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# Data Engineer

- **Company:** Accenture
- **Location:** Alexandria, VA, United States
- **Salary:** $86,400.0 - $176,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Cyber Security, Information Engineering, Dataspaces, Distributed Computing Environment, Meta-Data Management, Software Requirements Analysis, Software Systems, Data Streaming, Systems Integration, Enterprise Data Management, Data Ingestion, Apache Spark, Data Layers, Data Lineage, Apache Kafka, Vertica, Data Pipelines, Devsecops
- **Published:** May 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=ab0e8a2e6439b432

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Systems integration?, + Distributed data processing

 + Streaming architectures
 + Enterprise Data Layer implementation
 + Data lineage and metadata
 + AI-ready data pipelines
 + Multi-source data fusion

Nice to have:

 * Ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and adapt to evolving enterprise AI governance and agentic AI system requirements will be essential for delivering scalable and resilient software solutions

Eligibility Requirements:

 * US Citizen
 * Active TS/SCI Clearance

## Description

* Design, build, and maintain distributed data processing pipelines to support operational AI adoption
 * Develop and optimize streaming architectures for real-time and batch data ingestion and transformation
 * Implement and manage an Data Layer, ensuring robust data lineage and metadata management
 * Create and maintain AI-ready data pipelines that enable multi-source data fusion and analytics
 * Integrate and leverage technologies such as Spark, Kafka, Trino, ClickHouse, Iceberg, and OpenSearch within the data ecosystem
 * Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support mission applications, enterprise AI governance, and agentic AI systems
 * Ensure data pipelines are secure, scalable, and aligned with DevSecOps and cybersecurity best practices
 * Support continuous monitoring, observability, and scalable software delivery for mission-focused operational workflows
 * Contribute to the integration of AI, data engineering, platform engineering, and analytics within a modern Hub-and-Spoke architecture.
 * You will be tasked with ensuring comprehensive data lineage and metadata management, enabling AI-ready data pipelines, and facilitating multi-source data fusion to drive actionable insights
 * Your work will directly contribute to the integration of AI, DevSecOps, platform engineering, and cybersecurity within a scalable, continuously monitored environment


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