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# Sr. Data Engineer II (6700)

- **Company:** METROSTAR, INC.
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $152,000.0 - $188,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Cyber Security, Data Architecture, Data Cleansing, Information Engineering, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Systems, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Cloudera, SQL Databases, Snowflake, SC Clearance, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Apache Nifi, Machine Learning Operations, Data Pipelines, Databricks
- **Published:** July 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=5a802acda9251643

## About the Role

* Minimum 7 years' experience in Data/ML Engineering
 * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology Management or Engineering, or other comparable degree or experience
 * Must have an active Secret clearance/T1 background investigation or higher
 * Strong Experience with ETL, data labeling, and data preparation
 * Experience with one or more of the following technologies: Cloudera, DataBricks, Snowflake, NiFi, Python, SQL, Kafka
 * Strong experience designing, developing, and deploying data solutions in classified AWS cloud environments up to IL6+
 * Strong experience designing, implementing, and maintaining data architecture and services to be used for AI/ML. Additionally, operationalizing and maintaining AI/ML models in production.
 * Strong communication skills, ability to communicate technical concepts in both layman and technical terms to technical and non-technical stakeholders

SALARY RANGE: $152,000 - $188,000

The salary range for this position is determined based on qualifications, skills, and relevant experience. The final salary offered will be determined based on several factors including:

 * The candidate's professional background and relevant work experience
 * The specific responsibilities of the role and organizational needs
 * Internal equity and alignment with current team compensation
 * This role is also eligible for additional compensation, subject to the terms and policies of MetroStar, which may include

## Description

* Work with AI team members to operationalize data pipelines and ML tasks.
 * Provide day-to-day support of deploying Python-native ML pipelines and perform data engineering tasks to enable AI/ML capabilities.
 * Present results to a diverse audience in presentation or report form.
 * Support architectural leadership, technical support, and advisement services to ensure identity management system technologies are integrated and meeting the appropriate security requirements.
 * Support leadership who engage with senior level executives at a public facing Federal agency and provide subject matter expertise in security architecture and other key domain areas.


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