Data engineer jobs in the United States (4,779 jobs)

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Counted Nov 8, 2026

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Open jobs: 4,779
Employers: 2,043

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / year: $126,786Across 864 listings
Average starting payUSD / hour: $62.25Across 524 listings

Employer-advertised starting pay, not employee salaries. Currencies and pay periods stay separate.

Where work happens

Remote: 12%565 listings
Hybrid: 6%306 listings
On-site: 8%378 listings

Not specified: 74% (3,530 listings)

Employers hiring include Eliassen Group (394), Booz Allen Hamilton_United States (73), Insight Global (66).

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These figures describe the listings on this role page at the date shown, not the whole job market. Listings can change.

Employer-listed minimums from at least 10 listings per currency and pay period. These are advertised starting amounts, not employee salaries. Jobs without a minimum and unusual amounts are excluded.

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Data engineer jobs in the United States

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Data Engineer - Data Architecture for Data Science & Machine Learning
Penn State University Talent Acquisition
University Park, PA
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Senior Software Data Engineer - Quickbooks Capital and Lending
Intuit
Mountain View, CA
Come join the QuickBooks Capital and Lending Platform as a Senior Software Engineer in Data. You will join an innovative and passionate team of engineers using cutting edge technologies…
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Data Engineer
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Juno Beach, FL
- From $48 USD / hour
- Hands-on experience with Databricks in a data engineering capacity
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Sr. Data Engineer
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Washington, DC
We're looking for a Sr. Data Engineer with experience with large scale enterprise data platforms for a government agency located in the Washington DC metro area. This is a remote position;…
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Data Engineer II - Remote (Raleigh, NC, Dallas, TX, Phoenix, AZ)
First Citizens Bank
Raleigh, NC · UNAVAILABLE, NC
We are seeking a motivated Data Engineer II to join our Data Platform Engineering Organization and help build scalable cloud-based data solutions that enable analytics and data-driven…
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Lead Data Engineer
Redhorse Corporation
Remote, United States
- $170,000 to $190,000 USD / year
Now is a great time to join Redhorse Corporation. We are a solution-driven company delivering data insights and technology solutions to customers with missions critical to U.S. national…
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Data Engineer - Colorado Springs
Agile Defense, Inc.
Peterson AFB, CO
- $31,533 USD / year
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Infrastructure & Data Engineer
BGBx
United States
…strategists, scientists, communicators, creatives, technologists, and data experts to tackle some of healthcare's most important…
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Data Engineer, Marketing Analytics & AI
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc
Austin, TX
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Sr. Data Engineer (GenAI & AWS) Remote/Hybrid with Travel
Simple Solutions
Jacksonville, FL
Design and develop data pipelines using AWS Step Functions, Lambda, S3,
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Principal Data Engineer
Microsoft
United States
- $142,800 to $304,200 USD / year
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Managed Services - Data Engineer - Senior Associate
PwC US Consulting LLP
Miami, FL · Grand Rapids, MI · Raleigh, NC · Charlotte, NC · Jacksonville, FL · Cincinnati, OH · Cleveland, OH · Columbia, SC · Kansas City, MO · Columbus, OH · Dallas, TX · Las Vegas, NV · Little Rock, AR · Louisville, KY · Birmingham, AL · St. Louis, MO · Salt Lake City, UT · San Antonio, TX · Spartanburg, SC · Albany, NY · Tampa, FL · Atlanta, GA · Toledo, OH · Tulsa, OK · Milwaukee, WI · Minneapolis, MN · Denver, CO · Des Moines, IA · Nashville, TN · Detroit, MI · New Orleans, LA · Buffalo, NY · Fort Worth, TX · Greensboro, NC · Phoenix, AZ · Pittsburgh, PA · Houston, TX
As a Managed Services - Data Engineer - Senior Associate you will design and develop data pipelines, data integration, and data transformation solutions that help turn raw data into usable…
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Azure Data Engineer
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Our client is seeking an Azure Data Engineer to design and build reliable data solutions using Microsoft Azure technologies. From building data pipelines to implementing secure data lakes,…
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Senior Data Engineer
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AI Data Engineer
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Atlanta, GA
As one of the first engineers on PowerPlan’s Applied AI team, you’ll build the data foundation behind the AI solutions our own teams use every week, across finance, sales, professional…
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Data Engineer, Business Units - Go
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San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA
- $135,000 to $205,000 USD / year
Preferred locations for team members for our Data Platform roles are our San Francisco or Seattle hubs.
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- $135,000 to $165,000 USD / year
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- $135,000 to $165,000 USD / year
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- $135,000 to $165,000 USD / year
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Data Engineer - Fort Meade
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Fort Meade, MD
- $135,000 to $165,000 USD / year
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Data Engineer - DC
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Washington, DC
- $135,000 to $165,000 USD / year
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Data Engineer
Charles Schwab Inc.
Austin, TX · Southlake, TX
Schwab is seeking a results-oriented Senior Data Engineering to join the Operational Data Exchange (ODX) Technology team
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Data Engineer - Arlington (VA)
Agile Defense
Arlington, VA
- $135,000 to $165,000 USD / year
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Data Engineer - Honolulu
Agile Defense
Camp Smith, HI
- $135,000 to $165,000 USD / year

