Senior Data Engineer; Senior Consultant, Data & Analytics) Security Clearance

Position: Senior Data Engineer, (Senior Consultant, Data & Analytics) with Security Clearance
Job Requirements Senior Data Engineer (Consultant, Data & Analytics) We are seeking a Senior Data Engineer as part of our Senior Consultant, Data and Analytics career path to design and build cloud-native data pipelines and analytics solutions supporting federal and state customers. As a Senior Data Engineer, you will serve as a technical leader responsible for architecting modern data platforms, guiding engineering decisions, and delivering scalable, secure, mission-critical solutions across a variety of customer environments.

You will partner with engineers, architects, product teams, and customer stakeholders to modernize enterprise data ecosystems, design high-performance analytics platforms, and develop innovative data solutions that enable informed, data-driven decision-making. You will help establish engineering best practices, mentor fellow engineers, and influence the technical direction of enterprise data platforms supporting public sector missions across healthcare, financial services, and other regulated industries.

This is a fully remote role. At Fearless, the Senior Consultant is an expert in data analysis, engineering, and science. This role will possess the necessary skills at an advanced level of proficiency to drive organizational transformation by architecting scalable data platforms, building advanced machine learning solutions, and mentoring customers and teams to become data-driven organizations. The role involves working with executives, project teams, and internal leaders across departments to identify opportunities where data can accelerate missions, create efficiencies, and deliver technical excellence.

Your Responsibilities in this Role:
* Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise-scale cloud-native data platforms supporting mission-critical workloads.

* Design and develop scalable data pipelines supporting structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data ingestion, transformation, and delivery.

* Architect modern lakehouse and data platform solutions using Databricks, Delta Lake, AWS, and open data technologies.

* Partner with customer stakeholders to understand business objectives and translate them into scalable technical solutions.

* Drive architectural decisions around data modeling, governance, security, observability, scalability, and cost optimization.

* Design and implement robust ETL/ELT frameworks supporting enterprise analytics and operational reporting.

* Develop high-performance data processing solutions using Python, SQL, Spark, and distributed computing technologies.

* Build reusable data engineering frameworks, standards, and accelerators that can be leveraged across multiple customer engagements.

* Implement metadata management, data lineage, cataloging, and data quality controls to support trusted enterprise data platforms.

* Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment, testing, and operational management of cloud data solutions.

* Optimize data platforms for reliability, scalability, performance, and cloud cost efficiency.

* Collaborate with solution architects, software engineers, Dev Ops engineers, and security teams to deliver integrated cloud-native solutions.

* Lead technical design sessions, architecture reviews, and code reviews while promoting engineering excellence across delivery teams.

* Mentor and coach data engineers by providing technical guidance, best practices, and career development support.

* Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend innovative approaches that improve platform capabilities and customer outcomes.

* Support Agile delivery teams while helping shape engineering processes and technical standards across multiple programs. The Impact You Will Create in this Role:
Fearless Impact:
* Fosters collaboration with cross functional teams

* Coach, mentor, and develop peers in data literacy, strengthening organizational decision making

* Earn the trust of your customer and teammates by delivering world class services.

* Drive accountability and delivery by ensuring project objectives are not only met on time but aligned with client priorities and Fearless standards of excellence. Anticipate risks and implement proactive solutions to keep initiatives on track.

* Take ownership of risk management by monitoring deliverables across the team, identifying issues early, and coaching teammates on mitigation strategies while keeping leadership informed.

* Shape client engagement and intelligence-gathering efforts by actively cultivating relationships with stakeholders, synthesizing insights across the client organization and partner ecosystem, and providing Fearless leaders with actionable recommendations that inform strategy and strengthen delivery outcomes.
Fearless Customer Impact:
* Deliver expected outcomes relative to data that enable smarter, faster, and more informed customer decisions

* Offer and implement innovative solutions that introduce advanced analytics, machine learning, and emerging…