> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/2196426-dataflow-systems-engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/2196426-dataflow-systems-engineer). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md).

---

# Dataflow Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
- **Location:** Fort Meade, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $61,900.0 - $141,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Systems Engineering, Signals Intelligence, Customer Data Management, Data Discovery, Data Governance, Data Sharing, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Data Flow Control, Data Streaming, Data Processing, Apache Nifi
- **Published:** August 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/use47bb1bbd7934c1475856474faea7db8/eaa

## About the Role

Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big picture thinking to make an impact on national security? You understand your customer's environment and how to develop the right solutions for their mission. Your ability to translate real-world needs into technical specifications makes you an integral part of delivering a customer-focused engineering solution., 3+ years of experience working on contracts for the federal government
Experience with data flow or mission systems
Experience defining and applying data tagging and handling requirements
Experience analyzing and defining data processing requirements
Experience developing capability level and functional requirements, mission scenarios, use cases, or business processes
Knowledge of data governance concepts such as data provenance, classification, sizing, retention, data sharing, and marking
Knowledge of legal authorities for mission data
TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
Bachelor's degree in an IT Engineering field and 2+ years of experience with systems or test engineering, or 6+ years of experience with systems or test engineering in lieu of a degree
Nice If You Have:
Experience defining requirements, architecture, or design elements for systems or software that deal with data exchange, interfaces, or APIs
Experience with Apache Nifi
Experience defining and modeling business processes and workflows, and identifying mechanisms and approaches for process improvement or automation
Knowledge of signals intelligence (SIGINT) or cyber data discovery and analysis methods
Knowledge of DoD agency policies and directives as they apply to IT SIGINT collection, dataflow, and information-sharing with internal and external partners
Knowledge of DoD or IC data formats

## Description

As a Dataflow System Engineer on our team, you'll have the chance to shape the evolution of mission data governance by leading modernization efforts for the client's enterprise data flow team. Your customer will trust you to provide Tier 1 operations support for customer data flow requests, specify requirements for new data flows, coordinate with data flow service providers, and define processes, business rules, and functional requirements for mission systems that support data flow. You will work closely with customers and stakeholders across a variety of roles and teams to plan and implement dataflows supporting critical cyber missions.
On our team, you'll be able to broaden your skillset into areas like cross-domain technologies and concepts, data handling and tagging, and data schema development and validation. Grow your skills by merging system engineering and mission data governance to create modernized processes and systems supporting enterprise data flow for a national security client.
Join our team and create the future of mission data governance in national security.
Join us. The world can't wait., MANTECH is seeking a motivated, career-driven, and customer-focused Systems Engineer to join our team in Laurel, MD. You will play a critical role in supporting the enterprise in…

 + 1 day ago


## Related Videos

- [3 Ways to Rebuild the Data Stack for Agents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100091-3-ways-to-rebuild-the-data-stack-for-agents)
- [Smart City, Smart Mobility](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/954-smart-city-smart-mobility)
- [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works)
- [Building Accountability in Agentic AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100046-building-accountability-in-agentic-ai)
- [Modern Data Architectures need Software Engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1030-modern-data-architectures-need-software-engineering)
- [How E.On productionizes its AI model & Implementation of Secure Generative AI.](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/623-how-e-on-productionizes-its-ai-model-implementation-of-secure-generative-ai)

## Related Articles

- [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers)
- [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology)
- [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer)
- [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market)
- [Software Engineer Career: Things You Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/143-software-engineer-career-things-you-should-know)
- [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again)