structured data • Experience working with Bash, Linux, and command-line tools in a development or production environment Desired Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related technical field of study. • 3+ years of experience in a data engineer role with a technology company. • Experience working in large data warehouse environments. • Experience conducting large scale and complex data analysis to support data centric architecture. • Experience using Python, R, Java, JavaScript, AngularJS, .NET, Hadoop, and Apache and other related technologies.

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