Eliassen Group

Sr. Data Engineer

McLean, VA, United States

$70 to $80 USD / hour

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Pay: $70 to $80 USD / hour
Posting language: English
Posted: Sep 30, 2026

Original job description

Sr. Data Engineer

McLean, VA

Type: Contract

Category: Data

Industry: Financial Services

Standard Hours: Open

Reference ID: JN -092026-108803

Date Posted: 09/28/2026

Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/lgsOdU

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Description:

May sit hybrid onsite in Wilmington, DE, McLean, VA, Richmond, VA or NYC

Our client seeks a Data Engineer professional with strong ability to support a large-scale customer migration and data load initiative. The role will build and optimize AWS-based data pipelines using Java, Scala, and Spark, with PySpark and AWS Glue across multi-stage workflows. The engagement will emphasize event-driven patterns, data quality, and operational resilience.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $70.00 to $80.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities:

Design, build, and maintain AWS data pipelines using S3, Glue, Step Functions, and Lambda.
Develop back-end data processing services in Java and Scala with Spark and PySpark.
Implement event-based architectures leveraging EventBridge and S3 event notifications.
Configure and scale AWS Glue jobs, addressing version and table format considerations.
Establish data validation, security checks, schema drift handling, and backfill strategies.
Integrate external API calls within data pipelines where required.
Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and Spring Boot based repositories.
Support production runbooks, reruns from event triggers, and downstream job synchronization.

Experience Requirements:

Hands-on Java with data engineering background. Python considered, Java preferred.
Proficiency with Scala, Spark, and PySpark.
Strong AWS experience: S3, Glue, Step Functions, Lambda, and EventBridge.
Knowledge of state machine scheduling and multi-stage pipeline orchestration.
Experience with data quality controls, schema evolution, and backfill management.
CI/CD pipeline implementation and operations.
Spring Boot repository familiarity.
Plus: external API integration in pipelines and AI automation exposure.
Prior experience supporting financial services data migrations preferred. Prior Capital One experience preferred.

Recruitment Transparency Notice

Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening and hiring process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team ( noreply@eliassen.com , 781-808-2924) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group’s use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

If anyone reaches out to you about an open position connected with Eliassen Group, please ensure that you are working directly with us by confirming the following:

· When you work with Eliassen Group, all email communication will come from an Eliassen.com address, never Gmail, Yahoo, etc.

· Eliassen Group will never ask you for personal information (home address, bank account, or check routing number) until you have worked with someone clearly associated with Eliassen Group.

If you have any indication of fraudulent activity, please contact fraud@eliassen.com .

About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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AWS
Oracle Java
Scala
Apache Spark
PySpark
Organisational resilience
Process data
CI/CD
Spring Boot
Data engineering
Python
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