Senior -Scale Data Engineer

Job Description

ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TS/SCI POLYGRAPH LEVEL IS REQUIRED. As a Data & Protocol Software Engineer on Team Nyla, you will bring your technical creativity and collaborative energy to build and maintain large-scale data analytics pipelines. Working alongside a team of brilliant, ever‑curious engineers, you will solve complex data challenges—combining your deep understanding of network protocols with distributed data processing engines like Spark and Python.

Whether optimizing ETL routines, streaming high‑volume dataflows, or performing deep protocol analysis, your work will directly empower real‑time mission capabilities. If you are passionate about continuous learning, rapid impact, and engineering elegance, you'll fit right in.

The annual base salary range for this role is $152,000-$180,000 (USD), which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.

• Large-Scale Data Analytics:
  Hands‑on experience building, maintaining, and scaling data processing pipelines handling large‑scale datasets.
• Core Software & Processing:
  Proficiency in Python and Apache Spark for data manipulation and distributed computing.
• Network & Protocol Analysis:
  Strong technical background in network architecture and deep protocol analysis.

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline, PLUS 7+ years of professional experience in data science, NLP, or software engineering OR Master’s Degree in a related field, PLUS 5+ years of relevant professional experience OR High School Diploma / GED, PLUS 11+ years of specialized technical experience in lieu of a degree.

• Practical experience with ETL pipelines, data routing architectures, and dataflow processing (e.g., Apache NiFi).
• Exposure to packet processing, low‑level inspection tools, or target analysis workflows.
• Active involvement in continuous learning, prototype development, or emerging tech exploration.
• Outstanding communication skills with a team‑first, collaborative mindset.

Nyla Technology Solutions delivers exceptional Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, and Software Engineering services for the U.S. Government. Nyla embraces a forward‑thinking and bold approach at every turn, earning us a solid reputation of technical trendsetters within the industry. We have a passion for developing solutions that have a quick and immediate impact on mission. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, our customers love how we tackle their most challenging problems and get things done.

Nyla provides a top‑of‑market compensation and benefits package. And through our unique Nyla FLEX program, we custom tailor these benefits to best fit your lifestyle.

The Nyla FLEX benefit program is designed to offer you flexibility in the 3 biggest areas of your life: your pay, your leave, and your schedule.

PAY
- Nyla starts with 4 weeks of Annual Leave plus 11 holidays and an additional day of Annual Leave for each year you’re at the company. You have the flexibility to cash out your annual leave hours, opt out of other Nyla benefits, and/or arrange for additional hours on contract* (over 40 hrs/week). There’s even an option to earn 1.3 times your hourly rate once you work over 1880 hours on contract!

LEAVE
- Want to spend more time with the family? Want more time to travel the world? You can BUY additional annual leave for a total of 6 weeks of annual leave. That’s up to 240…