Data Engineer, Senior

Data Engineer, Senior

The Opportunity: 

Ever-expanding technology like IoT, machine learning, and artificial intelligence means that there’s more structured and unstructured data available today than ever before. As a data engineer, you know that organizing big data can yield pivotal insights when it’s gathered from disparate sources. We need an experienced data engineer like you to help our clients find answers in their big data to impact important missions from intelligence to national security.

As a big data engineer at Booz Allen, you’ll implement data engineering activities on some of the most mission-driven projects in the industry. You’ll deploy and develop pipelines and platforms that organize and make disparate data meaningful.  

Here, you’ll work with and guide a multi-disciplinary team of analysts, data scientists, developers, and data consumers in a fast-paced, agile environment. You’ll use your experience in analytical exploration and data examination while you manage the assessment, design, building, and maintenance of scalable platforms for your clients.  

Work with us to use big data for good. 

Join us. The world can’t wait. 

You Have:

• 3+ years of experience in data engineering, software development, machine learning, or data science
• Experience with commercial application of location data types and evaluating commercial datasets to assess coverage, accuracy, and fill rates, and identify potentially fraudulent activity
• Experience spearheading teams in leveraging mathematical, statistical, and big data methods to solve critical challenges characterized by high ambiguity and complexity
• Experience with application development, including building web APIs, and designing, developing, operationalizing, and maintaining complex data applications and pipelines at scale
• Experience using approved Diodes with architecting data throughput, building scalable ETL and ELT workflows, and working with Amazon Web Services utilizing EC2, S3, IAM, and user roles that are compliant to ODS and ECDS requirements
• Experience with distributed data and computing tools, including Python, Scala, PySpark, Spark, SQL, Hadoop, Databricks Runtime 13.3 LTS, and Spark Livy 3.10 or later
• Knowledge of using EC2 compute instance types for In-Memory, Delta Cache, and general purpose as it applies to big data computational efforts
• Ability to develop scripts and programs for converting various types of data into usable formats, and support project team to scale, monitor, and operate data platforms 
• TS/SCI clearance
• Bachelor’s degree

Nice If You Have:   

• Experience working on real-time data and streaming applications  
• ​Experience using Graviton processors in a Spark environment with Photon vector processing and applying Hilbert Curves or Z-Ordering for Delta Table join efficiencies
• Experience with Agile engineering practices 
• Master's degree

Clearance:

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

Create Your Career: 

Grow With Us 

Your growth matters to us—that’s why we offer a variety of ways for you to develop your career. With professional and leadership development opportunities like upskilling programs, tuition reimbursement, mentoring, and firm-sponsored networking, you can chart a unique and fulfilling career path on your own terms.  

A Place Where You Belong 

Diverse perspectives cultivate collective ingenuity. Booz Allen’s culture of respect, equity, and opportunity means that, here, you are free to bring your whole self to work. With an array of business resource groups and other opportunities for connection, you’ll build your community in no time. 

Support Your Well-Being 

Our comprehensive benefits package includes wellness programs with HSA contributions, paid holidays, paid parental leave, a generous 401(k) match, and more. With these benefits, plus the option for flexible schedules and remote and hybrid locations, we’ll support you as you pursue a balanced, fulfilling life—at work and at home.  

Your Candidate Journey 

At Booz Allen, we know our people are what propel us forward, and we value relationships most of all.