Forward Data Engineer
Listed on 2026-01-01
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IT/Tech
Data Engineer, Data Analyst
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At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people.
Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.
Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company and part of global Accenture, to do work that matters in a collaborative and caring community, where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more.
Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!
Job Description
Develop new tools, code, and services to execute data engineering activities involving data of varying types and in varying conditions. Activities include the following tasks:
Movement of structure and unstructured data using approved methods. Execute data ingestion activities for storing data in a local or enterprise level location. Develop code to format data that supports exploration. Analyze source data formats and work with Data Scientists and partners to determine the formats and transforms that best meet mission objectives. Develop code and tools to provide one-time and on-going data extraction from various repositories, formatting and transformations into enterprise or standalone data models.
Develop new ETL and perform O&M and enhancements on existing ETL code using best practices/standards. Develop and deliver documentation for each project including ETL mappings, code use guide, code location and access instructions. Ability to work autonomously.
Responsibilities:
- Design and optimize Data Pipelines using Spark, Apache Iceberg, EMR cloud services, and Kubernetes containers and support the offices in other data platforms
- Ensure the pedigree and provenance of the data is maintained such that the access to data is protected
- Clean and preprocess data to enable access for advanced analytics
- Collaborate with enterprise working groups to advance the state of data standards
- Collaborate with the engineering team, data stewards, and mission partners to aid in getting actionable value out of the data holdings
- Collaborate with software engineers to update, configure, and maintain data services based on the requirements
- Conduct quarterly analysis and provide recommendations for data tools that support data functions on the new environment and other services
- Provide support that may include administration and performance tuning of data tools to keep current for continuous RMA efforts
- 4+ years of experience with data lifecycle engineering
- Experience with development and maintenance of extract, transform and load (ETL) tools and services
- Experience with Cloud and on-prem data storage and processing solutions
- Experience with Python, SQL, Spark or other data engineering programming
- Experience with COTS and open source data engineering tools such as Elastic Search or Ni Fi
- Experience with Agile / Scrum
- Bachelors degree
- Active TS/SCI with polygraph
Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed Final date to receive applications.
The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Washington, Vermont, and the District of Columbia is:
$108,500—$214,300 USD
What We Believe
As a company wholly dedicated to serving the US federal government, we bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value for their mission and the American people. We have an unwavering commitment to creating a culture in which all our people are respected, feel a sense of belonging, and have equal opportunity. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain a culture where everyone feels welcomed and included.
This is grounded in our core values and our experience that hiring and developing great people who reflect different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds is key to…
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