Data Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Work type
On-site
Location
Nellis, NV
Salary
$61,900–$141,000 / yr
Posted
73 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Sep 28, 2026

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $101k
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This role pays less than 96% of similar roles. Most pay $129,624–$211,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $101k versus about $170k for comparable roles.

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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 802 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $86,800–$198,000 across 783 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Data Engineer

Data Engineer As a Data Engineer, you will join a multi-disciplinary team of analysts, developers, and data consumers in an agile environment 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 and platforms that organize disparate data into meaningful insights. The role involves managing data integration, secure compute environments, and intelligence fusion platforms within restricted or classified settings. You will utilize Palantir Foundry, Gotham, and various infrastructure tools to create log pipelines, monitoring frameworks, and operational dashboards. Key technical requirements include experience with DevSecOps practices, containerization, orchestration, CI/CD, and integrating AI/ML capabilities into production workflows. The work focuses on solving complex data problems in areas such as fraud detection, cancer research, and national intelligence within high-pressure, multi-classification environments.

What does a Data Engineer earn?

Median $183138 from 214 postings across 58 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design and implement data pipelines, ontologies, and application workflows on platforms like Palantir Foundry or Gotham.
  • Develop and maintain scalable platforms to organize disparate data into meaningful insights for mission-critical projects.
  • Build secure analytics ecosystems including log pipelines, monitoring frameworks, and operational dashboards.
  • Architect and deliver AI-enabled systems within restricted, classified, or airgapped environments.
  • Integrate AI/ML capabilities into production workflows, such as LLM-enabled assistants and automated decision aids.
  • Communicate architectural decisions and technical solution impacts to engineers, government clients, and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Implement DevSecOps practices including containerization, orchestration, and CI/CD in constrained environments.
  • Develop agentic workflows and automation pipelines to increase engineering throughput and reduce operator workload.

What we're looking for

  • 2+ years of experience architecting and delivering AI enabled mission or enterprise systems in restricted or classified settings.
  • 2+ years of experience designing and implementing data pipelines on platforms such as Palantir Foundry or Gotham.
  • 2+ years of experience developing secure analytics ecosystems, including log pipelines and monitoring frameworks.
  • Experience communicating architectural decisions to engineers, government clients, and nontechnical stakeholders.
  • Experience rapidly learning unfamiliar technologies and supporting engineering teams through implementation.
  • Ability to manage the assessment, design, building, and maintenance of scalable platforms.
  • Bachelor’s degree.

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