Data Engineer

Absolute Business Solutions Corp (ABSC) is not just another technology company. We’re a community of innovators, engineers, data professionals, analysts, and mission-focused leaders working together to solve some of the nation’s most complex security challenges. For more than 20 years, we have supported critical Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), and Federal Civilian missions. As we continue to grow, we’re looking for exceptional professionals ready to make a meaningful mission impact. ABSC is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to support a highly mission-focused Intelligence Community customer in Chantilly, VA. Today’s intelligence environment generates massive volumes of structured and unstructured data from increasingly diverse sources. Turning that data into actionable information requires scalable pipelines, resilient platforms, and engineers who understand how to transform complex datasets into usable, mission-relevant information. In this role, you will design, build, and maintain data pipelines and platforms that enable analysts, developers, and mission users to access and derive value from disparate datasets. You will work within a collaborative, cross-functional Agile team to develop scalable data solutions supporting critical national security missions. Location: Chantilly, VA Work Environment: On-site Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph What You’ll Do Design, develop, and maintain software solutions for retrieving, parsing, transforming, and processing structured and unstructured data. Build and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines and workflows supporting analytics, reporting, and mission applications. Develop scripts, services, and applications that convert diverse data sources into usable and standardized formats. Design and support scalable data platforms capable of ingesting, processing, storing, and delivering large volumes of information. Work closely with analysts, developers, data engineers, and data consumers to understand mission requirements and translate them into technical solutions. Support the assessment, design, development, implementation, monitoring, and maintenance of data platforms. Develop solutions using programming languages such as Python, SQL, Scala, or Java. Use modern version-control and collaborative software-development practices with tools such as GitLab, GitHub, or Bitbucket. Troubleshoot data-quality, ingestion, processing, and performance issues across complex data environments. Participate in Agile engineering activities, technical discussions, design reviews, and continuous improvement efforts. Support the scalability, reliability, monitoring, and operation of mission data platforms. Required Qualifications 5+ years of experience developing software used to retrieve, parse, process, or transform structured and unstructured data. 3+ years of experience developing solutions using Python, SQL, Scala, or Java. 3+ years of experience designing or developing scalable ETL/ELT workflows supporting analytics or reporting. Experience developing technical solutions within a collaborative, cross-functional team environment. Experience using version-control tools such as GitLab, GitHub, or Bitbucket. Experience developing scripts or applications that transform multiple data types into usable formats. Ability to support the scaling, monitoring, operation, and maintenance of data platforms. Ability to work on-site in Chantilly, VA. Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph. High school diploma or GED. Ability to obtain Security+ Certification within 30 days of start date. Able and willing to train on Snowflake/obtain Snowflake certification at employer cost. Preferred Qualifications Experience working in UNIX or Linux environments, including basic commands and Shell scripting. Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Experience with distributed data processing or computing technologies such as Spark, Databricks, Hadoop, Hive, AWS EMR, or Kafka. Experience developing or supporting real-time data or streaming applications. Experience implementing or supporting NoSQL databases, including MongoDB or Cassandra. Hands-on experience with Databricks. Experience with data warehousing technologies such as AWS Redshift, MySQL, or Snowflake. Experience working within Agile engineering environments. Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline. Current Security+ Certification. Who we are: ABSC is a technology and services company that combines the agility of a small business with proven processes refined over more than two decades in business. We specialize in supporting public sector clients in the Intelligence, Defense, Health, and Safety areas. Our team stands ready to deliver the next generation of programs, personnel, and solutions to help advance our federal government customers’ driving innovation, agility, and security across all mission areas. Some of our benefits include: Generous PTO plus 11 Federal Holidays Retirement Planning – 401k Fully Vested with Match Annual Health and Wellness Allowance – buy an Apple Watch, a treadmill, or hit the gym on us Career Development – Annual Funds to spend on Education and Training and/or AI tools and subscriptions Volunteer Time Off – Annually, all employees can spend 8 hours directly supporting a charity of choice Charitable Match – ABSC matches an employee’s donation to a qualifying charity Referral Program – We pay for internal and external referrals! LOV Awards – Earn bonus awards throughout the year from our Living Our Values awards program ABSC is a proud V3, Virginia Values Vets, member which recognizes our commitment to hiring Veterans. If you are a veteran, please be sure to include that in your application. Equal Opportunity Employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. #J-18808-Ljbffr ABSCUS Inc