Data Engineer, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton

Actively hiring
Charlottesville, VA · McLean, VA Posted 32 days ago $77,500$176,000 / year

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TL;DR

As a Senior Data Engineer at our company, you will join a dynamic team focused on solving complex business challenges through data-driven solutions. Your primary responsibilities include designing and implementing scalable ETL/ELT workflows for reporting and analytics, creating software to retrieve, parse, and process structured and unstructured data, and maintaining complex data applications at enterprise scale. You will work with distributed computing tools such as Spark, Databricks, Hadoop, Hive, AWS EMR, and Kafka, alongside NoSQL databases like MongoDB or Cassandra. Additionally, experience with Python, SQL, Scala, Java, UNIX/Linux, and Shell scripting is highly valued. This role involves working on large-scale data projects that require a deep understanding of data warehousing technologies such as AWS Redshift, MySQL, and Snowflake.

Skills

Python SQL Scala Java UNIX Linux Shell scripting Spark Databricks Hadoop Hive AWS EMR Kafka MongoDB Cassandra AWS Redshift MySQL Snowflake

What you'll do

  • Design and develop complex data applications at enterprise scale.
  • Create software for retrieving, parsing, and processing structured and unstructured data.
  • Build scalable ETL/ELT workflows for reporting and analytics purposes.
  • Maintain and operationalize data applications to ensure reliability and efficiency.
  • Utilize distributed computing tools like Spark or Hadoop in data engineering tasks.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience in designing and maintaining complex enterprise-scale data applications.
  • 3+ years of experience creating software for retrieving, parsing, and processing structured and unstructured data.
  • 3+ years of experience building scalable ETL/ELT workflows for reporting and analytics.
  • Bachelor’s degree required.
  • Experience with Python, SQL, Scala, or Java preferred.
  • Familiarity with distributed computing tools like Spark, Databricks, Hadoop, Hive, AWS EMR, or Kafka.

Market check

Salary context

This $77,500–$176,000 range sits above 14% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$112,800$198,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$126,800$198,000

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

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 627 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $86,800–$198,000 across 614 roles with salary data.

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