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# Data Engineer

- **Company:** Accenture
- **Location:** Arlington, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $106,300.0 - $221,100.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cyber Security, Information Systems, Data Validation, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, Data Transformation, Document-Oriented Databases, Software Engineering, Data Storage Technologies, Information Technology, Data Lineage, Integration Frameworks, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** October 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/1_accentureghi3-4679120006

## About the Role

This position will document data architecture and pipelines, participate in data governance activities, and contribute to continuous improvement of data engineering processes. **Must have:** + Requires a Bachelor's degree (or an additional 4 years of experience) in IT, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Software Engineering, or related field + 4 years of experience in data engineering, data pipeline design, or management **Security Clearance:** + Active Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI, or TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance required, depending on position As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of **California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia** . The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below.

## Description

Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more.
Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward! **Job Description** The Data Engineer will design, build, and maintain the core client data infrastructure and pipelines necessary to ingest, process, store, and transform data for various consumers.
This person will develop and operate automated, end-to-end data pipelines, create and maintain data models and schemas, and contribute to the overall scalability, reliability, and security of the data platform.
The engineer will implement data processing frameworks and technologies, design and optimize data storage solutions, and develop data transformation logic to support analytics requirements.
This role will implement data quality checks and validation procedures, establish data lineage tracking mechanisms, and troubleshoot data pipeline issues.
The engineer will collaborate with data scientists and analysts to understand data requirements, work with security teams to implement data protection measures, and stay current with data engineering technologies and best practices.