Database Engineering

Own your opportunity to serve as a critical component of our nation’s safety and security. Transform technology into opportunity as an Engineer Principal at GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career.
MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT As an Engineer Principal, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission. We’re looking for a Data Engineer who is passionate about building modern, scalable solutions for ingesting and transforming data. This role blends back-end engineering with data pipeline development and is perfect for someone who enjoys designing modular services and bringing structure to complex data environments.
As part of our Agile team, you’ll design and develop software products and services that efficiently ingest, process, and manage data from a variety of sources. You’ll play a key role in building robust, reusable APIs and data pipelines that support critical operational and analytical systems.

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience. ● Knowledge of NodeJS or Python, Strong understanding of APIs, microservices, and distributed systems, Strong understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs) and using them to enrich data, Solid experience in building and maintaining ETL workflows and data pipelines, Excellent organizational, coordination, interpersonal and team building skills, Familiarization with NoSQL datastores, Familiarization with MCP Servers and API management.

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