Job Information
Steampunk Data Engineer in McLean, Virginia
Overview
We are looking for seasoned Data Engineer to work with our team and our clients to develop enterprise grade data platforms, services, and pipelines within an AI-enabled software development environment. We are looking for more than just a "Data Engineer". We are looking for a technologist with excellent communication and customer service skills and a passion for data and problem solving.
Contributions
Responsibilities include:
Lead and architect migration of data environments with performance and reliability
Assess and understand the ETL jobs, workflows, BI tools, and reports
Address technical inquiries concerning customization, integration, enterprise architecture and general feature / functionality of data products
Experience in crafting database / data warehouse solutions in cloud (preferably AWS)
Key must have skill sets – Python, AWS
Support an Agile software development lifecycle
You will contribute to the growth of our Data Exploitation Practice!
Qualifications
Ability to hold a position of public trust with the US government
Bachelor's degree and 5+ years total experience
2-4 years industry experience coding commercial software and a passion for solving complex problems
2-4 years direct experience in Data Engineering with experience in tools such as:
Big data tools: Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, etc
Relational SQL and NoSQL databases, including Postgres and Cassandra
Data pipeline and workflow management tools: Azkaban, Luigi, Airflow, etc
AWS cloud services: EC2, EMR, RDS, Redshift
Data streaming systems: Storm, Spark-Streaming, etc
Search tools: Solr, Lucene, Elasticsearch
Object-oriented/object function scripting languages: Python, Java, C++, Scala, etc
Advanced working SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases, query authoring and optimization (SQL) as well as working familiarity with a variety of databases
Experience with message queuing, stream processing, and highly scalable ‘big data’ data stores
Experience manipulating, processing, and extracting value from large, disconnected datasets
Experience manipulating structured and unstructured data for analysis
Experience constructing complex queries to analyze results using databases or in a data processing development environment
Experience with data modeling tools and process
Experience architecting data systems (transactional and warehouses)
Experience aggregating results and/or compiling information for reporting from multiple datasets
Experience working in an Agile environment
Experience supporting project teams of developers and data scientists who build web-based interfaces, dashboards, reports, and analytics/machine learning models
Experience using AI-assisted development tools and machine learning–based code generation platforms to accelerate data pipeline development and optimize data workflows in cloud-native environments preferred
About steampunk
Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $110,000 to $160,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.
Identity Statement
As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.
Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology , we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. As an employee owned company , we focus on investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers – and rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth. If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com .
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.
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Job Location US-VA-McLean
Posted Date 2 days ago (4/17/2026 11:43 AM)
Job ID 7667
Clearance Requirement Public Trust