Junior Data Engineer (Cleared)

Data Engineer

If you hold an active Top Secret clearance and take pride in building data infrastructure that actually matters, this one is worth a look. Our client is seeking a Data Engineer to design and run secure, scalable data solutions that power decision-making on mission-critical federal programs. This is hands-on engineering work where data quality, compliance, and real mission impact all sit at the center of the job.

About The Company

Our client is an established professional services and technology firm that delivers data, analytics, and engineering solutions to federal government agencies. They bring substantial experience supporting secure, compliance-driven environments and partner closely with their government customers to modernize how mission data is collected, integrated, and put to use. This is a team that values technical depth, accountability, and people who take ownership of the systems they build.

Why You'll Love This Role

• Build mission-critical data infrastructure that directly supports federal programs.
• Work fully remote with the flexibility to do deep, focused engineering.
• Solve real integration and architecture challenges across modern cloud platforms.
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, developers, and government stakeholders who care about outcomes.
• Grow your career with strong professional development support, including paid certifications, mentorship, and continued learning.
• Take care of yourself and your family through a comprehensive benefits and well-being program spanning health, finances, and career.

What You'll Do

• Design, build, and maintain the data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes behind large-scale federal data systems.
• Build and tune cloud-based data architectures across AWS or Azure environments.
• Bring together structured and unstructured data from a range of government and third-party sources.
• Safeguard data quality, integrity, availability, and performance across every system you touch.
• Support ATO, RMF, and federal security requirements, including the documentation and audit work that comes with them.
• Work with DevOps partners on CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and deployment automation.
• Turn mission and business requirements into technical solutions that scale.
• Create and maintain the technical documentation for data flows, pipelines, and architectures.
• Take part in Agile ceremonies and stay closely connected with cross-functional teammates.

What You Bring

• An active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• At least 1 year designing and supporting enterprise data solutions in federal or otherwise regulated environments.
• A bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Strong experience with relational databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or Azure SQL.
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes for large-scale systems.
• Experience designing and tuning cloud-based data architectures in AWS or Azure.
• The ability to integrate structured and unstructured data from multiple government and third-party sources.
• A track record of protecting data quality, integrity, availability, and performance across systems.
• Experience supporting ATO, RMF, and federal security requirements, including documentation and audit support.
• Comfort partnering with DevOps teams on CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and deployment automation.
• The ability to translate mission and business requirements into solutions that scale.
• Strong technical documentation skills and a habit of collaborating well in Agile, cross-functional teams.

Bonus Points If You Have

• Proximity to the Washington, DC Metro area, with the flexibility to travel occasionally for onsite client meetings.

Compensation

• Starting salary of $95,000, dependent on experience and acumen.

About Catch Federal

Catch Federal is a high-touch recruiting agency that delivers end-to-end talent acquisition solutions for government agencies, prime contractors, and subcontractors. Headquartered in Charleston, SC, Catch brings decades of technical recruiting expertise to local and national clients and offers a full range of flexible solutions, including direct placement hiring, recruitment process outsourcing, contract, and contract-to-hire models. Catch specializes in the entire talent attraction lifecycle by sourcing and recruiting qualified candidates who are interview-ready, culturally aligned, and ready to make an immediate impact.

Catch Federal provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.