288 lead data engineer jobs at 129 companies in Virginia

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Founding Machine Learning / AI Search Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$160k-$310k/yr On-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Build the ML and AI search behind HiringCafe — ranking, recommenders, retrieval, and LLM agents that surface jobs people would never find on their own.
Python, PyTorch, Elasticsearch, LLMs
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Lead Data Engineer (Hybrid)
Reston, Virginia, United States
$115k-$229k/yr HybridFull Time
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield: Provides health insurance coverage and administrative healthcare services.
8+ YOEBachelor's in CS/IT/Engineering or 4 extra years experience; 8+ years leading data engineering; AWS Redshift expertise; ETL/ELT development; cloud and on-prem data systems; strong analytics and communication.
AWS Redshift, AWS, dbt, Airflow, Glue, Terraform, CloudFormation, S3, Redshift Spectrum, S3/Glue/Lake Formation
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Lead Data Engineer - HR Tech
McLean or Richmond
$197k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Capital One
Capital OneNYSE: COF: Financial services offering credit cards, banking, and loans.
4+ YOELead data engineer with 4+ years in app development, 2+ years in big data, 1+ year cloud experience; strong programming in Java/Scala/Python; Snowflake data warehousing; GenAI/AI tooling experience preferred.
Java, Python, SQL, Scala, Snowflake, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Gurobi, MySQL, Unix/Linux, NoSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra
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Lead Consultant, Data Engineer
Arlington or Chicago or Remote
$125k-$150k/yr RemoteFull Time
Lovelytics
Lovelytics: Independent data analytics consulting firm delivering data warehousing, ETL, and data modeling solutions for enterprise clients.
3+ YOE3-5 years data engineering, client-facing, Databricks/ETL/warehousing, SAP data knowledge.
Databricks, AWS, Azure, SAP, SAP S/4HANA, SAP HANA
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Data Engineer / Data Project Lead, Head Start - Remote
Reston or United States
$81k-$139k/yr RemoteFull Time
ICF
ICFNASDAQ: ICFI: Provides strategic consulting and technology services to global organizations.
10+ YOE3+ MgmtLead data engineering projects; supervise staff; design data pipelines; ensure security and compliance; 10+ years data experience; government security clearance; valid driver's license.
SQL, Python, APIs, ETL, Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), Smartsheet
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Data Science Engineer, Lead
McLean, Virginia, United States
$99k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen HamiltonNYSE: BAH: Provides technology and management consulting services to diverse organizations.
4+ YOE4+ years with Python, SQL, ETL and data pipelines; experience with containers/Kubernetes, data engineering, and writing source code; TS/SCI with polygraph required; bachelor's degree.
Python, SQL, ETL, Kubernetes, Spark, ELK, OpenSearch, AWS, S3, Terraform
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Data Science Engineer, Lead
McLean, Virginia, United States
$99k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen HamiltonNYSE: BAH: Consulting and technology services for government and commercial clients
4+ YOEMinimum 4 years experience with Python, SQL, ETL and data pipelines; experience with containers/Kubernetes, data engineering, and writing source code; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph; Bachelor's degree required.
Python, SQL, ETL, Kubernetes, Spark, ELK, OpenSearch, AWS, S3, Terraform
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Data Engineer - Databricks
McLean, Virginia, United States
$110k-$160k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Steampunk
Steampunk: Federal digital transformation and consulting services provider.
2+ YOELead and architect migration of data using Databricks; 2-4 years data engineering experience; strong SQL, PySpark/Python, Databricks; AWS experience; ability to work in Agile teams; U.S. Public Trust clearance or ability to obtain.
Databricks, SQL, PySpark, Python, AWS
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Data Engineer
Sterling, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Nightwing
Nightwing: Provides advanced cyber and intelligence solutions for national security.
6+ YOE6+ MgmtBachelor's in CS/Statistics/Data Science; 6+ years consulting leading delivery teams; 5+ years in AI environment and architecture; experience in SDLC and client deliverables.
AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Python, SQL, Machine Learning, Data Modeling
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Data Engineering Lead
Arlington, Virginia, United States
$117k-$234k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Accenture Federal Services
Accenture Federal ServicesNYSE: ACN: Provides technology and consulting services to U.S. federal agencies.
8+ YOE8+ years of data engineering experience; DoD 8140 compliance; Bachelor's degree or 4 years additional equivalent in IT, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or Software Engineering.
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Lead Consultant Data Engineer (DHS)
Arlington, Virginia, United States
$138k-$185k/yr HybridFull Time
Excella
Excella: Provider of agile software and AI solutions for government agencies.
8+ YOE8+ years in data engineering; strong SQL and Python; experience with Airflow, dbt, Databricks, Spark, Kafka, Parquet/Delta/Iceberg; AWS cloud (Glue, S3, Redshift, EMR) or equivalents; CI/CD, Git, Terraform; DHS Public Trust eligible.
SQL, Python, Airflow, dbt, Databricks, Spark, Kafka, Parquet, Delta Lake, Iceberg, AWS Glue, S3, Redshift, EMR, BigQuery, CI/CD, Git, Terraform, NoSQL, Scrum, Kanban
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Data Scientist/Data Engineer- Mid
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
$111k-$117k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Castalia Systems
Castalia Systems: Provides cybersecurity and intelligence analysis services to federal agencies.
