Secret-Cleared Data Engineer

Job Description:

Direct Hire |DC Metro Area | Active Secret Clearance Required

About the Opportunity

PTF Consulting is supporting direct-hire opportunities for Junior and Senior Data Engineers supporting mission-driven data initiatives in international environments.

In these roles, you will help organize, process, and transform structured and unstructured data into meaningful solutions that support reporting, analytics, and operational decision-making. You will work alongside analysts, engineers, developers, and data consumers in a collaborative, fast-paced technical environment.

These positions are ideal for cleared Data Engineers who are interested in applying their technical skills to impactful work while supporting important missions overseas.

What You'll Do

• Design, develop, deploy, and maintain data pipelines, workflows, and data applications.
• Support reporting and analytics solutions using structured and unstructured data.
• Retrieve, parse, process, and organize data from disparate sources.
• Contribute to data engineering activities across mission-driven projects.
• Work with cross-functional teams, including analysts, developers, engineers, and data consumers.
• Support analytical exploration, data examination, and the development of meaningful data solutions.
• For senior-level candidates, responsibilities may also include helping assess, design, build, and maintain enterprise-scale analytic solutions.

Required Qualifications

For Junior Data Engineer candidates:

• 2+ years of experience using programming or querying languages such as Python, R, Scala, or SQL.
• 2+ years of experience developing and maintaining data applications for reporting and analytics.
• Experience creating workflows for retrieving, parsing, and processing structured and unstructured data.

For Senior Data Engineer candidates:

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, application development, data science, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of experience designing, developing, operationalizing, and maintaining data applications for reporting and analytics at enterprise scale.
• 3+ years of experience with Python, SQL, Scala, or R.

All candidates must have:

• Experience creating solutions in a collaborative, cross-functional team environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
• Active Secret clearance.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Ability to access restricted facilities as required by the role.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Palantir tools, including Foundry.
• Experience with distributed data and computing tools such as Spark, Databricks, Hadoop, Hive, AWS EMR, or Kafka.
• Experience with data visualization or geospatial tools such as Tableau, Qlik, Power BI, or ArcGIS.
• Experience working in Agile engineering environments.
• Experience supporting a Combatant Command or other DoD organization.
• TS/SCI clearance.

Clearance Requirement

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. An active Secret clearance is required.

Employment Type

Direct Hire

Why This Role

This is a strong opportunity for cleared Data Engineers who want to use their technical background in a mission-focused environment while supporting international programs. Whether you are early in your data engineering career or bring senior-level enterprise experience, these roles offer the chance to work on meaningful data challenges with real operational impact.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

PTF Consulting, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Required Skills:
• Data