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Big Data Engineer Principal

Orlando, FL

$52 - $68.75/hr

Big Data Engineer Schedule: Full-Time Shift: Day Job Travel: Yes - 10% of the time Minimum Clearance Required: Secret Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON ...

SmartIPlace

Big Data Engineer[Hybrid]

Dallas, TX · On-site

$55.25 - $73/hr

Skills Needed: Big Data, Spark SQL, Scala code, GCP Local to FL/TX/GA Position: Big Data Engineer Location: Temple Terrace, FL / Irving, Dallas TX / Alpharetta, GA (Hybrid - 3 Days in a Week Onsite ...

Software Guidance & Assistance

Big Data Engineer

Rockville, MD · Hybrid

$56.75 - $75.25/hr

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Big Data Engineer for a CONTRACT assignment with one of our premier Regulatory clients in the DMV area. This position is for a mid ...

Inframatix Inc

Big Data Engineer

Chevy Chase, MD

$59.50 - $78.75/hr

Big Data Engineer Start Date: ASAP Location: Chevy Chase, MD Duration: 12--24+ Month Contract Mode of Interview: Phone and Skype : 3 years of hands-on experience in the Hadoop ecosystem (HDFS, YARN ...

Inframatix Inc

Big Data Engineer

Chevy Chase, MD · On-site

$59.50 - $78.75/hr

Big Data Engineer Start Date: ASAP Location: Chevy Chase, MD Duration: 12--24+ Month Contract Mode of Interview: Phone and Skype : • 3 years of hands-on experience in the Hadoop ecosystem (HDFS ...

Jobsbridge

Big Data Engineer

Lorton, VA

$56.25 - $74.50/hr

Experience working on a big data platform Demonstrated deep proficiency with Big Data processing ... NET, Java EE, Ruby or other object oriented programming language Familiarity with map data ...

Tredence Analytic

Data Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$118K - $141K/yr

Our capabilities range from Data Engineering, Visualization, Data Management to Advanced analytics, Big Data, Cloud and Machine Learning. Our uniqueness is in bringing the right mix of technology and ...

SP Software Solutions

Big Data Engineer

Mountain View, CA · On-site

$65.75 - $87/hr

... Big Data & Java etc. * Work with business partners directly to seek clarity on requirements ... Electrical Engineering, Information Systems or other technical discipline; advanced degree ...

Roberts Recruiting

Senior Big Data Engineer

Cambridge, MA

$61 - $80.50/hr

We are looking for a Senior Big Data Engineer to join our Big Data Analytics Platform team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, deploying and supporting the data ...

Navtech, Inc.

Big Data Engineer with Java

Phoenix, AZ · On-site

$54.25 - $71.75/hr

Big Data Engineer with Java Location: Remote Duration: 12 Months Contract Qualifications: * Bachelor's Degree in a Technical Discipline or equivalent work experience * Must have experience with Big ...

Throtle

Big Data Engineer

Red Bank, NJ · On-site

$130K - $146K/yr

Vision insurance Job Summary Please consider joining our technology team at Throtle as a Big Data Developer. In this role, you will be part of the team that is responsible for transforming and ...

Tredence Analytic

Data Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$118K - $141K/yr

Our capabilities range from Data Engineering, Visualization, Data Management to Advanced analytics, Big Data, Cloud and Machine Learning. Our uniqueness is in bringing the right mix of technology and ...

MasterCard

Senior Software Engineer (Big Data)

O Fallon, MO · On-site +1

$52.25 - $69/hr

Title and Summary Senior Software Engineer (Big Data) Position Overview Have you ever wanted to be part of something BIG? Now is the time to make an immediate impact at a leading global technology ...

TriOptus LLC

Sr Big Data Engineer

Plano, TX · On-site

$52 - $69/hr

Job Title: Sr Big Data Engineer Job Location: Plano, Texas Job Type: Contract - Must-Have Skills: Python PySpark Spark AWS ETL Docker Good to Have Skills: Lead Experience Data Modeling CI/CD ...

SP Software Solutions

Big Data Engineer

Mountain View, CA · On-site

$65.75 - $87/hr

... Big Data & Java etc. * Work with business partners directly to seek clarity on requirements ... Expertise in Object Oriented Programming Language - Java / Python. Experience using CI/CD Process ...

