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LMI

Staff Data Engineer

LMI
Arlington, VA $130k - $200k/yr Full time Posted 6d ago
Analytics Big Data Bigdata Business Intelligence CI/CD Data Data Analysis Data Analytics Data Architecture Data Engineer Data Engineering Data Integration Data Pipeline Data Platform Data Processing Data Visualization Database Databases DevOps Devops Tools Foundry Ecosystem Information Technology (IT) Pyspark Reporting and Analytics Software Development SQL
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Job Description

LMI is seeking a Staff Data Engineer in Arlington, VA (onsite) to create and maintain authoritative data products that support Army logistics operations within Palantir Foundry. This is a senior individual-contributor role centered on scalable data pipelines, robust data models and ontology, and elevating technical execution across the team.

Role Responsibilities

  • Own the architecture and implementation of scalable data pipelines and data products.
  • Integrate and transform data from multiple Army and enterprise sources.
  • Develop data models and ontology to support application modernization, reporting, and analysis.
  • Design for data quality, lineage, security, observability, and long-term maintainability.
  • Establish engineering standards for testing, source control, deployment, and operations.
  • Partner with software engineers, product designers, and customer stakeholders.
  • Review technical designs, mentor engineers, and tackle complex data challenges.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, data science, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
  • 8+ years of experience building production data systems.
  • Strong proficiency with Python, SQL, and modern data-engineering patterns.
  • Experience designing data pipelines and products on Palantir Foundry or a comparable enterprise data platform.
  • Experience with data modeling, ontology, data quality, and lineage.
  • Strong software-engineering fundamentals, including testing, source control, CI/CD, and monitoring.
  • Experience supporting a Department of War customer.
  • Active Secret clearance.

Technologies

  • Python
  • SQL
  • Palantir Foundry
  • CI/CD
  • PySpark

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience supporting the U.S. Army.
  • Direct experience with Army Vantage.
  • Experience with PySpark or other distributed data-processing technologies.
  • Familiarity with Army ERPs and SAP-based systems.
  • Experience with cloud platforms, DevSecOps, and infrastructure as code.
  • Familiarity with API design and development, backend services, and service orchestration.

Compensation and Salary Range

Target salary range: USD 130,000 to 200,000 per year.

Disclaimer: The salary range displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation. Individual salaries are determined by various factors including, but not limited to location, internal equity, business considerations, client contract requirements, and candidate qualifications, such as education, experience, skills, and security clearances.

Location

Arlington, VA (onsite), US-VA-Arlington.

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