Data Engineer

ARLINGTON COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION is hiring a Data Engineer for an onsite role in Falls Church, VA. In this position, you will design, build, and maintain data infrastructure and production-grade pipelines that support enterprise reporting, advanced analytics, and future AI-oriented use cases.

The work centers on delivering trustworthy data to downstream consumers through strong data quality and data governance, while evolving a modern data platform capability for the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data infrastructure, integration processes, and production-grade data pipelines.
• Support enterprise reporting, advanced analytics, and future AI use cases by establishing and evolving modern data platform capabilities.
• Deliver reliable, well-governed data to downstream consumers with a strong focus on data quality and governance.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field is required (Master’s degree preferred).
• Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Minimum 5–7 years of progressively responsible data engineering experience, including designing and supporting scalable data pipelines, transformation workflows, and modern cloud-based data platforms.
• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL is required.
• Experience with Apache Spark and other data ingestion and orchestration tools is strongly preferred.
• Experience with distributed data processing frameworks and cloud-based data platforms; Databricks is strongly preferred.
• Solid understanding of data integration patterns, batch and near-real-time processing, change data capture, and data quality controls.
• Experience implementing data governance frameworks, including access controls, lineage tracking, validation, and monitoring practices.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, storage, and deployment concepts. Platform-specific certification is a plus (for example: Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional or Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer Associate).
• Experience in financial services, banking, or credit union environments is strongly preferred.
• Ability to translate complex technical topics into clear communication for non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborative, team-oriented mindset with the ability to partner closely with analysts, business stakeholders, and IT teams.

Technologies

• Python
• SQL
• Apache Spark
• Databricks
• Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer Associate
• Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional

Compensation

USD 105,466 - 124,078 per year

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Profit sharing
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Pet insurance!
• Culture day
• Birthday off with pay
• Volunteer leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Business casual dress environment
• Discounted gym membership
• Discounted loans
• Employee referral bonus program
• Exciting employee engagement events

What You Can Expect from COFCU

You can expect a fun work environment at the Credit Union. COFCU focuses on building relationships through remarkable service, celebrating internal and external opportunities, acting with integrity, and supporting the communities they serve.