Senior Data Engineer

Overview Advance your career while impacting our national security in cyber as Senior Data Engineer at GDIT. Technologists have many paths to grow a meaningful career supporting cyber missions and operations across the federal government. The Advanateam is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join their program. Advana is the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s enterprise-wide, multi-domain data, analytics, and AI platform that provides DoD military and civilian decision makers, analysts, and builders with unprecedented access to enterprise data, tools, and capabilities. Responsibilities Design, build, and operate enterprise-grade Advana data pipelines supporting ingestion, transformation, movement, and storage across Unclassified/NIPR, Secret/SIPR, and Top Secret/JWICS enclaves. Architect scalable frameworks using Apache Airflow, Kafka, AWS Glue, Databricks, and Spark to deliver automated, fault-tolerant flows aligned with mission requirements for Combatant Commands, Joint Staff elements, and interagency partners. Establish medallion-architecture zones using bronze, silver, and gold tiers to govern data refinement, optimize lineage tracking, and strengthen analytics readiness; implement data quality monitoring capabilities using Great Expectations, Soda, and custom validation gates to detect drift, measure completeness, and elevate accuracy across distributed lakes. Apply encryption, IAM policies, role-segregated access, and cross-domain guards to maintain compliance with cybersecurity directives. Lead engineering of self-service connection utilities enabling standardized inbound and outbound integration patterns for mission owners. Direct root-cause analysis, Tier-3 support responses, performance optimization, and AoA evaluations that recommend modernization paths for cataloging, orchestration, and observability tools. Produce architecture diagrams, engineering guides, governance documents, and performance dashboards that quantify latency reduction, throughput increases, and platform resilience improvements; mentor multi-enclave teams and synchronize with customer-facing groups to translate operational pain points into scalable data engineering enhancements that strengthen Advana enterprise readiness. Qualifications Technical skills: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Data Architecture Development, Database Architecture. Certifications: AWS Certified Big Data Specialty (preferred). Experience: 10+ years of related experience. US Citizenship required. Security clearance: Top Secret/SCI (current and attainable). Job Details Type of Requisition: Pipeline Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Travel Required: None Telecommuting Options: Onsite Work Location: USA VA Falls Church Benefits Medical, dental, vision plans with Health Savings Accounts. 401(k) plan with company match. Paid time off: vacation, sick, personal, holidays, parental, military, bereavement, jury duty. Short- and long-term disability, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and travel insurance. Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans. #J-18808-Ljbffr