Data Engineer - Washington, DC, Silver Spring, MD, Philadelphia, PA, Wilmington, DE, Fairfax, VA

Job Title: Principal Data Engineer – Data Platform – 
Location: Washington, DC, Silver Spring, MD, Philadelphia, PA, Wilmington, DE, Fairfax, VA
Contract: 12+ Months
Looking for W2 candidates. No C2C

Job Summary
We are looking for a Principal Data Engineer to architect enterprise-scale data platforms supporting AI, Machine Learning, analytics, and real-time data processing. The ideal candidate should possess deep expertise in distributed systems, modern data architecture, and cloud-native engineering.

Key Responsibilities
•    Architect enterprise data platforms. 
•    Design Data Lakehouse architecture. 
•    Build real-time streaming solutions. 
•    Develop enterprise data APIs. 
•    Design Data Mesh architecture. 
•    Implement enterprise metadata management. 
•    Build scalable cloud-native data services. 
•    Optimize large-scale data processing. 
•    Mentor engineering teams. 
•    Define enterprise data engineering standards. 

Required Skills
•    Python 
•    SQL 
•    Databricks 
•    Spark 
•    Kafka 
•    Snowflake 
•    dbt 
•    Apache Iceberg 
•    Delta Lake 
•    Airflow 
•    Kubernetes 
•    Docker 
•    Terraform 
•    Data Mesh 
•    Data Lakehouse 

Preferred Skills
•    Microsoft Fabric 
•    AWS 
•    Azure 
•    Google Cloud Platform 
•    Unity Catalog 
•    AI Data Pipelines 

Best Regards: 

Julia T
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