Data Engineer - Active TS/SCI

Role overview: The Data Engineer - Active TS/SCI position with General Dynamics Information Technology is based onsite in Washington, DC. The role carries a salary of USD 119,000 - 161,000 per year, requires a Bachelor’s degree, and calls for at least five years of related experience, with the opportunity to contribute to data governance, pipelines, and information systems in a government context, including AWS integration and collaboration with product teams.

Benefits

General Dynamics Information Technology supports growth and a strong, collaborative culture. You will have access to:

• Growth: an AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: an internal mobility team dedicated to helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, competitive pay, and paid time off
• Community: a culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

Responsibilities

• Lead and implement internal process improvements, redesigning infrastructure for scalability, optimizing data delivery, and automating manual tasks
• Design and build end-to-end data pipelines to support integrated solutions
• Create and maintain artifacts such as schemas, data dictionaries, and ETL transformations
• Integrate data pipelines with AWS cloud services to derive meaningful insights
• Collaborate with stakeholders to address data infrastructure needs and troubleshoot data-related issues
• Develop robust data flows to accommodate raw data and expected outputs
• Provide Tier 3 technical support for deployed applications and data flows
• Define a clear product vision for client software products aligned with user needs and business objectives
• Develop product roadmaps that balance innovation with growth
• Partner with a government product owner and a product team of 7-8 FTEs
• Collaborate with the data engineering team to design and launch new features
• Coordinate and document data flows and capabilities
• Occasionally support off-hours deployments, including evenings or weekends, as needed

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
• Expertise in distributed computing frameworks for large-scale data processing
• Familiarity with Amazon Web Services or other cloud environments
• Experience with datastores such as PostgreSQL, S3, Redshift, MongoDB/DynamoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, and SQL
• Proficient in Python with libraries including pandas and PySark, NiFi, Airflow, AWS Lambda or similar
• Working knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, JMS/SQS, SNS, and Kafka
• Experience with Linux/Unix server environments
• Experience with Agile development methodology
• Experience publishing and/or presenting design reports
• Ability to coordinate with team members to meet milestones and deadlines
• Working knowledge of Jira and Confluence
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DHS EOD

Technologies

• AWS, GovCloud
• PostgreSQL, S3, Redshift
• MongoDB, DynamoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch
• SQL, Python, pandas, PySark
• NiFi, Airflow, AWS Lambda
• Docker, Kubernetes, JMS, SQS, SNS, Kafka
• Linux, Unix
• Jira, Confluence
• DevOps, object oriented programming languages, scripting

Work Requirements

• 5+ years of related experience
• May vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree
• Travel required: None
• Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship Required