Sr. IT Data Engineer

Sr. IT Data Engineer100% ONSITE in Washington DCPer Federal contract U.S. Citizenship RequiredMust be able to pass enhanced background screen (criminal, financial, drug) for Public Trust clearancePerformance Period:May 2026- Dec 31 2026, with the possibility of extension based on performanceW-2 or C2CDeadline to apply- April 30thPosition Requirements:Participates in the planning and execution of policies, practices, and projects that acquire, control, protect, and enhance the value of data assets. Facilitates obtaining data from a variety of different sources, in the right formats, assuring that it adheres to data quality standards, as well as resolving any information flow and content issues. Builds a robust data pipeline that cleans, transforms, and aggregates unorganized data into databases.Proficiency in developing, maintaining, monitoring, and the long-term operations of data pipelines or processing systems running in Cloudera Data Platform. Understanding of data extraction, transformation, loading, and performance tuning of solutions utilizing multiple streams of input data­­ code-based, git and DevOps-enabled technologies using Python or SQL such as PySpark, pandas, or dbt5+ years of experience in application/data development (i.e., Python)5+ years of experience with data integration/ingestion tools (i.e., Apache NiFi)Advanced level knowledge of SQL, Java, Microsoft SQL Server, distributed data/computing platforms (i.e., Apache NiFi, Hadoop, MapReduce, Hive, HBase, Kafka, Spark)Experience with Scrum and Kanban methodologiesExperience with UNIX/Linux including basic commands and shell scriptingExperience in implementing and maintaining continuous integration continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines and data platform management