Data Engineer & Application Development (TS/SCI with Polygraph)

Job overview

The Data Engineer & Application Development role is primarily onsite in customer spaces in McLean, VA, with meetings across the Washington Metro Area and occasional work from Orbis offices or home. Compensation is not specified. The role supports federal intelligence programs through Orbis’s work delivering intelligence and decision capabilities to government customers and allies. The engineer builds and sustains data pipelines and supporting applications, translating user needs into working data flows and features. The work contributes to mission delivery by deploying and maintaining tested capabilities in cloud, accredited, and air-gapped environments alongside analysts and engineering teammates.

What you'll do

• Build and sustain ingestion pipelines for structured and unstructured data
• translate analyst and end-user requirements into data flows and application features
• maintain interfaces and server-side logic
• support AI-agent and retrieval-driven application architecture, integration, and validation
• package, deploy, and sustain containerized applications in cloud and accredited environments, including air-gapped enclaves
• debug issues, test, and resolve user-reported problems
• collaborate with product owners, analysts, and senior engineers.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

data engineer

application development

orbis

mclean va

primarily onsite

ts/sci with polygraph

python

sql

data pipelines

application support

ai applications

federal intelligence

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Retirement matching and paid time off
• the employer describes a comprehensive benefits package, with full details shared after an initial HR conversation.

Why this role

Requires an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, 2–5 years of relevant experience, and intermediate Python and SQL; the role is described as a growth opportunity.

About the employer

Orbis is hiring for this role. Industry: Computer Systems Design Services. Sector: 54.