14 principal data engineer jobs at 10 companies in Front Royal, VA
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Principal Data Engineer – Mission Data Pipelines
Reston, Virginia, United States
$200k-$275k/yr HybridFull Time
9+ YOE9+ years experience with a CS/engineering/IT field; 7+ with a Master’s or 4+ with a PhD; 7+ in DoD/IC environments; strong data pipelines/ETL; JSON/XML/CSV; TS/SCI/SAP access with polygraph.
Apache NiFi, Apache Airflow, Python, Pandas, NumPy, REST
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Principal Data Center Facilities Engineer
Ashburn, Virginia, United States
$102k-$210k/yr OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOE3+ years data center or facilities engineering experience; incident management, commissioning, and technical reporting skills; ability to support critical infrastructure and drive operational improvements.
computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
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Principal Data Center Low Voltage Engineer
Reston, Virginia, United States
$91k-$187k/yr OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOERequires 3–5+ years of experience. Provides technical oversight for data center cabling infrastructure, implementation, project coordination, vendor management, troubleshooting, and process improvement.
patch panels, patch cords, Bill of Materials
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Principal Cybersecurity Engineer
Reston, Virginia, United States
$185k-$277k/yr HybridFull Time
9+ YOE9+ years in building GRC platforms; proficient in Python/Go/Java; strong SDLC governance; architecture, data models, API design; leads technical roadmaps; experience automating risk data.
Python, Go, Java, Git, APIs, ETL, Data Modeling, NIST, FAIR
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Principal Software Development Engineer
Reston, Virginia, United States
$185k-$277k/yr HybridFull Time
9+ YOE9+ years in software engineering; Python/Go/Java; SDLC mastery; architecture and data modeling; security risk automation; leading roadmaps and mentoring.
Python, Go, Java, Git, APIs, Data pipelines, ETL/ELT, SRS, PoCs
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Principal Systems Engineer - Digital Engineering & Advanced Tools
Reston, Virginia, United States
HybridFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years systems engineering experience designing cloud-native, API-driven, data and automation solutions for commercial, government, or defense environments.
AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, RESTful APIs, DevSecOps, CI/CD, containerization, orchestration, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), RPA
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Principal Platform Engineer - Azure Data & AI Platform Engineer
Vienna or Pensacola or Winchester
$132k-$206k/yr HybridFull Time
Experience with Azure Data PaaS, Azure security and governance, cost optimization, capacity planning, IaC, and full-life-cycle IT initiatives; bachelor's degree or equivalent desired.
Microsoft Azure, Azure SQL, Synapse, Data Factory, Databricks, ADLS Gen2, Azure Policy, RBAC, Private Endpoints, Key Vault, Azure Pipelines, terraform, Azure AI Foundry, AI Projects, Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
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Principal System Architecture Standards Engineer
Herndon or Littleton
$127k-$182k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOEMaster’s or Ph.D. in EE/Telecommunications/IT/Data Science, 10+ years in wireless standards (3GPP/GSMA/TM Forum), deep 3GPP SA5/SA6/SA2 knowledge, AI/ML and observability expertise, and standards leadership experience.
3GPP SA5, 3GPP SA6, 3GPP SA2, TM Forum, GSMA, GenAI, LLM, OpenTelemetry, OpenInference, MCP, A2A, LangGraph, CrewAI, Strands, AutoGen, NWDAF, MDAF, Cloud-native Network Functions (CNFs)
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CloudHQ International - Principal Electrical Engineer, Construction
Frankfurt or London or Paris or Ashburn or Milan or Osaka or São Paulo
FieldFull Time
7+ YOESenior electrical SME for data center projects across Europe with 7+ years' experience; expertise in high-voltage, UPS, switchgear, generators, design/commissioning, EN codes, strong project management and stakeholder skills; 50–70% travel.
Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, AutoCAD, Revit
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Principal Software Engineer
Fairfax, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
9+ YOEBachelor's in CS/Software Eng/Data Science (or equivalent experience), 9+ years related experience (7+ with graduate degree) with Python, Linux/Windows, databases, JSON/REST, Git/SVN, and production-quality software development.
Python, Linux, Windows, Android, JSON, CSV, XML, REST APIs, sockets, message queues, PostgreSQL, SQLite, InfluxDB, object storage, Git, SVN, Flask, FastAPI, Django, Dash, Docker, CI/CD pipelines
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Principal Software Developer - TS/SCI
Herndon or Chantilly
$148k-$267k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOEBachelor's in EE/CS/CE, active Top Secret/SCI clearance, 10+ years software development experience (8+ in Linux, 6+ with Python and C/C++), strong algorithms/data-structure skills, and Git experience.
Python, C/C++, Linux, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Docker, Kubernetes, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Git, X-Midas, OpenCV, Keras, Qt/PyQt, Android, Gitlab CI/CD, CUDA
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Principal Solutions Architect
Annapolis Junction or Denver or Reston
$137k-$302k/yr OnsiteFull Time
12+ YOETS/SCI required; 12+ years solution architecture experience with federal contractors; Bachelor's in engineering/computer science; proven capture/proposal leadership on $100M+ pursuits; knowledge of Cloud, Data Analytics, AI/ML, RPA, Agile/Waterfall; Shipley proposal experience.
Cloud, Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Robotic Process Automation, Agile, Waterfall
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Principal Database Administrator
Reston or Seattle
$85k-$210k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOEExpertise with Oracle Database, RMAN, RAC, Data Guard, Exadata, Linux and Bash; 5+ years automation/programming experience; strong SQL/PLSQL and troubleshooting skills. Must be U.S. citizen with active TS/SCI w/poly; willing to work shifts and weekends.
Oracle Database, RMAN, Oracle RAC, Data Guard, Exadata, Linux, RHEL, Oracle Linux, Bash, top, vmstat, iostat, SQL, PL/SQL, AWR, ASH, Python, Perl, Unix Shell, Rust
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Principal Space RF Communications Architect
Seattle or Kent or Denver or Los Angeles or Reston
$170k-$237k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Blue Origin: Develops reusable rockets and systems for human spaceflight.
12+ YOE12+ years RF systems/space communications experience; TT&C, crosslink, and data link design; active TS clearance; strong technical communication.