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# Data Engineer

- **Company:** Zachary Piper
- **Location:** Norfolk, VA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $80,000.0 - $100,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Azure, Business Intelligence Development, Cloud Database, CompTIA Security+, Information Systems, Data Architecture, Data Cleansing, Information Engineering, Data Files, Data Infrastructure, Data Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Transformation, Data Normalization, Data Warehousing, Database Development, Decision Support Systems, Python (Programming Language), Windows PowerShell, Power BI, SQL Databases, SQL Server Integration Services, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Enterprise Software Applications, Data Ingestion, Azure Data Factory, Backend, Information Technology, Data Analytics, Splunk, Data Pipelines, Legacy Systems
- **Published:** September 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9137353/data-engineer

## About the Role

* 3-4 years of hands-on Data Engineering experience.
 * Strong experience with Azure Data Factory (ADF), SQL databases, data pipeline development, and enterprise ETL/data integration processes.
 * Experience with Power BI, data warehousing concepts, data transformation, staging, aggregation, and business intelligence reporting.
 * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
 * Active Security+ certification (IAT Level II) and ability to meet applicable government security requirements.

## Description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Data Engineer to support a company focused on delivering enterprise data integration, analytics, and business intelligence solutions. This position is onsite in Norfolk, VA. The Data Engineer will be responsible for ingesting, transforming, staging, aggregating, and preparing complex data sets for enterprise reporting and analytics. This is an opportunity to play a critical role in building the data infrastructure that enables data-driven decision making across the organization., * Design, build, and maintain data pipelines using Azure Data Factory (ADF) to ingest data from legacy systems, SQL databases, and enterprise applications.

 * Analyze new and unstructured data sources to determine optimal extraction, transformation, storage, and reporting strategies.
 * Perform data cleansing, transformation, staging, and aggregation to support downstream reporting and analytics initiatives.
 * Develop and maintain backend data repositories and support integration with Power BI and other enterprise reporting platforms.
 * Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure data quality, accessibility, security, and reporting requirements are met., Keywords: Data Engineer, Azure Data Factory, ADF, Azure Data Engineer, SQL, Power BI, Business Intelligence, ETL, Data Pipelines, Data Integration, Data Warehousing, Data Transformation, Data Aggregation, Data Staging, Data Analytics, Azure Cloud, Reporting Engineer, BI Developer, SSIS, PowerShell, Python, XML, Splunk, Enterprise Reporting, Database Development, Data Architecture, Security+, IAT Level II, Azure Data Platform, Data Modernization, Cloud Data Engineering, Data Ingestion, Remote Jobs


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