Job Summary:
Accenture Federal Services is dedicated to helping the US federal government enhance national security and improve lives through technology. The senior Data Engineer will be responsible for building and maintaining critical data pipelines and mentoring junior engineers, ensuring the adoption of modern data engineering practices.
Responsibilities:
• Design, build, and maintain scalable and resilient data pipelines for both new data sources and existing systems within the data platform ecosystem.
• Implement and optimize pipelines using modular patterns, such as Databricks Delta Live Tables, following governance from the architecture team.
• Develop and integrate automated monitoring, alerting, and data quality checks into every pipeline to reduce downtime and ensure data integrity.
• Utilize Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) with tools like Terraform to create consistent, repeatable deployments and CI/CD processes.
• Analyze complex source data formats and collaborate with data scientists and stakeholders to design transformations that meet mission objectives.
• Participate in and lead code reviews, enforce best practices, and mentor junior data engineers.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues with data pipelines, and contribute to the ongoing improvement of O&M processes.
Qualifications:
Required:
• 3 years of experience in data engineering
• Strong experience with the development and maintenance of extract, transform, and load (ETL) tools and services
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, Spark, or PySpark
• Hands-on experience with cloud environments (AWS or Azure) and data platforms like Databricks, Palantir, or Snowflake
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment
• Active TS Clearance or TS/SCI Clearance
Preferred:
• Experience working in high-security DoD environments (e.g., SIPR, JWICS)
• Hands-on experience with Databricks Delta Live Tables and Terraform
• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker or Kubernetes
• Knowledge of COTS and open-source data engineering tools such as NiFi or ElasticSearch
Company:
Accenture Federal Services is a leading US federal services company and subsidiary of Accenture. Founded in 1989, the company is headquartered in Arlington, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.