Senior/Expert Data Engineer

Job overview

The Senior/Expert Data Engineer role is onsite in Chantilly, VA, with compensation of $181,993–$234,878 per year. The engineer supports NS2 Mission’s Data Pipeline team and its mission-focused systems. The role leads the design, development, and improvement of scalable data pipelines and cloud-based data solutions. By improving data processing, reliability, and operational workflows, the engineer helps translate mission requirements into production-ready capabilities.

What you'll do

• Lead design, development, enhancement, and maintenance of scalable ETL pipelines and enterprise data workflows
• develop and optimize Python data-processing applications
• engineer ingestion, transformation, and integration for structured and unstructured data
• improve pipeline architecture, efficiency, data quality, and reliability
• design and sustain AWS data engineering solutions
• collaborate with engineering teams and mission stakeholders
• diagnose pipeline issues and implement long-term stability improvements
• support testing, deployment, integration, and sustainment
• document system design and workflows
• contribute to Agile planning and design reviews
• maintain a TS/SCI with FSP clearance.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior/expert data engineer

chantilly va

ns2 mission

data engineering

etl pipelines

python

aws

data ingestion

data transformation

data quality

agile

ts/sci with fsp

$181,993–$234,878/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Benefits package offered
• the posting directs applicants to the company benefits information.

Why this role

TS/SCI with FSP clearance requirement; senior-to-expert scope; AWS, Python, ETL, and production data pipeline focus; Airflow, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD are preferred experience.

About the employer

NS2 Mission is hiring for this role. Industry: All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. Sector: 54.