3+ YOEU.S. citizen with TS/SCI+CI polygraph, 3+ years coding in Python/Java and data application development, experience with PostgreSQL/SQL, ML/ETL, and leading data solutions.
Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, R, Python, SQL, PostgreSQL, Java, GitHub, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Streamlit, Tkinter
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Data Integration Lead
Herndon, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
North Point Technology
North Point Technology: Technology services and engineering for federal government missions.
7+ YOETS/SCI with CI Polygraph; 7+ years in data engineering or data integration; experience with DoD/IC environments; SCIF experience; strong data handling skills.
SQL, ETL tools, Data transformation, DoD data systems
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Senior Data Engineer (5307)
Arlington, Virginia, United States
$125k-$180k/yr HybridFull Time
SMX
SMX: Provides cloud engineering and mission-critical IT solutions for government.
10+ YOESecurity clearance required; 10+ years data engineering; Python and PySpark; Palantir Foundry or Databricks; leading junior developers; on-site 2 days/week.
Palantir Foundry, Databricks, Python, PySpark, GitLab
2w
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Lead Machine Learning / Data Science Engineer
Reston, Virginia, United States
$90k-$200k/yr HybridFull Time
CapTech
CapTech: Provides technology and management consulting services to large enterprises.
7+ YOE7+ years delivering data engineering and ML solutions on cloud platforms; technical leadership; hands-on with Python/Scala, SQL, Spark, Docker, Snowflake/Databricks; experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, and productionizing ML systems.
AWS, Azure, GCP, Python, Scala, SQL, Spark, NoSQL, Docker, Snowflake, Databricks, Azure SQL, Amazon RDS, LLMs, GPT, Claude, Mistral, MCP, RAG, LangChain, n8n, pydantic
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Staff Software Engineer Data - DC Tech Lead
United States or Alabama or Arkansas or California or Colorado or Florida or Georgia or Illinois or Kentucky or Massachusetts or Michigan or Montana or Missouri or Nevada or New Jersey or New York or North Carolina or Oregon or Pennsylvania or Texas or Washington or Utah or Virginia or Wisconsin
$168k-$273k/yr RemoteFull Time
Afresh
Afresh: AI-powered inventory management for grocery store fresh food departments.
Design and maintain large-scale ETLs; proficiency with Python, PySpark, SQL, Databricks/Snowflake/DBT; 2+ years technical lead experience; strong problem-solving, mentoring, and communication skills; experience with messy datasets.
PySpark, DBT, Python, SQL, Databricks, Snowflake
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Lead Data Design Engineer
Sterling or Virginia or United States
$150k-$254k/yr OnsiteFull Time
BAE Systems
BAE SystemsLondon Stock Exchange: BA: Provides advanced defense, aerospace, and security technology solutions.
10+ YOEBachelor's degree with 10+ years relevant experience, 7+ years cloud architecture experience designing and documenting collection capabilities, Top Secret/SCI with polygraph required, experience with AI/ML and cloud technologies.
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Data Platform Lead / DBA Engineer (VA, Alexandria)
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
HybridFull Time
RiVidium
RiVidium: Provides cybersecurity software and IT services to federal agencies.
15+ YOELead data platform engineering; 15+ years experience; DoD 8140 training/certification; security requirements; strong collaboration and documentation.
Data pipelines, Dashboards, Visualization tools, Analytics, Reporting automation
2mo
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Lead Developer
McLean, Virginia, United States
HybridFull Time
Guidehouse
Guidehouse: Provides management and technology consulting services to diverse organizations.
10+ YOETen+ years in data engineering, analytics, or software development; US Citizenship; Bachelor’s degree; cloud (AWS/Snowflake); cortex AI; ETL/ELT; Agile; hybrid DC area.
AWS, Snowflake, Databricks, ETL/ELT, AI/ML frameworks, Cortex
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Senior Data Solutions Lead
Virginia, United States
$175k-$200k/yr RemoteFull Time
ECS
ECSNYSE: ASGN: Provides advanced technology and engineering services to government agencies.
10+ YOE3+ MgmtU.S. citizen able to obtain DHS Public Trust, 10+ years in data engineering/architecture with 3+ years leadership, cloud expertise (AWS/Azure/GCP), expert SQL and Python/Scala/Java, ETL/ELT and data modeling experience.
AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, SQL, Python, Scala, Java, Apache Airflow, dbt, Spark, Kafka, Tableau, Power BI, Atlassian Jira, Confluence, CI/CD
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Lead Data Operations Engineer
McLean or Florida or United States
$176k-$181k/yr RemoteFull Time
Hilton
HiltonNYSE: HLT: Global hospitality providing hotel accommodation and lodging services.
5+ YOEBachelor's (or equivalent) and 5+ years in systems engineering/administration with AWS, Hadoop/HDP, data integration, CI/CD, Linux/Windows administration, EMR, Terraform/CloudFormation, and source control (Bamboo/GitHub).
EMR, Talend, IICS, Alation, MSTR, Tableau, Alteryx, EMR, IAM, EC2, VPC, Lambda, S3, EKS, ECS, KMS, Kinesis, Config, CloudTrail, EventBridge, RDS, SNS, SQS, ELB, ASG, EBS, Hadoop, HDP, CI/CD, Linux, Solaris, Ubuntu, CentOS, AIX, HP-UX, Windows, NetApp Filer, EMC, Apache Tomcat, WebLogic, Bamboo, GitHub, Terraform, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, AWS Console, AWS CLI