Data Engineer

Ever-expanding technology like IoT, machine learning, and artificial intelligence means that there’s more structured and unstructured data available today than ever before. As a data engineer, you know that organizing data can yield pivotal insights when it’s gathered from disparate sources. We need a data professional like you to help our clients find answers in their data to impact important missions, from fraud detection to cancer research to national intelligence.

As a data engineer at Booz Allen, you’ll use your skills and experience to help build advanced technology solutions and implement data engineering activities on some of the most mission-driven projects in the industry. You’ll develop and deploy the pipelines and platforms that organize and make disparate data meaningful.

Here, you’ll work with a multi-disciplinary team of analysts, data engineers, developers, and data consumers in a fast-paced, agile environment. You’ll sharpen your skills in analytical exploration and data examination while you support the assessment, design, developing, and maintenance of scalable platforms for your clients.

• 5+ years of experience with data architecture, design, or engineering projects
• Experience with cloud migration and modernization efforts and creating automated Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) processes to move data from unstructured source data to application governed storage
• Experience with the data pipelines, including data acquisition, data prep, database architecture, data governance, and data tagging
• Experience with non-relational NoSQL, semi-relational databases, and relational SQL databases
• Experience with implementing monitoring tools to maintain data integrity, fix broken pipelines, and handle missing or corrupt information and designing scalable data lake, warehouse, and analytics solutions
• Experience integrating AI/ML capabilities into production workflows or operator tooling, such as LLM enabled assistants, model augmented decision aids, or automation solutions
• Knowledge of AWS services, such as S3, IAM, EventBridge, Step Functions, or Lambda
• Ability to work both within a team and independently to manage tasks with minimal supervision
• TS/SCI clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or technical discipline

Nice If You Have:

• Experience evaluating data analytic or science technologies and platforms
• Experience designing cloud-native data platforms in AWS
• Experience with Cloud Architecture and evaluating and selecting cloud analytics architectures
• Experience with Data Marts and Data Warehouses and creating, managing, and troubleshooting complex operational data flows
• Experience with ETL tools, such as dbt and Airflow
• Experience with Source code management and integration such as GitHub
• Experience with CI/CD practices
• Experience with programming languages such as Python, Rust, C++, Java, etc.
• Experience with API development
• AWS architecture Certifications such as Solution Architect Certification

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Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $61,900.00 to $141,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.