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We’re proud to boast a world-class engineering team that thrives on rolling up their sleeves to solve your mission’s biggest challenges.\nDark Wolf is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and optimize robust data pipelines, data warehouses, and streaming solutions. You will be responsible for integrating heterogeneous data sources, building complex analytical data models, automating workflows, and deploying containerized data services within multi-cloud secure environments.\nKey Responsibilities\nDesign and implement batch and real-time streaming data ingestion pipelines utilizing Spark, Kafka, and Airflow.\nModel and build performant data structures within enterprise data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery).\nDeploy and manage containerized data microservices using Docker and Kubernetes.\nIntegrate automated security scanning and credential management tools into continuous integration (CI/CD) data pipelines.\nCollaborate within Agile teams to estimate user stories, review code, and mentor junior data engineers.\nQualifications:\nClearance: Must be a US Citizen holding an active TS/SCI security clearance with an active Full-Scope Polygraph.\n Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field (Master’s degree preferred).\nExperience: 4-7+ years of data engineering experience.\nTechnical Competencies:\nData Processing Frameworks: Hands-on experience with PySpark, Apache Airflow, Kafka, and dbt.\nDatabase Systems: Strong expertise with MPP databases, distributed data stores, and graph or key-value engines.\nData Modeling: Proficiency in Kimball dimensional modeling, Data Vault 2.0, and high-performance schema optimization.\nProgramming & Scripting: Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, Scala, or Java, alongside REST API development.\nContainerization: Proficient with Docker container orchestration, Kubernetes deployment, and Helm charts.\nAgile Frameworks: Active participation in Agile sprint execution, story point estimation, and backlog grooming.\nMulti-Cloud Architecture: Experience configuring and optimizing managed cloud data platforms in AWS GovCloud or Azure.\nSecurity Scanning Tooling: Experience embedding SAST/DAST tools and data-at-rest encryption practices into CI/CD pipelines.\nDesired Qualifications:\nCertifications such as AWS Certified Data Engineer, Databricks Certified Data Engineer, or CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator).\nExperience implementing fine-grained access control (ABAC/RBAC) in classified environment databases.\nPosition Clearance Requirement: \nUS Citizenship with an active TS/SCI security clearance with Full-Scope Polygraph\n\nLocation: Chantilly/Herndon, VA. \nTarget Salary Range: $130,000.00 - $170,000.00 (Commensurate with specialized expertise and technical skillset).\nEqual Opportunity Employer:\nWe are proud to be an EEO/AA employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity, confirm US Citizenship, and complete the required employment eligibility verification upon hire.\nWe are strictly looking for direct, full-time W2 employees. 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