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Senior Data Engineer (Labs)

Ignite Digital
Washington, USA
Full-time
Senior · 6+ years experience
Hybrid
USD 115000-115000 yearly / year
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Perks of Working at Ignite Digital

  • Competitive pay and benefits, including PTO
  • Education stipends and referral bonuses
  • Compelling work with the U.S. federal government
  • Strong emphasis on volunteer and community engagement
  • Opportunity to shape the future of our industry
  • Supportive colleagues and management who invest in your growth
  • This role will be supporting the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Acquisition & Sustainment (OUSW(A&S)) in the execution of a next-generation acquisition digital platform pilot focused on modernizing acquisition decision-making through data-centric, AI-ready capabilities. The effort supports the Department of War’s broader Acquisition Transformation Strategy and is intended to accelerate the integration of modern commercial technologies into the acquisition ecosystem.
  • The pilot will focus on aggregating, modeling, integrating, and analyzing acquisition lifecycle data across multiple domains, including industrial base, logistics & sustainment, programs & portfolios, and supply chain operations, to provide actionable insights and decision advantage for tactical and strategic stakeholders. The initial MVP/prototype is expected to serve as the foundation for additional enterprise Snowflake pilots and broader Department-wide digital transformation initiatives.
  • Ignite Digital is seeking a highly motivated Senior Data Engineer with strong Python, SQL, and enterprise data engineering experience to help architect, build, and scale modern data pipelines, data models, analytics workflows, and AI-ready data environments supporting this high-visibility initiative.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or related technical discipline.
  • 6+ years of experience designing, engineering, and implementing enterprise data solutions.
  • Experience analyzing mission or business use cases and translating high-level requirements into detailed technical and functional data requirements.
  • Deep understanding of designing and implementing scalable data architectures, data models, data standards, transformation logic, and integrated enterprise data solutions.
  • Experience aggregating and integrating data from disparate enterprise systems using APIs, ETL/ELT pipelines, and automated workflows.
  • Strong proficiency in Python and SQL for data engineering, automation, analytics, and API integration development.
  • Experience supporting enterprise data governance, metadata management, lineage tracking, and AI-ready data structures.
  • Skilled in designing data visualizations tailored to technical, operational, and executive-level audiences.
  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional technical and functional teams in Agile or iterative delivery environments.
  • Experience supporting product delivery timelines, sprint planning, milestone tracking, and risk identification/mitigation activities.
  • Experience supporting AI/ML-enabled analytics environments and familiarity with predictive analytics and machine learning workflows.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Ability to obtain a DOD Secret clearance

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience supporting Department of War, Department of Navy, OUSW(A&S), acquisition, logistics, or sustainment organizations.
  • Experience with Snowflake, Databricks, or other data AI / analytic platforms.
  • Experience working in IL5 or regulated government cloud environments.
  • Experience supporting Authority to Operate (ATO) processes, security documentation, or secure platform deployments.
  • Active DOD Secret clearance
  • Locations: Washington, DC, Charleston, SC, San Diego, CA
  • Schedule: Hybrid 1-4 days a week onsite
  • Salary 115k+ to align with experience and education
  • Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
  • Ignite Digital is a Small Business committed to providing exceptional service to government agencies at competitive prices. The capabilities and experience of our staff and our extensive industry relationships distinguish Ignite Digital Services among government contractors.
  • Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
  • For individuals who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://bit.ly/2XqZoLM (CA) or https://bit.ly/3Eo922f (SC) or contact Human Resources. Ignite Digital Services will not make any posting or employment decision that does not comply with applicable laws relating to labor and employment, equal employment opportunity, employment eligibility requirements or related matters. Nor will Ignite Digital Services require, in a posting or otherwise, U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency in the U.S. as a condition of employment except as necessary to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or federal, state, or local government contract.

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