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McLean, VA Public Trust Polygraph Unspecified Career Level not specified Salary not specified

Job Description

Job Family: Systems Engineering Travel Required: Up to 10% Clearance Required: Ability to Obtain Public Trust What You Will Do:

• Design, develop, and maintain data ingestion, transformation, and curation pipelines using Informatica and related ETL tools, enabling consistent delivery of high-quality, analytics-ready datasets across the Data Platform.
• Extend and integrate legacy ETL pipelines into AWS and Databricks lakehouse environments, supporting batch and near real-time ingestion patterns and improving enterprise data availability and reuse.
• Build and support Java-based data services, APIs, and integration layers that enable secure, governed access to curated data for analytics, reporting, and downstream consumption.
• Contribute to intake and onboarding activities by supporting requirements analysis, source profiling, and implementation of standardized data integration patterns aligned to defined intake processes and SLAs.
• Develop production-ready data pipelines and services that meet defined technical, security, and documentation requirements, supporting controlled promotion into production through established SDLC and CI/CD processes.
• Implement data quality validation, transformation logic, and performance optimization to improve pipeline reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Integrate data pipelines and services with AWS components (e.g., S3, messaging/streaming services) and Databricks environments to support secure, scalable data movement and platform interoperability.
• Support governed data engineering practices by implementing metadata capture, lineage tracking, access control patterns, and audit logging to meet compliance, traceability, and security requirements.

What You Will Need:

• Bachelor's degree is required
• SIX (6) or more years of experience in data engineering or ETL development using Informatica or similar enterprise data integration platforms.
• Experience building and maintaining data pipelines supporting ingestion, transformation, and curation of structured and semi-structured datasets.
• Experience developing Java-based data services, APIs, or integration layers supporting enterprise data access and interoperability.
• Working experience with AWS data platform components (e.g., S3, IAM, networking) and familiarity with lakehouse architecture such as Databricks.
• Experience implementing production-ready solutions with embedded data quality validation, monitoring, logging, and error handling patterns.
• Experience working within Agile and CI/CD-enabled delivery environments supporting secure and repeatable deployments.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Experience modernizing legacy ETL pipelines into cloud-native or lakehouse-based architectures.
• Familiarity with data governance concepts, including metadata management, lineage, and access controls within regulated environments.
• Familiarity with Databricks capabilities (Delta Lake, Unity Catalog) and downstream analytics enablement patterns.
• Experience with event-driven or streaming integration patterns (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis, EventBridge).
• Exposure to enterprise metadata/catalog tools (e.g., Informatica EDC, Axon) supporting governed data platforms.
• Experience supporting federal data platforms or operating in highly regulated environments with strict security and audit requirements.
• Knowledge of secure data access patterns, including RBAC/ABAC, encryption, and audit reporting aligned to FISMA and FedRAMP requirements.

What We Offer: Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace. Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Care.com annual membership
• Employee Assistance Program
• Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

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