Data Engineer Senior
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Own your opportunity to turn data into measurable outcomes for our customers' most complex challenges. As a Data Engineer Senior at GDIT, you'll power innovation to drive mission impact and grow your expertise to power your career forward., As a Data Engineer Senior, the work you'll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of U.S. Army Europe. You will play a crucial role in providing Mission Command Support for U.S. Forces in the European and African AOR.
- Design, develop, and maintain end-to-end data integration pipelines across MSS, Army enterprise platforms, and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Build and manage API integrations (REST/GraphQL) to enable secure, scalable data exchange between mission systems, business systems, and external partners
- Develop data transformation and processing logic using Python and/or Java, supporting both batch and real-time data workflows
- Leverage low-code/no-code data integration tools such as Apache NiFi to design, orchestrate, and monitor data flows, including ingestion, routing, transformation, and enrichment
- Perform data manipulation and transformation (cleansing, normalization, aggregation, schema mapping) across structured and unstructured data sources
- Implement and orchestrate workflows within Maven Smart Systems (MSS), embedding data governance, validation, and automation into operational pipelines
- Integrate MSS with cloud-based data lakes and analytics platforms, ensuring reliable ingestion, transformation, and access to data
- Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for data workflows and integration services using tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions
- Utilize containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes to deploy scalable data services
- Apply infrastructure as code using Terraform or AWS CloudFormation to provision and manage platform resources
- Monitor and optimize data pipelines, APIs, and system performance, ensuring high availability and reliability
- Collaborate with data engineers, analysts, and system owners to define data contracts, schemas, and integration patterns
- Maintain documentation for APIs, pipelines, workflows, and system architecture
Requirements
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Education: Bachelor of Science
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Experience: 5+ years of related experience
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Technical skills: Experience with AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Platform. Experience with implementing CI/CD pipelines for data workflows and integration services using tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions
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Security clearance level: Secret Level Security Clearance
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US citizenship required
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Role requirements: DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification
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Must be able to obtain German TESA, 5 + years of related experience
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may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree Certification
CompTIA SecAI+ | CompTIA - CompTIA Travel Required
Less than 10% Citizenship
Benefits & conditions
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 a career in data science and engineering at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your determination for solving complex data challenges.
Work Requirements
Years of Experience, The likely salary range for this position is $110,500 - $149,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range. Total compensation for international positions varies by tax, social security, and immigration statuses, as well as location. Generally, an international assignment may include allowances, premium uplifts, and/or relocation or transportation benefits, above base salary range noted.
