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Lead Data Engineer / Data Engineer - EX - Capital One || McLean, VA or Richmond, VA

McLean, VA, US • Posted 2 hours ago • Updated 2 hours ago

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Contract Independent

12 Months

No Travel Required

On-site

Depends on Experience

Fitment

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Skills

Advanced Analytics
Amazon S3
Amazon Web Services
Analytical Skill
Analytics
Apache HTTP Server
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud Storage
Conflict Resolution
Continuous Delivery
Continuous Integration
Data Quality
Databricks
Extract
Transform
Load
GitHub
Management
Problem Solving
Productivity
SQL
Scheduling
Scripting
Snow Flake Schema
Testing
Version Control
Warehouse
Workflow
Data Engineer

Summary

Openings: 3 Data Engineers + 1 Lead Engineer

Location: McLean, VA or Richmond, VA preferred

Type: 12month Contract

Overview:
Seeking highly skilled Data Engineers to design, develop, and optimize modern data pipelines and architectures supporting advanced analytics and business insights.

Responsibilities:

Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines & ETL processes
Develop and optimize complex SQL queries for large datasets
Implement transformations/workflows using Databricks & PySpark
Build/manage ingestion frameworkACs for structured & unstructured data
Work within AWS (S3 required; other services a plus)
Orchestrate workflows/pipelines using Apache Airflow
Ensure data quality, integrity, and performance across systems
Collaborate with analytics, product, and engineering teams
Leverage AIassisted development tools to improve productivity & code quality

Required Skills:

SQL (Expert): Complex queries, performance optimization
Python: Scripting, automation, pipeline development
Databricks: ETL pipelines, transformations, scalable processing
PySpark: Largescale dataset processing
AWS (S3): Cloud storage & processing
Data Lakes/Warehousing: Snowflake, scalable ingestion patterns
Apache Airflow: Workflow scheduling & monitoring

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with AIassisted coding tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude)
Familiarity with CI/CD, version control, testing best practices
GitHub/portfolio showcasing data or AIrelated work

What Sets You Apart:

Ability to thrive in fastpaced, evolving environments
Strong problemsolving & analytical skills
Passion for efficient, scalable data solutions
Experience with large, complex enterprise datasets

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

Dice Id: 10339744
Position Id: 8990253
Posted 2 hours ago

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