Data Engineer

Description: **Must have Active TS SCI CI Poly**
As Sr. Data Engineer, you'll work with a cross-functional team to help design and ingest data from different Object Management Systems that support mission operations for our classified customer.
What you'll do:
Work with AI team members to operationalize data pipelines and ML tasks.
Provide day-to-day support of deploying Python-native ML pipelines and perform data engineering tasks to enable AI/ML capabilities.
Present results to a diverse audience in presentation or report form.
Support architectural leadership, technical support, and advisement services to ensure identity management system technologies are integrated and meeting the appropriate security requirements.
Support leadership who engage with executives at a public facing Federal agency and provide subject matter expertise in security architecture and other key domain areas.
What you'll need to succeed:
8+ years of experience in Data/ML engineering
Expert Experience with ETL, data labeling, and data preparation
8+ years experience with at least 2 of the following technologies: Cloudera, DataBricks, Snowflake, NiFi, Python, SQL, Kafka
Expert experience designing, developing, and deploying data solutions in classified AWS cloud environments up to IL6+
Expert experience designing, implementing, and maintaining data architecture and services to be used for AI/ML. Additionally, operationalizing and maintaining AI/ML models in production.
Strong communication skills, ability to communicate technical concepts in both layman and technical terms to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Ability to perform data analytics on program related or system related activities. -This will include assessing performance and manual processes implementing methods/algorithms to automate/optimize
FOR MID LEVEL DATA ENGINEER I (4 years of experience or less than 8)
4+ years of proven experience in data engineering, with expertise in designing, developing, and maintaining data ingestion, transformation, and loading pipelines and components
Demonstrated experience in designing and deploying data pipelines leveraging AWS cloud infrastructure across multiple classification domains (e.g., IL5 to IL6+)
Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools, including Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible, to automate deployment of data pipeline cloud infrastructure
Understanding of RMF security principles and hands-on experience implementing security controls for data pipelines in cloud environments
Strong scripting and programming skills in languages such as Go, Python, and Bash
Experience with data pipeline tools and technologies such as Nifi, Hadoop, HDFS, and Kafka. Experience implementing data pipelines in the Cloudera Data Platform environment is highly preferred.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey complex technical concepts
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Tysons, VA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $75.00 - $105.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Tysons,VA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Mar 6, 2026.
>About TEKsystems:
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.