Data Engineer (Washington)

Hi,

We have an immediate opening for a Data Engineer with a leading IT Service Consulting company in Washington, DC

Fulltime (Long term)

Washington, DC (Onsite)

Data Engineer

Job purpose

The Data Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and data solutions that enable reliable data ingestion, transformation, processing, and delivery. The role involves working with structured and unstructured data, building ETL/ELT pipelines, ensuring data quality and performance, and supporting analytics and business intelligence initiatives.

Job Description:

Must-Haves

2–4 years of hands-on Data Engineering experience

Strong Python and SQL

Hands-on Apache Spark / PySpark with exposure to Databricks.

Experience building production ETL/ELT pipelines, including batch and/or streaming

Good understanding of data modeling, data warehousing, incremental processing, and data quality

Experience with Git and CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab, or similar)

Working understanding of the SDLC and production support

At least one Associate-level or higher AWS, Azure, or GCP certification

Nice-to-Haves

Exposure to Terraform / Infrastructure as Code

Familiarity with Snowflake, Redshift, Synapse, or BigQuery

Experience with modern cloud data platforms

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.