Data Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Work type
On-site
Location
Chantilly, VA
Salary
$99,000–$225,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
78 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Nov 8, 2026

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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.

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TL;DR · Data Engineer

JOB TITLE: Data Engineer As a Data Engineer, you will join a team focused on building advanced technology solutions for mission-driven projects involving fraud detection, cancer research, and national intelligence. You will lead data engineering activities by overseeing the development and deployment of pipelines and platforms that organize disparate data into meaningful insights. Your daily responsibilities include designing, developing, and maintaining complex enterprise-scale data applications, including scalable ETL and ELT workflows. You will utilize technologies such as Informatica PowerCenter, SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and Linux. The role requires expertise in AWS cloud architectures like S3 and RDS, as well as CI/CD practices using Git, GitLab, and Ansible. You will also manage data migrations and modernization initiatives to support reliable, monitored, and scalable distributed data platforms.

What does a Data Engineer earn in Virginia?

Median $155450 from 67 postings across 8 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Oversee the development and deployment of data pipelines and platforms to organize disparate data.
  • Design, develop, and maintain complex enterprise-scale data applications and scalable ETL/ELT workflows.
  • Create scripts and automated processes to convert various data types into usable formats for analytics.
  • Lead data architecture initiatives and modernization efforts involving large-scale enterprise data migrations.
  • Optimize ETL designs using Informatica PowerCenter and perform SQL development, data modeling, and performance tuning.
  • Implement and support CI/CD and DevOps practices using Git, GitLab, and workflow orchestration tools.
  • Execute full data migration lifecycles including unit testing, UAT support, reconciliation, and security control implementation.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of experience in application development and maintaining complex enterprise-scale data applications.
  • 5+ years of experience developing software for retrieving, parsing, and processing structured and unstructured data.
  • Experience with data architecture, engineering, and enterprise data migration, including leading modernization initiatives.
  • Experience with ETL design and optimization using Informatica PowerCenter and Informatica Developer.
  • Experience with relational databases like SQL Server, Oracle, and PostgreSQL, including SQL development and performance tuning.
  • Experience with Linux fundamentals, AWS cloud data architectures, and scalable distributed data platforms.
  • Experience supporting CI/CD and DevOps practices using Git, GitLab, GitHub, Ansible, and Control-M.
  • TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Engineering.

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