Data Engineer - Columbia, MD; Hybrid Security Clearance

Position: Data Engineer - Columbia, MD (Hybrid) with Security Clearance
Data Engineer – Senior / Technical Lead IAMUS Consulting | Columbia, MD (Hybrid) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Make an Impact Where It Matters! IAMUS Consulting is seeking a Senior Data Engineer / Technical Lead to support mission-critical cyber and network operations within the Department of War and Intelligence Community. In this role, you will design, build, and optimize data pipelines that transform complex, high-volume data into actionable intelligence supporting national security efforts.

This is more than a hands-on engineering role—you will also lead technical direction, mentor team members, and help shape the future of data engineering across the program. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What You’ll Be Doing
* Design and scale data ingestion pipelines for large, complex structured and unstructured data sets

* Integrate new data sources and enhance existing data flows for performance and reliability

* Lead efforts around data integrity, validation, monitoring, and troubleshooting

* Support mission partners by enabling timely, accurate, and accessible data for analysis

* Decompose and solve complex system and dataflow challenges across distributed environments

* Collaborate with engineers, analysts, and stakeholders across mission teams

* Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to junior and mid-level engineers

* Drive best practices across ETL development, data modeling, and system architecture

 Required Qualifications
* A current U.S. Government Security Clearance is not required  the candidate should be "clearable". U.S. Citizenship required.

* 14+ years of experience in data engineering, software engineering, or related technical fields and a Bachelors in a related field. (Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree)

* Strong experience designing and building ETL pipelines and data ingestion frameworks

* Hands-on experience with Kafka, NiFi, and AWS (S3, SQS)

* Proficiency in Java with experience in unit and integration testing

* Solid understanding of data formats (JSON, XML, SQL schemas, compressed formats)

* Experience troubleshooting data pipelines, system performance, and dataflow issues

* DoD 8570 IAT II certification (or higher) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Preferred Qualifications
* Familiarity with Python, with experience in unit and integration testing.

* Experience supporting cyber or network operations environments

* Familiarity with Agile development environments

* Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, or containerized deployments

* Exposure to Apache Airflow

* Strong documentation and communication skills

* Experience developing training materials or mentoring team members
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Tech Environment

Languages:

Java, Python, SQL Data & Streaming:
Kafka, Apache NiFi Cloud: AWS (S3, SQS, SNS) Tools:
Git Lab, Maven, VSCode, IntelliJ Other: YAML configuration, Linux (Bash), data modeling & ETL frameworks ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Work Location 📍 Hybrid – Columbia, MD ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Leadership Opportunity This role includes technical leadership responsibilities, including:
* Guiding data engineering strategy and architecture decisions

* Mentoring engineers and promoting best practices

* Driving innovation across data ingestion, processing, and analytics capabilities

* Supporting program growth and long-term technical vision
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Why IAMUS Consulting? At IAMUS, we’re building a mission-driven, collaborative team supporting critical national security initiatives. We value technical excellence, accountability,…