Quantix

Java Engineer (Big Data)

Denver, CO · On-site

$57.50 - $76/hr

Java Engineer (Big Data) Location: Denver, CO Type: Direct Hire Client located in Denver, Colorado is seeking a Java Engineer with a Big Data focus for a direct hire position. This position will ...

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Big Data Engineer Principal

SAIC

Orlando, FL

$52 - $68.75/hr

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Job description

Job ID: 2612938
Location: Orlando, FL, US
Date Posted: 2026-05-26
Category: Information Technology
Subcategory: Big Data Engineer
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes - 10% of the time
Minimum Clearance Required: Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SAIC is seeking an experienced Big Data / Parametric Data Engineer to support an Air Force program out of Orlando, FL.
(This is an onsite position, with no option for remote work).
You must possess an Active Security Clearance to qualify for this position.
Job Duties / Responsibilities:
  • Ensure parametric datasets established for supporting training and readiness comply with the Department of the Air Force (DAF) Data Fabric initiatives as well as the DoD Data Strategy, DAF I-Plan, and AFAMS Data Concept Plan.
  • Provision parametric data services for Air Force Training Simulation Centers:
  • Leverage commercial technology to the maximum extent possible and shall align work with the existing DAF Data Fabric initiative, to include the mandatory use of one of the top five big data platforms: Envision, VAULT, ELICSAR, Unified Data Library, and SIGNUS.
  • Test data services for the community to access parametric data addressing an agreed upon Source of Truth (ASoT) Dataset for the Training Simulation Centers.
  • Provision data services for the community to access parametric data; Make data: Visible, Accessible, Usable, Linked, Trusted, Interoperable, and Secure for the AF Training Simulation Centers.
  • Support tactical data training requirements:
    • Support government training data efforts at the tactical level to meet integrated training needs.
    • Support joint/coalition interoperability data efforts to enhance training capabilities.

Qualifications
  • Bachelor's and nine (9), Masters and seven (7); or relevant years of experience in lieu of degree.
  • Demonstrable expertise or be a subject matter expert in DoD wide parametric data.
  • Data access capability using SQL and python.
  • Knowledge of commercial parametric data sources.
  • Experience using military parametric data in synthetic environments.
  • Ability to train others on the usage of parametric data.
  • Data Engineering skill building ETL (Extract-Transform-Load) pipelines to support self-service data capability to the developer.
  • Data Interoperability acumen focused on making many siloed data systems work as one.
  • Semantic modeling and Ontology to support future graph database implementation.
  • Well Rounded understanding of metadata and its implementation in a data catalog.
  • Develop trusted authoritative datasets and data products that support varied use-cases.
  • Understanding the deployment of air-gapped data systems.
  • Solid understanding of data fabric and data mesh design and architectures.
  • Wide understanding of legacy and current data systems.
  • and an Active Secret Security Clearance.

Desired Experience:
  • Data Expert(s) with demonstrated proficiency (e.g., Data Analyst, Data Scientist, Data Engineer, etc.) and the most current Information Technology (IT) and IT/Data mecca experience (e.g., Silicon Valley, Austin, Seattle, Colorado Springs).
  • Individual(s) must have previous experience in designing/building data stores or connecting via existing commercial Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to commercially available data stores and must have previous experience in planning data lakes to transform and load legacy datasets to enterprise datasets for cloud environments.
  • Individual(s) must be familiar with the DAF's Data Fabric effort with one of the top five big data platforms: Envision, VAULT, ELICSAR, Unified Data Library, and SIGNUS as starting points for DAF enterprise data transport, data mapping, data prep, and/or data aggregation effort.
  • Individual(s) must be Certified Data Management Professionals (CDMP) accredited by the Data Management Association (DAMA) International.
  • Individual(s) shall have first-hand experience with data services platforms to control data assets and guide the aggregation of large and disparate collections of enterprise data.
  • Individual(s) must have hands-on experience demonstrating, within one project, the ability to handle large data assets across various commercial industries that created new opportunities previously not realized.

SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .

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