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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data/Systems Engineer - **Company:** Momentum Engineering - **Location:** United States - **Salary:** $170,000.0 - $235,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Data Analysis, Systems Engineering, Databases, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, Data Mapping, Data Transformation, Data Flow Control, JSON, Linux System Administration, MySQL, NoSQL, Data Streaming, Systems Integration, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Enterprise Data Management, Data Ingestion, Information Technology, Apache Nifi, Data Pipelines - **Published:** June 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/f44cf6c4-61f1-41d4-90a8-033ffd3ed289 ## About the Role * Must have active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph (MD Customer) * Bachelor's Degree with 20 years' experience * Experience planning and integrating secure, compliant systems and dataflow solutions * Strong background in data engineering and systems engineering principles * Experience defining and documenting system interfaces and data flows * Proficiency with Apache NiFi or similar dataflow tools * Experience working in Linux environments * Experience working with structured data formats (XML, CSV, JSON) * Experience with database technologies (MySQL and/or NoSQL) * Experience performing data mapping, transformation, and ingestion * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Desired Qualifications * Experience with Intelligence Community (IC) data environments and datasets ## Description Momentum Engineering, Inc. fosters an employee-centric culture. Our strength lies in our people. With a high percentage of employees holding advanced degrees in engineering, computer science, and related disciplines, we bring deep technical expertise to every mission. Our team includes professionals with security clearances and full-scope polygraphs, ensuring trusted, secure support for the most sensitive national security initiatives. Additionally, our workforce is equipped with industry-leading certifications, demonstrating a commitment to continuous learning and excellence. Most importantly, our exceptional employee retention rate reflects a culture of professional growth, mission focus, and dedication-ensuring long-term stability and expertise for our customers' critical needs., * Seeking a Data/Systems Engineer to support a mission-critical environment by designing, integrating, and sustaining secure, compliant dataflow and system solutions * This role combines systems engineering, data engineering, and compliance expertise to enable reliable data ingestion, transformation, and routing across enterprise platforms * The engineer provides technical direction across the full systems engineering lifecycle, ensuring solutions align with legal, policy, and compliance directives while supporting evolving mission data requirements Primary Responsibilities * Plan, design, and integrate secure, compliant dataflow solutions aligned with legal, policy, and mission directives * Provide technical leadership across the full systems engineering lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, and sustainment * Define system interfaces, including data origination, destination, stimulus, and data characteristics * Develop and implement data engineering solutions to support ingestion, transformation, and routing of enterprise data * Analyze and work with IC-provided datasets to identify, map, and model data transformation routines * Document and maintain data flows, routing logic, and system interfaces to support enterprise data repositories * Utilize tools such as Apache NiFi to support data ingestion, processing, and workflow automation * Work within Linux environments to develop, deploy, and maintain data solutions * Interact with data ontologies and schemas, including structured data formats such as XML, CSV, and JSON * Execute analytic queries and support data analysis across enterprise platforms * Ensure solutions align with policy, compliance, and data governance requirements ## Related Videos - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [Tips and Tricks for Working with JSON](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1229-tips-and-tricks-for-working-with-json) - [MySQL Protocol Features You Should Be Aware Of](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100267-mysql-protocol-features-you-should-be-aware-of) - [Leveraging Real time data in FSIs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/806-leveraging-real-time-data-in-fsis) - [Modern Data Architectures need Software Engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1030-modern-data-architectures-need-software-engineering) - [Introducing JSON Structure](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100219-introducing-json-structure) ## Related Articles - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Top Big Data Technologies That You Need to Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/108-top-big-data-technologies-that-you-need-to-know) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated)