Weekend Data Pipeline Engineer Jobs in Reston, VA

Description

Data Pipeline engineers ensure that our customers work with updated and accurate data in Foundry. You are the first to respond to data health failures on key pipelines. You are technical, with a passion for system support. You are comfortable reading code to identify fixes and making changes to improve the performance and stability of production data pipelines. Working alongside pipeline engineers from other customer accounts, your insights into the product and process will form an essential part of feedback to our product engineering team, and other user and product support teams.

Core Responsibilities

• Maintaining and building schedules so that pipelines run
• Setting up and maintaining health checks on different pipelines
• Responding to, triaging, and debugging pipelines when there is a problem (usually this is when health checks fail). This will include limited out of hours support for critical issues (e.g. a critical subset of alerts can page you overnight or during the weekend*).
• Reading code and writing code changes and/or modifying the monitoring set-up where necessary
• Knowing and understanding how to navigate the pipelines and documentation
• Following SOPs to contact other teams and data providers when data is incorrect or not received on time
• Communicating outages with the end users of a pipeline
• Contributing to and monitoring tooling improvements (where feasible)

What We Value

• Comfortable reading and writing code in SQL, Python, Pyspark and Java
• Basic understanding of Spark and familiar/interested in learning the basics of tuning Spark jobs
• Practical experience with performing root cause analysis and documenting lessons learned from production incidents (e.g. creating post-mortem reports)
• Ability to work within an agile team
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to skillfully engage with customers on complex, sensitive topics
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail through effective prioritization

What We Require

• Secret clearance or higher
• Located within commutable distance to D.C. or NYC
• Weekend/overnights may be necessary

This is a Contract position based out of Washington, DC.

The pay range for this position is $65.00 - $75.00/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)

This is a fully onsite position in Washington,DC.

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 15, 2026.

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.

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.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.