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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Engineer - **Company:** Peraton Inc - **Location:** Washington, DC, United States - **Salary:** $146,000.0 - $234,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Airflow, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Database, Information Systems, Databases, Customer Data Management, Data as a Services, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, Data Integration, Data Security, Data Sharing, Data Systems, Data Warehousing, Database Queries, Distributed Data Store, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Network Interface Controllers, Interoperability, Python (Programming Language), Scala (Programming Language), Service-Oriented Architecture, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Systems Integration, Technical Data Management Systems, Unstructured Data, Openapi, Data Server Interface, Data Ingestion, Apache Spark, Usage Tracking, Data Lakes, Information Technology, Enterprise Integration, Integration Frameworks, Apache Kafka, Apache Nifi, Data Lakehouse, Api Gateway, Restful APIs, Data Pipelines, Databricks, Programming Languages - **Published:** September 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9182263/data-engineer ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related technical discipline; equivalent experience may be considered. * 12+ years of relevant experience in data engineering, data integration, software engineering, or a related discipline; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D. * Active TS or Q clearance or higher is required. Ability to obtain Q/SCI. * Demonstrated experience designing and developing enterprise data pipelines and integration solutions. * Strong experience developing and consuming RESTful APIs, data services, or other application/data exchange interfaces. * Experience with data ingestion, transformation, normalization, validation, and delivery. * Strong SQL skills and experience working with relational and/or analytical databases. * Experience with Python, Java, Scala, or other modern programming languages used for data engineering. * Experience integrating disparate data sources, systems, applications, and platforms. * Understanding of data interoperability, data exchange, data modeling, data standards, and data-sharing concepts. * Experience developing technical interface specifications, data mappings, schemas, and integration documentation. * Experience working with structured and unstructured data. * Demonstrated ability to translate mission and business requirements into technical data engineering solutions. * Experience working across multiple organizations and collaborating with government and technical stakeholders. * Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and technical documentation skills. * Ability to work independently as a technical SME while collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary teams., * Previous experience supporting the Intelligence Community, Department of Energy, or other U.S. Government mission environments. * Experience developing data-sharing solutions between DOE and IC organizations. * Experience supporting SIPP programs or related customer initiatives. * Experience with government or enterprise data interoperability frameworks and data-sharing ecosystems. * Experience designing and implementing enterprise API gateways, data exchange services, integration platforms, or data service architectures. * Experience with cloud-based data engineering platforms, including AWS, Azure, or other government cloud environments. * Experience with data lake, data warehouse, data lakehouse, or distributed data architectures. * Experience with technologies such as Apache Kafka, Spark, Databricks, Airflow, NiFi, or equivalent data engineering platforms. ## Description We are seeking an experienced Data Engineer / Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support a classified U.S. Government contract. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership in the design, development, implementation, and integration of enterprise data engineering capabilities supporting data interoperability, data exchange, data usage, and data sharing across complex customer environments. The Data Engineer will design and develop data pipelines, APIs, data exchange services, integration services, and data interfaces that enable secure and reliable movement of data across customer systems and organizational boundaries. The position will support data-sharing initiatives with Department of Energy (DOE) partners, including IC organizations, and will work closely with government stakeholders, technical teams, mission partners, and external organizations. The role will also support additional technical integration activities associated with DOE and SIPP programs, helping define and implement solutions for evolving data interface, data usage, interoperability, and data-sharing requirements. The ideal candidate will combine strong hands-on data engineering expertise with an enterprise perspective and the ability to develop practical solutions across diverse technical and organizational environments., * Serve as a Data Engineering SME providing technical leadership and expertise across customer organizations, mission areas, and data-sharing initiatives. * Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable data pipelines and data integration solutions. * Develop and implement APIs, data exchange services, integration services, and data interfaces supporting secure and reliable data sharing. * Design technical solutions that enable interoperability across disparate data sources, systems, applications, platforms, and organizational environments. * Support data-sharing initiatives between customer organizations and DOE partners, including Intelligence Community organizations. * Translate customer and mission requirements into data engineering architectures, interfaces, pipelines, integration patterns, and technical implementation plans. * Work with government stakeholders and technical teams to define data requirements, interface specifications, exchange mechanisms, and integration approaches. * Develop reusable data interfaces and integration capabilities that can support multiple mission and organizational requirements. * Implement data ingestion, transformation, normalization, validation, enrichment, and delivery processes. * Develop solutions for structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data environments. * Design and implement data services that support both operational and analytical use cases. * Support the integration of customer data assets with enterprise, partner, and external data environments. * Develop and maintain data mappings, schemas, data models, interface specifications, and transformation logic. * Implement data quality, validation, monitoring, and error-handling capabilities within data pipelines and integration services. * Identify and resolve technical challenges associated with data interoperability, data access, data exchange, and data sharing. * Support DOE and SIPP programs with technical integration activities related to data interfaces, data usage, interoperability, and sharing requirements. * Participate in technical architecture, design, and engineering activities supporting SIPP and related customer initiatives. * Collaborate with data architects, data scientists, analysts, software developers, cybersecurity personnel, and mission stakeholders to deliver integrated data solutions. * Coordinate with external customers, DOE organizations, IC partners, and other stakeholders to establish technical integration requirements and implementation approaches. * Evaluate existing data interfaces and integration capabilities and recommend opportunities for modernization, standardization, and optimization. * Support development and adoption of common data standards, exchange patterns, interface specifications, and reusable integration services. * Develop technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, interface control documentation, API specifications, data mappings, data flows, and implementation plans. * Support testing, validation, troubleshooting, and deployment of data integration capabilities across development and operational environments. * Evaluate emerging data engineering and integration technologies and recommend solutions aligned with customer mission requirements. * Support Agile and iterative engineering activities, including requirements development, technical design, development, testing, deployment, and sustainment. * Ensure data engineering solutions comply with applicable security, classification, data governance, and customer requirements. ## Related Videos - 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