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Data Engineer

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USD 62,000–141,000/year — pay source
At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page. Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $62,000.00 to $141,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date. Identity Statement
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Before you apply

Work authorization
Citizens onlyTS/SCI clearance is required

What you’ll work on

Full posting
  • Lead a team of data engineers on cloud-native solutions

  • Integrate structured and unstructured data across secure environments

  • Set engineering standards and ensure data quality

From the employer’s posting
lead a team of data engineers to design modern, cloud-native solutions
integrating structured and unstructured data across secure environments
set engineering standards, ensure data quality

What you’ll bring

All qualifications

Core experience

  • TS/SCI clearance required
  • Experience building and maintaining data pipelines
  • Experience with SQL, PostgreSQL, or Kafka
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering
Qualification wording
TS/SCI clearance is required
Experience with building and maintaining data pipelines
Experience with SQL, PostgreSQL, or Kafka
Bachelor’s degree in a Computer Science or Engineering field
Education & alternatives
- TS/SCI clearance - Bachelor’s degree in a Computer Science or Engineering field - Ability to obtain Security+ Certification within 6 months of hire
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Live
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Sep 15, 202657 days ago
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88
Last seen by us
Nov 10, 2026

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How this job compares

Pay

Lower than most similar jobs

$62K–$141K against $127K–$190K, the middle half of what similar US postings state.

From 2,229 postings in the last year. Stated ranges, not salaries paid.

Time since we first saw it

Day 57

Up longer than most. Similar jobs usually come down between day 6 and day 55.

At Booz Allen Hamilton, jobs usually come down by about day 34.

From 13,018 similar postings that came down, and 627 of Booz Allen Hamilton’s. Coming down is not always a hire.

Booz Allen Hamilton is hiring

229 open jobs

Open jobs by the week we first saw them, last 12 weeks.

  • Takes jobs down at a usual pace
  • 12% of open jobs were reposted
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  • Python
  • Scala
  • SQL
  • AWS
  • Elasticsearch
  • Grafana
  • Kafka
  • Kubernetes
  • PostgreSQL
Where the posting names them
- Experience with building and maintaining data pipelines - Experience with ETL development using Python, or Scala - Experience with SQL, PostgreSQL, or Kafka
- Experience with ETL development using Python, or Scala - Experience with SQL, PostgreSQL, or Kafka - Experience with NiFi for data flow automation
- Experience with NiFi for data flow automation - Knowledge of AWS services, including RDS and Aurora - Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
- Experience with Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD, or related orchestration tools - Experience with monitoring tools2, such as Grafana, Prometheus, or Elasticsearch - Experience with real-time data and streaming architectures
Nice If You Have: - Experience with Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams, or other Kafka ecosystem tools - Experience with Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD, or related orchestration tools
- Experience with Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams, or other Kafka ecosystem tools - Experience with Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD, or related orchestration tools - Experience with monitoring tools2, such as Grafana, Prometheus, or Elasticsearch

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Has Booz Allen Hamilton posted this job before?

Yes. We’ve followed 19 other Data Engineer jobs there since October 2026. All 19 are still up.

  1. This jobUp 58 days so far, first seen Sep 15
  2. AlbuquerqueStill up after 21 days, first seen Oct 22
  3. TampaStill up after 19 days, first seen Oct 23
  4. Virginia BeachStill up after 16 days, first seen Oct 26
  5. StuttgartStill up after 16 days, first seen Oct 26
  6. ArlingtonStill up after 13 days, first seen Oct 29
  7. StuttgartStill up after 12 days, first seen Oct 31
  8. Fort KnoxStill up after 9 days, first seen Nov 3
  9. TampaStill up after 7 days, first seen Nov 5

Large employers often post one title for several teams, so these can be separate openings.

About Booz Allen Hamilton

People
About 31,500 in 2026, down 12% from the year before.Annual report (SEC Form 10-K)
Company
Listed as BAH.

Demand for Data Engineer roles

New Data Engineer postings at the employers we follow are up 7% over the last 6 weeks compared with the 6 before.

Weekly new Data Engineer postings at the same employers, from the week of August 17 to the week of November 2. The fewest in a week was 834, the most 1,323, and the latest week had 1,323.
August 17Last week

Each bar is one week of new postings. The darkest bars are the last 6 weeks.

Counted from the hiring pages we’ve followed for at least five weeks, so employers we add don’t look like growth. Updated weekly.

About the role

We file this job under Data Engineer, by the work the posting describes.

Data engineers build and run the pipelines that copy data out of apps and outside services into a warehouse or lake, and fix them when a source changes or a load fails.

Expect SQL, Python, a cloud platform, a scheduler such as Airflow, and often tools for large data such as Spark or Kafka.

An analytics engineer works one step later, turning the raw data a data engineer lands into clean tables people can query.

US government figures for database architects

Median yearly pay, May 2025
$139,500
Expected change, 2025 to 2035
9.4% more jobsagainst 3.5% for all jobs

The government has no code for data engineers, so these figures are for the closest group, database architects, which includes data integration and data warehousing specialists.

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025) and Employment Projections (2025 to 2035). Occupation code 15-1243.

Job description

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Data Engineer

The Opportunity:

Booz Allen is seeking a Data Engineer to architect, develop, and optimize scalable data pipelines and platforms that transform complex data into actionable insights. In this role, you will lead a team of data engineers to design modern, cloud-native solutions integrating structured and unstructured data across secure environments.

You will serve as a technical and strategic leader, responsible for building and maintaining enterprise data infrastructure that powers analytics, reporting, and mission-critical decision-making. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, you will set engineering standards, ensure data quality, and drive innovation, enabling the organization to leverage data as a secure and strategic asset at scale.

This position blends technical expertise with leadership responsibilities to deliver high-quality, reliable, and secure data solutions across cloud and distributed systems.

Work with us to use data for good.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:  

  • Experience with building and maintaining data pipelines
  • Experience with ETL development using Python, or Scala
  • Experience with SQL, PostgreSQL, or Kafka
  • Experience with NiFi for data flow automation
  • Knowledge of AWS services, including RDS and Aurora
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
  • TS/SCI clearance
  • Bachelor’s degree in a Computer Science or Engineering field
  • Ability to obtain Security+ Certification within 6 months of hire

Nice If You Have:  

  • Experience with Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams, or other Kafka ecosystem tools
  • Experience with Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD, or related orchestration tools
  • Experience with monitoring tools2, such as Grafana, Prometheus, or Elasticsearch
  • Experience with real-time data and streaming architectures

Clearance: 

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $62,000.00 to $141,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

  • Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

  • Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

  • Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

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Work Model Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings. - Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility. - Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility. - Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.
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