Senior Data Engineer

Overview

Advance your career while impacting our national security in cyber as Senior Data Engineer e, technologists have many paths to grow a meaningful career supporting cyber missions and operations across the federal government.

The Advanateam is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join their program. Advana is the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s (CDAO) enterprise-wide, multi-domain data, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) platform that provides all DoD military and civilian decision makers, analysts, and builders with unprecedented access to enterprise data, tools, and capabilities.

• Data Engineer Senior (C.5.4) — Designs, builds, and operates enterprise-grade Advana data pipelines supporting ingestion, transformation, movement, and storage across Unclassified and NIPR, Secret and SIPR, and Top Secret and JWICS enclaves.

• Architects scalable frameworks using Apache Airflow, Kafka, AWS Glue, Databricks, and Spark to deliver automated, fault-tolerant flows aligned with mission requirements for Combatant Commands, Joint Staff elements, and interagency partners.

• Establishes medallion-architecture zones using bronze, silver, and gold tiers to govern data refinement, optimize lineage tracking, and strengthen analytics readiness. Implements data quality monitoring capabilities using Great Expectations, Soda, and custom validation gates to detect drift, measure completeness, and elevate accuracy across distributed lakes.

• Applies encryption, IAM policies, role-segregated access, and cross-domain guards to maintain compliance with cybersecurity directives.

• Leads engineering of self-service connection utilities enabling standardized inbound and outbound integration patterns for mission owners.

• Directs root-cause analysis, Tier-3 support responses, performance optimization, and AoA evaluations that recommend modernization paths for cataloging, orchestration, and observability tools.

• Produces architecture diagrams, engineering guides, governance documents, and performance dashboards that quantify latency reduction, throughput increases, and platform resilience improvements. Mentors multi-enclave teams and synchronizes with customer-facing groups to translate operational pain points into scalable data engineering enhancements that strengthen Advana enterprise readiness.

• WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

• Education:
  
  Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree

• Experience:
  
  10+ years of related experience

• Certification:
  Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certified:
  Big Data Specialty

• Security clearance level: TS/SCI

• GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

• At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities

• Support:
  An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals

• Rewards:
  Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off

• Community:
  Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

Own your opportunity — Explore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward.