Data Engineer

Data Engineer

Position Description
CGI Federal is seeking a Data Engineer to support a federal agency in modernizing its fraud control strategy. This senior technical role is part of a high impact team responsible for redesigning and optimizing fraud detection pipelines and workflows that safeguard federal benefits and adapt to evolving data sources. You will lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and flexible data engineering solutions while collaborating closely with data scientists, analysts, and federal stakeholders to ensure the iClaim model infrastructure is robust, adaptable, and future ready.

***This position is on site 5 days a week in Woodlawn, MD***

Your future duties and responsibilities
. Engineer, transform, and manage large datasets from diverse sources while ensuring data integrity, reliability, and consistency.
. Design, optimize, and maintain complex SQL queries for ETL operations across distributed databases.
. Develop and automate ETL pipelines using platforms such as Apache Airflow, ensuring high availability and resilience.
. Write modular, well documented Python code for data processing, feature engineering, and workflow orchestration.
. Implement comprehensive data validation, cleansing, and quality checks throughout all pipeline stages.
. Apply software engineering best practices including version control, code reviews, logging, monitoring, and error handling.
. Collaborate with data scientists to optimize model pipelines for performance, maintainability, and scalability.
. Prepare and maintain technical documentation such as data dictionaries, model specs, workflow guides, and architectural artifacts.
. Support Agile development cycles and contribute to the documentation and refinement of model workflows and data processes.
. Participate in deployment activities and conduct rigorous testing, validation, and post implementation reviews.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role
. Ability to obtain and maintain an Agency Public Trust clearance.
. Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of relevant experience.
. Expertise in SQL and ETL workflows with experience in distributed database technologies (Redshift, Snowflake, BigQuery).
. Experience with Apache Airflow or similar orchestration frameworks.
. Strong Python development skills, especially with pandas, NumPy, and automation libraries.
. Hands on experience building data quality checks and validation frameworks.
. Familiarity with GitHub, Bitbucket, or similar version control tools.
. Knowledge of logging, m

Desired qualifications/non essential skills required:
. Experience supporting federal agencies, particularly in fraud or anomaly detection.
. Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
. Exposure to CI/CD, DevOps practices, and infrastructure as code.
. Knowledge of data governance, PII handling, and federal security standards.
. Experience with model documentation, feature tracking, and model lifecycle management.

CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $89,600.00 $198,400.00.

CGI Federal's benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:
. Competitive compensation
. Comprehensive insurance options
. Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan
. Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time
. Paid parental leave
. Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
. Wellness and Well being programs

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