Req ID: RQ222427
Type of Requisition: Regular
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
Public Trust/Other Required: None
Job Family: Data Science and Data Engineering
Skills:
CI/CD,Data Engineering,Data ETL,Structured Query Language (SQL)
Experience:
5 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes
Job Description:
YOUR IMPACT
Own your opportunity to work with the largest government agency in the nation. Make an impact by advancing the Department of War's mission to keep our country safe and secure.
OUR COMPANY
Iron EagleX (IEX), a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), delivers agile IT and Intelligence solutions. Combining small-team flexibility with global scale, IEX leverages emerging technologies to provide innovative, user-focused solutions that empower organizations and end users to operate smarter, faster, and more securely in dynamic environments.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Iron EagleX is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to support our Data Analytics team in Crystal City, VA. In this role, you will design, build, and operate data pipelines that ingest, store, and process high-volume, multi-source data primarily for enterprise analytics, reporting, and decision-support use cases. You will partner with analysts, data scientists, and software engineers to create analytics-ready datasets, curated data models, and scalable storage layers.
MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT
As a Senior Data Engineer, you will turn raw, multi-source data into reliable, high-performance datasets that directly enables access to trusted data for visualization, advanced analytics, and AI processing. Your work will make it faster and easier for teams across engineering, analytics, and product groups to develop, deploy, and improve data-driven capabilities by ensuring datasets are accurate, accessible, and ready for downstream consumption.
JOB DUTIES (INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO)
Design, develop, and implement scalable data pipelines and ETL processes using Apache Airflow, with a focus on analytics-ready data.
Build and tune search and retrieval capabilities usingElasticSearch/OpenSearch, including indexing strategies, schema mappings, and relevance/performance optimization.
Enable performant data access for analytics, reporting, and downstream applications byoptimizingdata access patterns, caching approaches, and index refresh strategies.
Collaborate with analytic teams to define requirements, schemas, metrics, and interfaces for downstream consumption.
Use Git for version control, peer code reviews, CI/CD workflows, and reproducible pipeline deployments across environments.
Operate within Linux environments and perform performance tuning across pipeline components, storage layers, and compute resources.
REQUIRED SKILLS:
Experience with Apache Airflow for workflow orchestration.
Strong programming skills in Python.
Experience withElasticSearch/OpenSearch for data indexing and search functionalities.
Experience developing analytics-ready datasets, data models, and reusable data products for reporting and analysis.
Expertisein event-driven architecture and microservices development.
Hands-on experience with cloud services, such asMinIO, including data storage and compute resources.
Strong understanding of data pipeline orchestration and workflow automation.
Working knowledge of Linux environments and database optimization techniques.
Strong understanding of version control with Git.
Experience supporting reporting, dashboarding, or advanced analytics use cases.
Familiarity with data quality, governance, documentation, and validation practices.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Clearance:CurrentTS/SCIClearance is required??
Experience:5+years of related experience
Education:Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
Role requirements:Work is onsite in Crystal City, VA with optional CONUS travel
Due to US Government Contract Requirements, only US Citizens are eligible for this role?
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifiescareer steps and learning opportunities
Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match,competitive pay and paid time off
Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for the mission and delivering results. #iexjobs #iexpriority
Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
The likely salary range for this position is $134,898 - $182,510. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.
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