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# Sr. Data Engineer (TS/SCI) - Reston

- **Company:** IBM
- **Location:** Alexandria, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Business Analytics Applications, Databases, Information Engineering, Data Visualization, Database Development, Decision Support Systems, Web Development, R (Programming Language), Graph Database, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Machine Learning, MongoDB, Natural Language Processing, Node.Js, Open Source Technology, Software Engineering, ReactJS, Vba Programming Language, Programming Languages
- **Published:** October 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3467381585&tx=FJ6562FFI&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

Our team is committed to providing senior National Security leaders with decision-worthy data and analysis to improve the effectiveness of Intelligence systems supporting DoW Warfighters. The team is building mission-critical intelligence workflows to produce decision advantage for the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Intelligence and Security, OUSW(I&S). We are seeking a TS//SCI cleared Data Engineer with a variety of technical skills, a curiosity to learn and innovate, and general understanding of the defense intelligence enterprise. Our data engineering team leverages open-source scripting and data visualization tools to wrangle, clean, analyze and display data in decision support tools for senior leaders within the Department of War.

Required technical and professional expertise

 * US Citizen with active TS/SCI clearance or show immediate eligibility according to DISS security database (SCI within last 2 years)
 * Bachelor's Degree, preferably in STEM fields.
 * 7+ years of experience applying data engineer or software development skills to develop analytic tools, deliver mission support services and create data visualization capabilities.
 * 5+ years of experience using programming languages (e.g. Python, JavaScript, Java, Visual Basic for Applications, R) to deliver data engineering and/or software development services.
 * 1+ years of experience leveraging graph databases and platforms to deliver analytics.

Preferred technical and professional experience

 * Master's Degree, preferably in STEM fields.
 * 5+ years of general experience in the military or intelligence community; exposure to ISR capabilities is highly desired
 * 5+ year of experience with database development (e.g. MongoDB, PostgreSQL) or Web Development (e.g. JavaScript, React, Node.js)
 * 5+ years of experience in leading data engineering or software development teams
 * Experience and/or proficiency in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and/or Natural Language Processing