1,937 senior data engineer jobs at 632 companies in McLean, VA

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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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Senior Data Engineer
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$160k-$180k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Prescient Edge
Prescient Edge: Provides intelligence, security, and defense support services.
12+ YOESenior data engineer with 12+ years of experience in data management, storage design, ETL, and backend technologies; TS/SCI with CI Poly clearance preferred; Master’s degree; Washington, DC location.
SQL, NoSQL, Graph Database, Data Management, ETL
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Senior Data Engineer
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$120k-$199k/yr OnsiteFull Time
The Washington Post
The Washington Post: Provides daily newspaper publishing and digital news reporting services.
3+ YOESenior Data Engineer with 3+ years in ETL/ELT, data modeling, and SQL; strong Python, PySpark, and AWS data lakehouse experience; knowledge of data pipelines, AI/ML tooling, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Python, PySpark, Spark, Flink, AWS, Redshift, Athena, EMR, Glue, Pub/Sub, Airflow, Iceberg, Postgres, MySQL, DynamoDB, Tableau, Superset, Google Ad Manager
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Senior Data Engineer
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Modern Technology Solutions
Modern Technology Solutions: A 100% employee-owned engineering services and solutions providing high-demand technical expertise in digital transformation, modeling and simulation, rapid capability development, and cyber and mission assurance.
7+ YOE7+ years as a Data Engineer; ETL/ELT development; Python/Java/Scala; SQL; cloud data services; data warehousing; DoD security clearance.
Python, Java, Scala, SQL, AWS, Azure, GCP, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL, Redshift, BigQuery, Synapse
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Senior Data Scientist/Engineer
Chantilly, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Agile Defense
Agile Defense: Provides IT modernization and cybersecurity for federal government agencies.
4+ YOESenior data scientist/engineer with 4–8 years of experience, strong Python and NLP skills, experience with generative AI, data engineering, and security-cleared environment.
Python, Pandas, scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Natural Language Processing, NLP, Entity extraction, Generative AI, ETL, Docker, Kubernetes, Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, Plotly, D3.js
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Senior Data Engineer
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$120k-$135k/yr HybridFull Time
DSPolitical
DSPolitical: Provides voter-targeted digital advertising for Democratic and progressive campaigns.
6+ YOE6+ years in data engineering; strong SQL; database design/performance; Python or Node; observability and production services; collaboration and mentorship; translate business needs into technical solutions.
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Senior Data Engineer
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Modern Technology Solutions, Inc.
Modern Technology Solutions, Inc.: Provides engineering, technology, and cybersecurity services for national security.
7+ YOESenior Data Engineer with 7+ years in ETL/ELT, data pipelines, Python/Java/Scala, SQL, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), modern data warehousing (Redshift/BigQuery/Synapse), and DoD Secret clearance.
Python, Java, Scala, SQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL, AWS, Azure, GCP, Redshift, BigQuery, Synapse, ETL/ELT
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Senior Data Engineer - Databricks
McLean, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Steampunk
Steampunk: Design-led federal technology consulting and innovation services firm.
5+ YOESenior Data Engineer with 5-7 years exp in data engineering, Databricks, SQL, PySpark/Python, AWS; experience with data pipelines, ETL, and cloud data platforms.
Databricks, SQL, PySpark, Python, AWS, Delta Lake, Airflow, Databricks Workflows
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Senior Data Engineer
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
HybridFull Time
Systems Planning and Analysis
Systems Planning and Analysis: Provides technical and analytical support to national security agencies.
7+ YOEBachelor’s in CS/IS/Data Science; 7+ years in data pipelines/models; BI/semantic modeling; data warehousing/Lakehouse/ETL; strong communication; MDM/Azure experience.
Power BI, Azure, ETL/ELT, MDM, CI/CD, IaC
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Senior Data Engineer
Arlington, Virginia, United States
$132k-$212k/yr HybridFull Time
Mastercard
MastercardNYSE: MA: Global payment processing and financial technology service provider.
Senior-level data engineering experience with strong SQL and RDBMS skills (Microsoft SQL Server), ETL and data pipeline design, data modeling, Databricks/Spark familiarity preferred; bachelor's in a quantitative field or equivalent experience; authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
SQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Databricks, Spark, GitHub Copilot
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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
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Senior Lead Data Engineer (Bank Tech)
McLean, Virginia, United States
$230k-$262k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Capital One
Capital OneNYSE: COF: Financial services offering credit cards, banking, and loans.
