Senior Data Engineer - Databricks

We are looking for seasoned Senior Data Engineer to work with our team and our clients to develop enterprise grade data platforms, services, and pipelines. We are looking for more than just a "Senior Data Engineer", but a technologist with excellent communication and customer service skills and a passion for data and problem solving. Contributions Lead and architect migration of data environments with performance and reliability. Assess and understand the ETL jobs, workflows, BI tools, and reports. Address technical inquiries concerning customization, integration, enterprise architecture and general feature / functionality of data products. Experience in crafting database / data warehouse solutions in Databricks. Key must have skill sets – Databricks, Python, SQL. Support an Agile software development lifecycle. You will contribute to the growth of our Data Exploitation Practice. Qualifications Ability to hold a position of public trust with the US government. 12+ years of experience with a Bachelors Degree or 8+ years with a Masters Degree. 8-12 years industry experience in data engineering and a passion for solving complex problems. 8-12 years direct experience in Data Engineering with experience in the following: Experience designing and building data pipelines and data products on modern lakehouse platforms (e.g. Databricks, Apache Spark), including Delta Lake, distributed processing and performance optimization. Experience supporting or integrating GenAI/ML workflows (e.g. feature engineering, vectors torage, RAW pipelines, or model lifecycle using tools like MLFlow). Experience operating in enterprise or regulated cloud environments, including working within platform constraints, security controls, and data governance frameworks. Experience building batch and streaming data pipelines using distributed processing frameworks (e.g. Apache Spark Structured Streaming) within a lakehouse architecture. Experience with search and retrieval patterns for analytics or AI use cases (e.g. indexing, semantic search, vector-based retrieval). Strong proficiency in SQL and Python for data engineering, including experience working with distributed data processing frameworks (e.g. Apache Spark). Advanced working SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases, query authoring and optimization (SQL) as well as working familiarity with a variety of databases. Strong ability to lead technical discussions with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including translating business needs into actionable data solutions, clearly communicating tradeoffs, and guiding decision‑making. Demonstrated ability to evaluate solution feasibility, identify risks and constraints, and make pragmatic recommendations in complex or ambiguous environments. Experience navigating cross-team environments and driving alignment through clear communication and structured problem-solving. Experience constructing complex queries to analyze results using databases or in a data processing development environment. Strong judgment in evaluating solution feasibility, balancing technical constraints, business needs, and long‑term scalability. Experience architecting data systems (transactional and warehouses). Experience aggregating results and/or compiling information for reporting from multiple datasets. Experience working in an Agile environment. Experience supporting project teams of developers and data scientists who build web‑based interfaces, dashboards, reports, and analytics/machine learning models. About Steampunk Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $125,000 to $165,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here. Identity Statement As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology , we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. As an employee owned company , we focus on investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers – and rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth. If you want to learn more about our story, visit We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program. #J-18808-Ljbffr Steampunk.com