SMX · 1 month ago
Data Engineer (4867)
Quantico, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$135K/yr - $227K/yr
10+ years expSMXTech is a company dedicated to enabling mission success through technical expertise. They are seeking Data Engineers to build and maintain core data pipelines for enterprise AI, analytics, and mission systems, ensuring data accessibility and reliability across the agency.
AnalyticsCloud ComputingCloud Data ServicesCloud SecurityCyber SecurityInformation TechnologyIT ManagementSoftware
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, and integrations across cloud and on-prem systems
Prepare and optimize data for AI/ML models, semantic search, analytics, and mission applications
Implement data quality checks, validation, lineage tracking, and metadata management
Collaborate with AI engineers and analysts to ensure datasets meet requirements
Automate ingestion and transformation processes using industry-standard tools and patterns
Support API strategy, data modeling, and domain-driven data structures
Troubleshoot pipeline issues and optimize for performance and cost
Qualification
Required
3+ years of hands-on data engineering experience
10+ years of technical professional experience
Strong proficiency in building data pipelines using tools such as Python, Spark, Databricks, Azure Data Factory, AWS Glue, or similar
Experience integrating structured and unstructured data sources
Knowledge of SQL, schema design, data modeling, and cloud-based storage patterns
Secret clearance
Preferred
Experience supporting AI/ML pipelines, vectorization, or embedding generation
Azure, AWS, or multi-cloud data ecosystem familiarity
Experience with data governance, access controls, or sensitive data protection
Exposure to DevOps/CI-CD patterns for data workflows
MuleSoft implementation experience
Benefits
Health insurance
Paid leave
Retirement
Company
SMX
SMX is a provider of information technology (IT), services, and advanced engineering with a focus on Cloud Solutions.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Peter LaMontagne
Chief Executive Officer
Recent News
2025-11-24
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