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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Engineer, Senior - **Company:** Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. - **Location:** Charlottesville, VA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $77,500.0 - $176,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Unix, Information Engineering, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Warehousing, Linux, Distributed Data Store, Fraud Prevention and Detection, Github, Revision Control Systems, Apache Hadoop, Apache Hive, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, MongoDB, MySQL, NoSQL, Parsing, Ansible, Scala (Programming Language), SQL Databases, Unstructured Data, YAML, Scripting, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, Snowflake, Apache Spark, Gitlab, Kubernetes, Cassandra, Atlassian Tools, Apache Kafka, Bitbucket, Data Management, Terraform, Amazon Elastic Mapreduce (EMR), Docker, Amazon Redshift, Databricks - **Published:** September 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9175843/data-engineer-senior ## About the Role * 3+ years of experience supporting operations and maintenance for secure DoW information management systems * 3+ years of experience creating sof tware for retrieving, parsing, and processing structured and unstructured data * 3+ years of experience with Python, SQL, Scala, or Java * 3+ years of experience building scalable ETL / ELT workflows for reporting and analytics * Experience using version control tools such as GitLab, GitHub, or Bitbucket * Experience creating solutions within a collaborative and cross-functional team environment * Ability to develop scripts and programs for converting various types of data into usable formats, and support project team to scale, monitor, and operate data platforms * TS/SCI clearance * HS diploma or GED * Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 or 8140 IAT Level II Certification within 30 days of hire date Nice If You Have: * Experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, or Docker * Experience with systems administration using UNIX or Linux, including basic commands and scripting such as Bash, Ansible, or YAML * Experience with a public cloud, including AWS, Micro sof t Azure, or Google Cloud * Experience with distributed data or computing tools, including Spark, Databricks, Hadoop, Hive, AWS EMR, or Kafka * Experience with NoSQL implementation, including MongoDB or Cassandra * Experience with data warehousing using AWS Redshift, MySQL, or Snowflake * Experience with Agile development techniques and ceremonies * Experience with the Atlassian tool suite, including Jira and Confluence * Bachelor's degree in a Data or IT related field ## Description Ever-expanding technology like IoT, machine learning, and artifi cia l 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 an experience d data engineer 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 help build advanced technology solutions and implement data engineering activities on some of the most mission-driven projects in the industry. You'll deploy and develop pipelines and platforms that organize and make disparate data meaningful. Here, you'll work with and guide a multi-disciplinary team of analysts, data engineers, developers, and data consumers in a fast-paced, agile environment. 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