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Data & Software Engineer
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McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Listed on 2026-06-24
Listing for:
VTG Defense
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-06-24
Job specializations:
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Software Development
Data Engineering, Python
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Overview
We are seeking a Data & Software Engineer works with a small team to build complex data flows for a custom application. Successful candidate will have advanced Python programming skills, familiarity with Java, an understanding of data security, privacy, governance and compliance principles and a demonstrated history of building production data pipelines and ETL workflows didate must have experience:
What will you do?- Building end-to-end data pipelines leveraging Python
- Using orchestration tools to deploy data pipelines, including configuring and updating Spark Jobs
- Containerizing and deploying applications in cloud environments like AWS
- Working with MySQL and PostgreSQL including performance tuning, schema design, and query optimization for complex, analytical workloads
- Leveraging industry standard tools for code control (Git, IaC control, etc.)
- Working with data catalogs, tracking data lineage and handling a variety of data formats, including Geospatial
- Using Bash scripting for automation and data processing tasks
- Integrating AI/ML services and models
- Work with stakeholders to understand data requirements, assess feasibility, and design appropriate solutions with minimal oversight
- Leverage strong problem-solving and debugging skills for data quality issues, pipeline failures, and performance bottlenecks
- Leverage a background in large-scale data migration or platform modernization efforts
- Contribute to data engineering documentation, best practices, and design patterns
- Active TS/SCI W/ Polygraph required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- Minimum of 5 years' experience with:
- Apache Spark & Py Spark
- Advanced Python skills (including Pandas & Num Py)
- Docker, Podman
- AWS S3, Lambda & Step Functions
- Apache Iceberg, Airflow, etc.
- SQL (with Trino)
- No
SQL, DynamoDB - Unity Catalog OSS, Apache Polaris
- Apache Superset
- Terraform or Cloud Formation
- Open Lineage
- H3, PostGIS
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