Data Engineer

Job overview

The Data Engineer role is onsite at a secure facility, with listed locations including Peterson Space Force Base and Colorado Springs, CO; Stuttgart, Germany; Falls Church and Arlington, VA; Fort Meade, MD; Tampa and Doral, FL; O’Fallon, IL; Omaha, NE; and Honolulu, HI. The stated salary range is $135,000–$165,000 per year. The role supports Agile Defense’s national security and critical civilian missions. The engineer develops and maintains secure data pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, and analytics-ready datasets. Working with data scientists, engineers, and mission stakeholders, the role processes structured and unstructured data to support mission analysis and operational needs.

What you'll do

• Develop and maintain secure data pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, and analytics-ready datasets
• process structured and unstructured data using platforms such as Databricks, Spark, Palantir Foundry, or comparable tools
• collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and mission stakeholders
• apply data validation, modeling, and quality practices
• work within Agile development, testing, documentation, and version-control practices.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

data engineer

agile defense

onsite

secure data pipelines

etl/elt

python

sql

spark

databricks

palantir foundry

active secret clearance

$135k–$165k/year

washington dc

multiple listed locations

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

About the employer

Agile Defense is hiring for this role. Industry: Computer Facilities Management Services. Sector: 54.