Data Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Work type: On-site
Location: Huntsville, AL
Salary: $77,500–$176,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 69 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Closes: Nov 17, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton is a management and technology consulting firm that provides analytics, digital, engineering, and cybersecurity solutions primarily to U.S. government agencies and commercial clients. Industry: Management & Technology Consulting

Booz Allen Hamilton currently has 1662 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $86,800–$198,000 across 904 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Data Engineer

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JOB TITLE: Data Engineer As a Data Engineer, you will join a multi-disciplinary team of analysts, developers, and data consumers to build advanced technology solutions for mission-driven projects. You will be responsible for the assessment, design, building, and maintenance of scalable platforms, while developing pipelines to organize disparate data into meaningful insights. Your daily work involves creating software for retrieving, parsing, and processing structured and unstructured data, as well as building scalable ETL and ELT workflows. You will utilize skills in Python, SQL, Scala, Java, and Shell scripting within UNIX and Linux environments. The role involves working with distributed computing tools like Spark, Databricks, and Kafka, alongside cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud to solve complex problems in fraud detection, cancer research, and national intelligence.

What does a Data Engineer earn?

Median $159000 from 203 postings across 58 companies.

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Skills

Python SQL Scala Java Spark Databricks Hadoop Hive AWS Microsoft Azure Google Cloud Kafka Snowflake AWS Redshift MongoDB Cassandra UNIX Linux Shell Scripting ETL ELT Agile Palantir Foundry

What you'll do

Design, build, and maintain scalable data platforms for enterprise-scale applications.
Develop and deploy pipelines to organize and process disparate structured and unstructured data.
Build scalable ETL and ELT workflows for reporting and analytics.
Create scripts and programs to convert various data types into usable formats.
Manage the assessment, design, and maintenance of complex data applications.
Monitor and operate data platforms to support project team scaling.
Perform analytical exploration and data examination to provide mission-critical insights.

What we're looking for

TS/SCI clearance is required.
TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph (preferred).
5+ years of experience in application development.
5+ years of experience designing, developing, operationalizing and maintaining complex data applications at enterprise scale.
3+ years of experience creating software for retrieving, parsing and processing structured and unstructured data.
3+ years of experience building scalable ETL and ELT workflows for reporting and analytics.
Bachelor’s degree or 7+ years of experience in data engineering in lieu of degree.
Experience with Python, SQL, Scala, or Java (preferred).

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