Data Engineer - Senior Consultant

EY is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to support a DoD client in McLean, Virginia (hybrid). This role designs, builds, and deploys data and analytics solutions that translate business needs into mission-support dashboards, workflow automation, and low-code applications.

Role Responsibilities

• Support a DoD client in the design, development, and deployment of data analytics, business intelligence, workflow automation, and low-code application solutions.
• Partner with client and civilian government stakeholders to convert business requirements into actionable analytics, dashboards, and mission-support applications that improve operational effectiveness, transparency, and decision-making.
• Build scalable, robust solutions that unify, enrich, and analyze data from multiple sources.

Key Requirements

• Demonstrated experience designing, developing, and maintaining enterprise data pipelines in modern cloud data environments, including implementation of medallion architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold) and automated ETL/ELT workflows.
• Experience integrating data from multiple authoritative systems and enterprise platforms (for example, Maximo, iNFADs, EDW, Databricks/Jupiter) using APIs, automated ingestion patterns, and data transformation frameworks to deliver trusted, analysis-ready data products.
• Experience implementing data quality controls, lineage, monitoring, alerting, and operational support processes that strengthen traceability, governance, and reliability of mission-critical datasets.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
• Must have a bachelor’s degree.
• 3-5 years of related experience within AI & Data.
• Must be comfortable working in-person as needed.
• Data quality control, lineage, monitoring, alerting, and operational support experience.

Technologies

• Medallion architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold)
• ETL/ELT
• APIs
• Maximo
• iNFADs
• EDW
• Databricks/Jupiter
• Power Platform and Power Platform-based solutions
• Palantir Foundry

Ideally, You’ll Also Have

• Experience with Palantir Foundry for data integration, ontology enablement, data materialization, and supporting the movement of curated data products into Foundry operational environments.
• Experience with Databricks, including pipeline orchestration, data engineering best practices, and integration of Databricks outputs with downstream analytics and decision-support platforms.

Location, Clearance, and Travel

• Location: McLean, VA (hybrid).
• Eligibility: must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
• Work may be required to be completed at the client, EY, and/or CON.
• Travel: candidates should be willing to travel 20–30% or more.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary range: USD 106,900 to 200,600 per year.
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits including medical and dental coverage, pension, and 401(k) plans, plus a wide range of paid time off options.
• Hybrid model expectation for most external, client-serving roles: work together in person 40–60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project, or year.
• Flexible vacation policy to determine vacation time based on personal circumstances, plus time off for EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence.