Senior Data Engineer
McLean, VA
- Pay
$140,000–180,000/yearAnnual period assumed — pay source
About steampunk Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $140,000 to $180,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here. Identity Statement
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What you’ll bring
All qualificationsCore experience
- Ability to hold a position of public trust with the US government.
- 5-7 years industry experience coding commercial software and a passion for solving complex problems.
- 5-7 years direct experience in Data Engineering with experience in tools such as:
- Experience working with Data Lakehouse architecture and Delta Lake/Apache Iceberg
- Experience manipulating, processing, and extracting value from large, disconnected datasets.
- Ability to inspect existing data pipelines, discern their purpose and functionality, and re-implement them efficiently in Databricks.
Preferred experience
- Experience with data cataloging tools such as Informatica EDC, Unity Catalog, Collibra, Alation, Purview, or DataZone is a plus.
Qualification wording
Ability to hold a position of public trust with the US government.
5-7 years industry experience coding commercial software and a passion for solving complex problems.
5-7 years direct experience in Data Engineering with experience in tools such as:
Experience working with Data Lakehouse architecture and Delta Lake/Apache Iceberg
Experience manipulating, processing, and extracting value from large, disconnected datasets.
Ability to inspect existing data pipelines, discern their purpose and functionality, and re-implement them efficiently in Databricks.
Experience with data cataloging tools such as Informatica EDC, Unity Catalog, Collibra, Alation, Purview, or DataZone is a plus.
Tools in this posting
- Java
- Scala
- SQL
- AWS
- Azure
- Databricks
- Delta
- Google Cloud (GCP)
- S3
- Spark
- Airflow
- Python
- C++
- MySQL
- Iceberg
- PySpark
Source — Tool mentions in context
- AWS and Azure cloud services: e.g. Databricks on AWS, S3, EC2, RDS. - Object-oriented/object function scripting languages: PySpark/Python, Java, C++, Scala, etc. - Experience working with Data Lakehouse architecture and Delta Lake/Apache Iceberg
- Experience working with database/data warehouse/data mart solutions in cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP). - Key must have skill sets – Databricks, SQL, PySpark/Python, AWS - Support an Agile software development lifecycle
- Big data tools: Databricks, Apache Spark, Delta Lake, etc. - Relational SQL (Preferably T-SQL. Alternatively pgSQL, MySQL). - Data pipeline and workflow management tools: Databricks Workflows, Airflow, Step Functions, etc.
- Experience working with Data Lakehouse architecture and Delta Lake/Apache Iceberg - Advanced working SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases, query authoring and optimization (SQL) as well as working familiarity with a variety of databases. - Experience manipulating, processing, and extracting value from large, disconnected datasets.
- Address technical inquiries concerning customization, integration, enterprise architecture and general feature/functionality of data products - Experience working with database/data warehouse/data mart solutions in cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP). - Key must have skill sets – Databricks, SQL, PySpark/Python, AWS
- Data pipeline and workflow management tools: Databricks Workflows, Airflow, Step Functions, etc. - AWS and Azure cloud services: e.g. Databricks on AWS, S3, EC2, RDS. - Object-oriented/object function scripting languages: PySpark/Python, Java, C++, Scala, etc.
Overview We are looking for seasoned Senior Data Engineer to work with our team and our clients to develop enterprise grade data platforms, services, and pipelines in Databricks. We are looking for more than just a "Senior Data Engineer", but a technologist with excellent communication and customer service skills and a passion for data and problem solving. Contributions
Contributions - Lead and architect migrations of data using Databricks with focus on performance, reliability, and scalability. - Assess and understand ETL jobs, workflows, data marts, BI tools, and reports
- 5-7 years direct experience in Data Engineering with experience in tools such as: - Big data tools: Databricks, Apache Spark, Delta Lake, etc. - Relational SQL (Preferably T-SQL. Alternatively pgSQL, MySQL).
- Relational SQL (Preferably T-SQL. Alternatively pgSQL, MySQL). - Data pipeline and workflow management tools: Databricks Workflows, Airflow, Step Functions, etc. - AWS and Azure cloud services: e.g. Databricks on AWS, S3, EC2, RDS.
- Experience manipulating, processing, and extracting value from large, disconnected datasets. - Ability to inspect existing data pipelines, discern their purpose and functionality, and re-implement them efficiently in Databricks. - Experience manipulating structured and unstructured data.
- Object-oriented/object function scripting languages: PySpark/Python, Java, C++, Scala, etc. - Experience working with Data Lakehouse architecture and Delta Lake/Apache Iceberg - Advanced working SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases, query authoring and optimization (SQL) as well as working familiarity with a variety of databases.
About Steampunk
Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience.
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Job description
Overview
We are looking for seasoned Senior Data Engineer to work with our team and our clients to develop enterprise grade data platforms, services, and pipelines in Databricks. We are looking for more than just a "Senior Data Engineer", but a technologist with excellent communication and customer service skills and a passion for data and problem solving.
Contributions
- Lead and architect migrations of data using Databricks with focus on performance, reliability, and scalability.
- Assess and understand ETL jobs, workflows, data marts, BI tools, and reports
- Address technical inquiries concerning customization, integration, enterprise architecture and general feature/functionality of data products
- Experience working with database/data warehouse/data mart solutions in cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Key must have skill sets – Databricks, SQL, PySpark/Python, AWS
- Support an Agile software development lifecycle
- You will contribute to the growth of our AI & Data Exploitation Practice!
Qualifications
- Current ICE US Public Trust Clearance (Full Background Investigation)
- Ability to hold a position of public trust with the US government.
- 5-7 years industry experience coding commercial software and a passion for solving complex problems.
- 5-7 years direct experience in Data Engineering with experience in tools such as:
- Big data tools: Databricks, Apache Spark, Delta Lake, etc.
- Relational SQL (Preferably T-SQL. Alternatively pgSQL, MySQL).
- Data pipeline and workflow management tools: Databricks Workflows, Airflow, Step Functions, etc.
- AWS and Azure cloud services: e.g. Databricks on AWS, S3, EC2, RDS.
- Object-oriented/object function scripting languages: PySpark/Python, Java, C++, Scala, etc.
- Experience working with Data Lakehouse architecture and Delta Lake/Apache Iceberg
- Advanced working SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases, query authoring and optimization (SQL) as well as working familiarity with a variety of databases.
- Experience manipulating, processing, and extracting value from large, disconnected datasets.
- Ability to inspect existing data pipelines, discern their purpose and functionality, and re-implement them efficiently in Databricks.
- Experience manipulating structured and unstructured data.
- Experience architecting data systems (transactional and warehouses).
- Experience the SDLC, CI/CD, and operating in dev/test/prod environments.
- Experience with data cataloging tools such as Informatica EDC, Unity Catalog, Collibra, Alation, Purview, or DataZone is a plus.
- Commitment to data governance.
- Experience working in an Agile environment.
- Experience supporting project teams of developers and data scientists who build web-based interfaces, dashboards, reports, and analytics/machine learning models
About steampunk
Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $140,000 to $180,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.
Identity Statement
As part of the application process, 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.
Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.
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About steampunk Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $140,000 to $180,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here. Identity Statement
- Location & working pattern
McLean, VA
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- May 13, 2026
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- Last seen by us
- Oct 8, 2026
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