Lead Data Engineer

Lead Data EngineerAt Two Six Technologies, we build, deploy, and implement innovative products that solve the world's most complex challenges today. Through unrivaled collaboration and unwavering trust, we push the boundaries of what's possible to empower our team and support our customers in building a safer global future.Overview of Opportunity: Two Six Technologies is seeking an experienced and motivated Lead Data Engineer to work within a cross-functional development team focused on advancing a state of the art in mission tracking technology enhanced by artificial intelligence and machine learning. The work will be located in our Arlington, Virginia office.Responsibilities:Partner across teams to design and support the implementation of a seamless, decentralized, and secure data sharing framework that ensures consistent data exchange across different platform instances.Work closely with backend and database teams to align storage strategies across relational, indexing, and specialized time-series engines, balancing fast retrieval with long-term persistence.Maintain and align complex, multi-domain data models utilized across dozens of microservices, ensuring data integrity, strict contract management, and system-wide consistency.Collaborate with infrastructure and platform teams to adapt and scale data systems as computational needs evolve, ensuring seamless performance across both bare-metal and cloud environments.Collaborate on the design and implementation of resilient data patterns (such as CQRS and secure store-and-forward pipelines) to guarantee data security, integrity, and strict access controls in a distributed microservices environment.Requirements:Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or comparable experienceLanguages: 6+ years of professional software development experience, with deep expertise in Python and/or Go (Golang) within highly distributed environments.Databases: 4+ years of hands-on experience designing and optimizing relational schemas in PostgreSQL, alongside experience utilizing Elasticsearch for high-performance indexing and retrieval.Streaming & Caching: 3+ years of experience implementing and scaling event-driven architectures with distributed message brokers like Kafka, and leveraging Redis (or similar key-value stores) for high-speed caching.Eligibility to obtain and maintain a TS security clearance.Nice to have:Exposure to DevSecOps and Agile environments and processesProficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as GitA self-driven work ethic and a willingness to jump in and solve hard problemsAdept at simplifying and communicating complex ideasExperience with Kubernetes, AWS, Docker, a plusDoD 8570 Level II or Level III Certification, for example, Comptia Security + or CISSPSecurity Clearance: Eligibility to obtain a government clearance if required/needed.Two Six Technologies is committed to providing competitive and comprehensive compensation packages that reflect the value we place on our employees and their contributions. We believe in rewarding skills, experience, and performance. Our offerings include but are not limited to, medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, retirement benefits, paid leave, tuition assistance and professional development. The projected salary range listed for this position is annualized. This is a general guideline and not a guarantee of salary. Salary is one component of our total compensation package and the specific salary offered is determined by various factors, including, but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills, geographic location, as well as contract specific affordability and organizational requirements.Salary Range $132,000 - $198,000 USDTwo Six Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions and lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age (40 and over), marital status, disability, genetic information, and protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request reasonable workplace accommodation for any part of our employment process, please send an email to View email address on click.appcast.io. Information provided will be kept confidential and used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.Additionally, please be advised that this business uses E-Verify in its hiring practices.