Data Engineer

About the Role

Data engineers help our clients turn disordered data into actionable insights for missions ranging from fraud detection to cancer research to national intelligence. At Booz Allen, you will build advanced technology solutions and implement data engineering activities on some of the most mission‑driven projects in the industry.

Responsibilities

• Build advanced technology solutions and implement data engineering activities on mission‑driven projects.
• Deploy and develop pipelines and platforms that organise and make disparate data meaningful.
• Guide and work with a multi‑disciplinary team of analysts, data engineers, developers, and data consumers in a fast‑paced, agile environment.
• Use experience in analytical exploration and data examination while managing the assessment, design, building, and maintenance of scalable platforms for clients.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience utilizing programming and querying languages, including Python, R, Scala, or SQL.
• 2+ years of experience developing and maintaining data applications for reporting and analytics.
• Experience creating workflows for retrieving, parsing, and processing structured and unstructured data.
• Experience creating solutions within a collaborative, cross‑functional team environment.
• Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in a computer science, data science, mathematics, or technology field.
• Active passport with at least 6 months validity for visa applications.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Palantir tools such as Foundry or Gaia.
• Experience with Advana or other DoD data analytics systems.
• Experience with distributed data or computing tools including Spark, Databricks, Hadoop, Hive, AWS EMR, or Kafka.
• Experience with data visualization or geospatial tools such as Tableau, Qlik, Power BI, or ArcGIS.
• Experience working within a Combatant Command or other DoD organization.

Security Clearance

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required. Experience with TS/SCI clearance is preferred.

Compensation

The projected compensation range for this position is $77,500.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD).

Benefits

The company offers health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work‑life programs, and dependent care. Employees who work a full‑time or part‑time schedule of at least 20 hours per week are eligible for the full benefits program. Rewards and recognition programs celebrate exceptional performance and outstanding demonstration of company values.

Equal Employment Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.