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# Senior Data Engineer, Manager

- **Company:** Jasper Seating Company Inc
- **Location:** Falls Church, VA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $165,000.0 - $180,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Business Logic, Big Data, Code Review, Customer Data Management, Data Architecture, Data Validation, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, Data Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Software Debugging, Distributed Computing Environment, Python (Programming Language), Metadata, Operational Databases, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Technical Data Management Systems, Cloud Platform System, Data Ingestion, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources, Apache Spark, Git, Data Lakes, Information Technology, Health Level Seven International, Data Management, Api Design, Software Version Control, Data Pipelines, Databricks
- **Published:** September 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/usaaa0a49ad2f3111411ffd939598c20e4

## About the Role

silver and gold data productsDesign scalable approaches for data ingestion, integration, and exchange across a federated data landscape, including API-based integrations and servicesEstablish and promote reusable data engineering patterns, standards, and best practices that improve consistency, scalability, and maintainability across data productsProvide technical guidance on data architecture, pipeline design, data modeling, and integration approachesDefine and implement data validation, quality, and governance practices, including data quality rule frameworks and anomaly detection, that make data products trustworthy at every layerOptimize Delta Lake and Databricks performance for large-scale, high-volume workloadsTroubleshoot complex technical and data integration challenges, identify root causes, and drive durable solutions rather than repeat fixesPartner with subject matter experts and functional owners to decode complex business logic and convert domain knowledge into defensible
technical data requirementsEnsure data products carry the metadata, lineage, and documentation required for enterprise catalog registration and customer data governance expectationsProvide technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers, helping the team navigate complex or unfamiliar technical challengesProactively identify opportunities to improve engineering tooling, process, and patterns, and help drive their adoptionCollaborate with engineers, architects, analysts, and customer stakeholders to translate complex data needs into scalable technical solutionsWhat you bring: 8 or more years of data engineering, software engineering, or closely related technical experienceExtensive hands-on experience designing, building, and operating production data pipelines and data products at scaleExpert-level SQL. Able to write, optimize, and debug complex queries for large-scale analysis and transformation, including complex joins, window functions, and common table expressionsAdvanced
proficiency with PythonStrong experience with Apache Spark and distributed data processing across clustersDeep familiarity with the Databricks platform, including workspace management, notebook collaboration, and Delta Lake optimizationExperience designing and maintaining ETL and ELT processes for complex, large-scale datasetsExperience integrating data across disparate systems and consuming or developing API-based data integrationsStrong understanding of data modeling, data architecture, data quality, and data governance principles, including establishing data quality rules and anomaly detectionExperience troubleshooting and optimizing complex production pipelines for performance, reliability, and scalabilityExperience with Git-based development workflows, code review, and modern software engineering practicesComfort working in terminal and command-line environmentsDemonstrated experience providing technical guidance, mentoring engineers, and influencing engineering practiceAbility to
proactively engage subject matter experts, decode complex business logic, and set technical data requirements from itStrong client and stakeholder communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts and recommendations for both technical and non-technical audiencesAbility to independently navigate ambiguity, identify technical risk, and drive complex engineering challenges to resolution across multiple concurrent workstreamsExperience spotting security, privacy, and compliance issues and working them with the appropriate stakeholdersBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical fieldU.S. citizenship, and the ability to obtain and maintain a DoW Secret clearanceTravel Requirements: Must be willing to travel for client business as needed. Physical Requirements: Work is performed in hybrid/remote office environment and requires operating standard office equipment and keyboards. Must be able to lift small packages
or other items up to 20 lbs and travel short or long distances in a car, airplane, or other vehicle of transportation to client destinations nationally and internationally if needed. Preferred Experience:Active DoW Secret clearance or higher at time of applicationMaster's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical fieldGitLab experience, including code versioning, peer review, and managing CI/CD deployment pipelinesAWS or other cloud platform experienceExperience with Advana, the War Data Platform, Palantir Foundry, or similar DoW data environmentsExperience with very large datasets, including datasets containing billions of recordsExperience with defense health, federal health, financial, or other regulated and sensitive data, including PHI and PII handling under HIPAAFamiliarity with health data standards such as HL7 or FHIR, ICD-10, or CPTExperience standing up or operating a data mesh, data product, or federated data

## Description

marketplace.In this role you will serve as a senior technical contributor, delivering production-ready data capabilities while establishing reusable patterns for ingestion, integration, and delivery. You will take on the harder integration problems, help shape how ingestion and curation are done consistently across pipeline and product teams, and support other engineers working through unfamiliar systems. This is a senior individual contributor role with real technical depth, not a management position.What do we offer: Medical/Dental/Vision 401K (up to 5% match)11 Paid Holidays4-5 weeks PTO (depending on level)Bonus IncentivesProfessional DevelopmentTeleworkContinuing Education CreditYour Responsibilities: Design, build, and operate scalable, production-ready data pipelines and data products using Apache Spark with Python and SQL in a Databricks environmentLead the integration and transformation of complex data from diverse defense and federal health systems into reliable, reusable


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