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# Data Engineer

- **Company:** Zachary Piper
- **Location:** Norfolk, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $90,000.0 - $100,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Database, Information Systems, Computer Programming, Databases, Information Engineering, Data Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Transformation, Data Migration, Data Mining, Data Normalization, Data Stores, Data Visualization, Data Warehousing, Database Development, Database Queries, Information Security Management, Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Python (Programming Language), Microsoft SQL Server, Network Connections, Windows PowerShell, Power BI, SQL Databases, SQL Server Integration Services, Data Streaming, Systems Integration, Transact-SQL, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Enterprise Data Management, Enterprise Software Applications, Data Ingestion, Azure Data Factory, SC Clearance, Tools for Reporting, Splunk, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** September 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9138321/data-engineer

## About the Role

* 3-4+ years of hands-on Data Engineering experience, with a focus on enterprise data transformation, staging, aggregation, & pipeline development
 * Hands-on experience developing Azure Data Factory (ADF) pipelines and integrating data from multiple systems and databases
 * Strong experience with SQL & SQL databases, including writing queries and working directly with enterprise data
 * Hands-on experience with Power BI, including developing reports/dashboards and working with the underlying data
 * Experience with ETL, data integration, data transformation, data staging, & data aggregation
 * Experience connecting legacy and/or disparate systems and moving data between systems and repositories
 * Ability to independently evaluate unfamiliar datasets and determine how to ingest, transform, store, & prepare data for reporting
 * Active DoD Secret security clearance
 * IAT Level II certification
 * Experience with Python, PowerShell, XML, SSIS, Splunk, or Azure/cloud data environments is a plus

## Description

* Design, develop, & maintain Azure-based data pipelines using Azure Data Factory (ADF) to ingest, transform, stage, aggregate, & prepare data for enterprise reporting
 * Connect & integrate legacy, disparate, & enterprise systems, establishing reliable data flows between databases, repositories, & downstream reporting platforms
 * Analyze new & unclean datasets to determine appropriate data ingestion, transformation, storage, staging, & aggregation strategies
 * Develop & optimize SQL queries & database solutions to support data extraction, transformation, validation, & reporting requirements
 * Support the development of Power BI dashboards & reports, ensuring reporting tools are fed with accurate, clean, & properly structured data
 * Troubleshoot & resolve data pipeline and integration issues while ensuring data quality, reliability, security, & performance
 * Collaborate with technical teams to identify opportunities for ETL, data integration, automation, & business intelligence improvements, Keywords: Data Engineering, Data Engineer, Azure Data Engineer, Data Engineering, Data Pipeline, Data Pipelines, Data Integration, Data Transformation, Data Ingestion, Data Staging, Data Aggregation, ETL, ELT, Enterprise Data, Data Migration, Cloud, Azure, Microsoft Azure, Azure Data Factory, ADF, Azure Data Pipelines, Azure Data Engineering, Cloud Data Engineering, Database, SQL, SQL Server, SQL Databases, T-SQL, Database Development, Database Integration, Data Extraction, Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, Power BI, BI, Reporting, Dashboards, Data Visualization, Enterprise Reporting, ETL, Integration, ETL, SSIS, Data Integration, System Integration, Legacy System Integration, Data Connectivity, Data Repositories, Data Transformation, Programming / Supporting: Python, PowerShell, XML, Splunk, Automation, DOD Secret, Active Secret Clearance, Security+, IAT Level II, 8570, DoD 8570, CASP, CISSP, CASP+ CE, CASP+ce, certified information systems security professional, certified informations systems security professional, certified information system security professional, certified advanced security practitioner, comptia casp, comptia CASP+, Iat III, iat level iii, iat3, iat 3, iat level three, iat three, iatthree, iat3, CISA, GCED, GCIH, certified information systems auditor, certified information system auditor, GIAC Certified enterprise defender, GIAC certified incident handler, dod cleared, dod clearance, secret clearance, secret, secret cleared, secret security clearance, security clearance, security cleared


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