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# TS/SCI w/ Poly Data Engineer (Python/Node)

- **Company:** Leading Path Consulting
- **Location:** Chantilly, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Computer Engineering, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Mapping, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), MongoDB, Node.Js, NoSQL, RabbitMQ, Software Engineering, Cloud Platform System, Data Ingestion, Backend, Information Technology, Apache Nifi, Data Pipelines, Microservices
- **Published:** July 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/8735865/tssci-w-poly-data-engineer-pythonnode

## About the Role

* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering or a related technical
discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience.

 * At least five (5) years of related experience software engineering experience.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

 * Knowledge of NodeJS or Python
 * Strong understanding of APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
 * Solid experience in building and maintaining ETL workflows and data pipelines.
 * Excellent organizational, coordination, interpersonal and team building skills.
 * Familiarization with NoSQL datastores.

DESIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

 * NiFi experience
 * Hands-on experience working with Elastic and RabbitMQ
 * NoSQL experience (i.e. MongoDB)
 * Distributed architecture creation
 * Cloud based architecture creation or experience

## Description

We're looking for a Data Engineer who is passionate about building modern, scalable solutions for ingesting and transforming data. This role blends back-end engineering with data pipeline development and is perfect for someone who enjoys designing modular services and bringing structure to complex data environments. As part of our Agile team, you'll design and develop software products and services that efficiently ingest, process, and manage data from a variety of sources. You'll play a key role in building robust, reusable APIs and data pipelines that support critical operational and analytical systems., * Design and develop scalable backend services and data ingestion solutions.

 * Perform data modeling, data mapping, and large-scale file manipulation.
 * Collaborate across disciplines in an Agile environment with minimal supervision.
 * Drive innovation and process improvement with a hands-on development approach.
 * Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability.


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