Senior Data Engineer

General Dynamics

Remote

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $147,292–$199,278 / yr
Posted: 4 days ago

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Similar $168k

This role $173k

$121k most similar roles pay here $220k

This role pays more than 54% of similar roles. Most pay $135,000–$200,650 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $173k versus about $168k for comparable roles.

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About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

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TL;DR · Senior Data Engineer

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As a Senior Data Engineer at GDIT’s Advana team, you will design and build enterprise-grade data pipelines for the DoD's multi-domain data platform, supporting ingestion, transformation, movement, and storage across various security enclaves. You will architect scalable frameworks using tools like Apache Airflow, Kafka, AWS Glue, Databricks, and Spark to ensure automated, fault-tolerant flows aligned with mission requirements. Additionally, you will establish medallion-architecture zones for data refinement and implement data quality monitoring capabilities. Your role also includes applying robust cybersecurity measures and leading engineering of self-service connection utilities. You will mentor teams and collaborate closely with customer-facing groups to enhance platform resilience and performance, producing detailed documentation and dashboards that quantify improvements. This position requires expertise in AWS, Apache Airflow, Kafka, Databricks, Spark, and data quality tools like Great Expectations and Soda.

Skills

AWS Apache Airflow Kafka AWS Glue Databricks Spark Great Expectations Soda IAM Encryption Medallion Architecture Data Quality Monitoring Self-service Connection Utilities Tier-3 Support Performance Optimization Architecture Diagrams Engineering Guides Governance Documents Performance Dashboards CI/CD

What you'll do

Designs and builds enterprise-grade data pipelines for Advana across multiple security enclaves.
Architectures scalable frameworks using Apache Airflow, Kafka, AWS Glue, Databricks, and Spark.
Establishes medallion-architecture zones to govern data refinement and optimize lineage tracking.
Implements encryption and IAM policies to maintain compliance with cybersecurity directives.
Leads engineering of self-service connection utilities for standardized integration patterns.

What we're looking for

US citizenship required.
Designs and builds enterprise-grade data pipelines using AWS, Apache Airflow, Kafka, Databricks, and Spark.
Implements medallion architecture zones for data governance and quality monitoring.
Applies encryption and IAM policies to ensure cybersecurity compliance.
Leads engineering of self-service connection utilities for standardized integrations.
Directs performance optimization and modernization paths for cataloging tools.
Produces documentation and dashboards to quantify platform improvements.