Cleared Data Engineer

Job Family:

Data Engineering & Architecture Consulting

Travel Required:

Up to 50%

Clearance Required:

Active Secret

What You Will Do:

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable batch and streaming data pipelines in Databricks using Python, PySpark, SQL, and reusable engineering patterns.
• Transform raw source data into curated, analysis-ready datasets and dimensional models that support cybersecurity metrics, risk analysis, dashboards, and executive reporting.
• Develop automated data-quality controls for ETL jobs, including schema, completeness, validity, consistency, uniqueness, timeliness, referential-integrity, and source-to-target reconciliation checks.
• Define appropriate handling for failed quality checks, including quarantining invalid records, stopping critical loads, generating alerts, documenting exceptions, and coordinating corrective action with data owners.
• Schedule and orchestrate production workflows; monitor job status, freshness, throughput, latency, resource utilization, and failures; troubleshoot root causes; and restore processing within agreed service levels.
• Optimize pipeline reliability, performance, and cost through efficient transformations, workload configuration, incremental processing, partitioning, and compute-resource management.
• Implement and maintain data-governance and quality-assurance standards, including access controls, metadata, data classification, ownership, lineage, retention, auditability, and protection of sensitive cybersecurity information.
• Maintain source-to-target mappings, data dictionaries, transformation rules, validation evidence, standard operating procedures, runbooks, and other technical documentation needed for operations, knowledge transfer, and audit readiness.
• Partner with cybersecurity analysts, data owners, system administrators, dashboard developers, and business stakeholders to define data requirements, metrics, thresholds, and acceptance criteria.
• Maintain effective working relationships with client management and staff, anticipate stakeholder needs, communicate delivery risks and dependencies, and resolve issues in a timely and professional manner.
• Organize and lead client meetings by coordinating schedules, developing and distributing agendas and pre-read materials, facilitating discussions and decisions, recording minutes, maintaining required documentation, and tracking action items through closure.
• Participate in peer reviews, testing, release activities, and continuous-improvement efforts to strengthen engineering practices, reduce recurring defects, and improve the reliability and usability of data products.

What You Will Need:

• An ACTIVE and CURRENT SECRET federal security clearance
• Bachelor’s degree
• SIX (6) years of total experience in a data or programming discipline, including THREE (3) years of experience in data engineering
• Proficiency in data engineering-related programming languages such as Python, PySpark, and/or SQL
• Experience with scheduling, monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimizing production ETL/ELT pipelines
• Experience with data engineering principles and best practices
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Selected Candidate must be able to commute to client and Guidehouse offices as needed

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Master’s degree in computer science or related field
• Experience working with system and application logs
• Familiarity with the Databricks platform
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment

The annual salary range for this position is $85,000.00-$141,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Student Loan PayDown
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
• Mobility Stipend

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