Cleared Data Focused (backend) Software Engineer - TS/SCI w/Poly required
Leading Path Consulting
Posted: July 7, 2025
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Quick Summary
A data engineer is required to develop and maintain training programs for data science workforce, working with stakeholders to provide services and tools, and ensuring the reuse of successful methods.
Required Skills
Job Description
Data Engineer
McLean, Va
*Active TS/SCI w/ FSP required prior to application
The Sponsor provides training, tradecraft guidance and tools for the data science workforce that improve the reuse of successful data science methods. The Sponsor’s office completes short-term prioritized data science projects, which require programmatic and technical support. The work is performed within a team environment and requires constant iteration with stakeholders to provide services and tools. Work will include development and maintenance of training, publication and coordination of tradecraft guidelines and services as well as development of programming packages and data services to support cross-enterprise needs. Work will include high technical skill in programming as well as high levels of collaboration, communication and requirements solicitation.
Requirements:
Required Skills:
- Data engineering, to include designing and building data infrastructure and monitoring and optimizing systems
- Developing data pipelines
- Transforming and preparing data
- Ensuring data quality and security
- Experience with Python and AWS
Desired Skills:
- SQL
- multi-data source queries with database technologies (PostgreSQL, MySQL, RDS, etc.)
- NiFi
- Git
- Elasticsearch and Kibana
- Jupyter Notebooks
Benefits:
• Vacation – 5 weeks of accrued paid vacation per year (i.e., 8.33 hours accrued per pay period worked)
• Holidays - Paid holidays published annually by the Office of Personnel Management, excluding Inauguration Day
• 100% paid for Health Benefits* (United Healthcare, Guardian Dental, VSP Vision, MetLife, Life and Disability Insurance and annual $1500 employer HSA contribution on qualified plans) *health benefits kick in the 1st of the month following your start date
• 6% 401k Contribution (3% paid out during each pay period, the additional 3% will be paid out as a lump sum in Q1 each year)
• Training Reimbursement – Approved training and education expenses will be reimbursed
• Travel Expenses – Approved travel expenses will be reimbursed *Note – From time to time, the company may change employee benefits.