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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Engineers - Active U.S. Secret Clearance - **Company:** Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC - **Location:** Saint Paul, MN, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $93,600.0 - $135,200.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Computer Programming, Data Architecture, Data Cleansing, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Data Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Systems, Data Warehousing, Relational Databases, Apache Hadoop, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, NoSQL, Performance Tuning, Software Tools, Scala (Programming Language), Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Data Processing, Cloud Platform System, Apache Spark, Indexer, SC Clearance, Data Lakes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, AWS Glue, Apache Kafka, Terraform, Data Pipelines - **Published:** July 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.disabledperson.com/jobs/73477939-data-engineers-active-u-s-secret-clearance ## About the Role * Active DoD Secret clearance required * 8+ years of experience in Data Engineering, including designing and building enterprise data pipelines, data warehouses, and cloud-based data platforms. * Hands-on experience with AWS services including S3, Glue, Athena, Data Catalog, Lake Formation, Macie, and Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform. * Strong programming skills in Python, SQL, Java, Scala, or R, with experience developing secure, maintainable, and scalable solutions. * Experience with big data and distributed technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Kinesis, SQL, and NoSQL databases. * Strong understanding of data architecture, data integration methodologies (ETL/ELT and federation), relational database optimization, partitioning, indexing, and performance tuning. * Proven experience with data cleansing, transformation, integration, and governance to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and quality. * Excellent communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and leadership skills, with proficiency using AI-assisted software development tools and practices. ## Description * Design, build, and maintain scalable cloud-based data platforms, data lakes, and data warehouses to support enterprise analytics and mission objectives. * Develop and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines using AWS Glue, Python, and related technologies to ingest, transform, and distribute data across multiple environments. * Integrate data from diverse internal and external sources using APIs and modern data integration techniques to create unified, accessible datasets. * Architect and implement data solutions leveraging AWS services including S3, Athena, Glue, Lake Formation, Data Catalog, and related cloud technologies. * Create and maintain secure, reliable, and high-performance data pipelines that support large-scale processing and analytics workloads. * Package, curate, and version datasets for machine learning model training, fine-tuning, and AI workloads using AWS Bedrock and SageMaker. * Enforce data governance, security, and compliance requirements, including CUI handling, PII detection, auditing, and monitoring utilizing tools such as Amazon Macie. * Establish and promote software engineering and coding best practices, ensuring solutions are secure, testable, maintainable, and scalable. * Analyze business and technical requirements and recommend technology solutions for data processing, storage, access, and enterprise architecture initiatives. * Provide technical leadership, mentor team members, and drive continuous improvement, innovation, and successful project delivery across the program. ## Related Videos - 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