Accenture Federal Services · 1 month ago
Data Engineer Team Lead
Accenture Federal Services is dedicated to helping the US federal government strengthen the nation and improve lives through technology. As the Data Engineer Team Lead, you will lead a team of engineers in building and maintaining data pipelines, driving innovation, and ensuring the delivery of scalable data solutions for the Department of Defense.
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Responsibilities
Lead, mentor, and manage a team of data engineers working on new pipeline development and operations & maintenance (O&M)
Drive the technical strategy for the data pipeline ecosystem, ensuring stability, scalability, and efficiency
Enforce the use of reusable pipeline templates, automated monitoring patterns, and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) deployment standards established by the architecture team
Oversee the development of new data pipelines using modern, modular patterns like Databricks Delta Live Tables
Direct the optimization of existing pipelines through the implementation of automated monitoring, alerting, and proactive schema drift detection
Facilitate code reviews, enforce documentation standards, and ensure the team adheres to agile best practices
Collaborate with the Solution Architect to identify and implement technical improvements, such as leveraging GPUs for large-scale transformations
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in data engineering, with a proven track record of leading technical teams
Expert-level proficiency with Python, SQL, Spark, and PySpark
Extensive experience with the development and maintenance of scalable ETL/ELT tools and services
Deep experience with cloud data platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) and data engineering platforms like Databricks, Palantir, or Snowflake
Demonstrated experience leading projects in an Agile/Scrum environment
US Citizenship (No Dual Citizenship)
Active TS or TS/SCI clearance
Preferred
Experience working in high-security DoD environments (e.g., SIPR, JWICS)
Hands-on experience with Databricks Delta Live Tables, Terraform for IaC, and CI/CD pipelines
Familiarity with data orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow) and data quality frameworks (e.g., Great Expectations)
Experience with streaming data technologies (e.g., Kafka) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
Company
Accenture Federal Services
Accenture Federal Services is a leading US federal services company and subsidiary of Accenture.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageRecent News
2026-01-01
2025-12-25
Washington Technology
2025-12-13
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