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Back-end Software (ETL) Developer with Security Clearance

ClearanceJobs Workforce SolutionsFort Meade, MD🇺🇸United StatesPosted 13 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This role offers exciting opportunities to develop core product features and enhance platform stability using ETL and GraphQL, perfect for a driven, self-managed engineer eager to grow and mentor others. You'll thrive in this collaborative, Agile environment, enjoying the flexibility of hybrid work while contributing to impactful projects for a federal client.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Employee
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Fort Meade, MD, United States
Posted
6 weeks ago
DockerGCPNeo4jSQLAWSETLAgileAzureGraphQLKubernetesPostgreSQLPython

Job Description

On behalf of our Federal Contracting client, ClearanceJobs Talent Solutions Team is seeking a Senior Backend (ETL) Engineer to be a key contributor to both user-facing product launches as well as platform enhancements and stability. An active Top Secret security clearance is required. Work is primarily performed remotely, however regular client meetings in the Washington D.C. & Ft. Meade area are to be expected.

Responsibilities

  • Develop core product features in ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) and GraphQL to support data processing and retrieval.
  • Design and implement backend APIs in GraphQL to facilitate data interactions between different components of the product.
  • Build and maintain ETL pipelines for efficient data processing and analytics.
  • Collaborate with front-end team members to present data in a clear and user-friendly format, enhancing the product's user experience.

Qualifications

  • Ability to own and manage concurrent initiatives, demonstrating effective judgment in prioritization and time management.
  • Driven, self-managed, capable of conceiving and implementing solutions on your own and with a team
  • A strong desire to continuously improve and learn new technologies in a fast-paced Agile development environment
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, effective communication, attention to detail and high-quality work
  • Strong technical documentation ability to support the development process.
  • Effective communication and collaboration with designers, developers, and product managers.
  • Ability and interest in mentoring junior and mid-level engineers to foster their growth and development.
Required Education / Experience:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field.
  • 7+ yrs professional software engineering experience using Python
  • Experience building applications on cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP, using container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Expert proficiency in SQL.

Preferred Education/Experience

  • Experience with various database architectures including relational (PostgreSQL) and graph (Neo4j).
  • Experience building GraphQL backends.
  • Experience managing and maintaining production infrastructure.
  • Experience building platform capabilities for internal teams.

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