6+ YOESenior data engineer with at least 6 years in application development, 2+ years in big data, and 1+ year in cloud computing.
Java, Scala, Python, SQL, NoSQL, Redshift, Snowflake, Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Hive, EMR, Gurobi, MySQL, Unix/Linux
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Senior Data Engineer
Washington, D.C. or London or Bucharest or Chisinau or United States
$115k-$150k/yr HybridFull Time
Insomniac Design
Insomniac Design: Digital agency providing human-centered design and technology solutions.
7+ YOE7+ years data engineering experience; expertise in SQL, Python, cloud data platforms, data modeling, ETL/ELT, governance, security, and mentoring junior engineers.
SQL, Python, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, AWS, Redshift, Glue, S3, Azure, Synapse, Data Factory, GCP, BigQuery, Dataflow, Apache Spark, Kafka, Airflow, dbt, Snowflake, Databricks, Jira, Git
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Senior Data Engineer
Somerville or Washington
$120k-$160k/yr HybridFull Time
VIA
VIA: Building secure, resilient digital infrastructure and AI solutions.
5+ YOEBachelor's in CS/Engineering/Data Science, 5+ years data engineering experience, strong Python skills, experience with SQL/noSQL architecture, ETL/ELT pipelines, data orchestration (Dagster/Airflow), cloud databases, and modern engineering practices.
Python, pytest, SQLAlchemy, AWS RDS, Azure Database, Dagster, Apache Airflow, Git, CI/CD, REST APIs, MLOps
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Senior Data Integration Engineer
McLean, Virginia, United States
HybridFull Time
Chain Bridge Bank
Chain Bridge BankNYSE: CBNA: Provides commercial banking, trust, and wealth management services.
6+ YOE6+ years in data engineering/integrations; API and enterprise content experience; knowledge governance; strong retrieval and data handling skills.
SharePoint, Microsoft Graph, Presidio, Protect, Copilot Studio, Claude Cowork, Retrieval systems, Governance tooling
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Data Engineer, Senior
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$78k-$176k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen HamiltonNYSE: BAH: Provides technology and management consulting services to diverse organizations.
5+ YOE5+ years application and data engineering experience, 3+ years parsing structured/unstructured data, ETL/ELT support, scripting, cloud and distributed data tool experience, bachelor’s degree.
Python, SQL, Scala, Java, UNIX, Linux, Shell, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Spark, Databricks, Hadoop, Hive, AWS EMR, Kafka, MongoDB, Cassandra, AWS Redshift, MySQL, Snowflake
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Senior Data Engineer
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
$119k-$139k/yr OnsiteFull Time
LucyRx
LucyRx: Independent pharmacy benefits manager transforming prescription care and management.
10+ YOE10+ years data engineering experience; proficiency in SQL and Python; experience with Snowflake Snowpark, Azure Data Factory, Databricks; dimensional modeling, ETL, data governance, and scalable system design.
SQL, Python, Snowflake Snowpark, Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Apache Airflow, Kafka
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Data Engineer – Senior
Hyattsville or Landover
$140k-$180k/yr RemoteFull Time
BDR Solutions
BDR Solutions: Provider of IT, engineering, and consulting for federal agencies.
8+ YOEActive MBI and U.S. citizenship required; 8+ years cloud data engineering; 3–5 years Databricks; current Databricks Data Engineer and AWS certifications; proficiency with Python, PySpark, SQL, Databricks, and AWS services; bachelor’s degree required.
Databricks, Unity Catalog, Delta Live Tables, Auto Loader, Genie, Delta Lake, Python, PySpark, SQL, S3, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, Glue, Athena, AWS Lake Formation, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Microsoft Azure DevOps, Kafka, MSK, dbt, Great Expectations, Splunk, Datadog, Collibra, Alation, RBAC, ABAC
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Senior Data Engineer
United States or San Francisco or New York City or Washington or Austin
$118k-$179k/yr RemoteFull Time
Samsara
SamsaraNYSE: IOT: Connected Operations Cloud platform for physical operations and IoT.
8+ YOEBachelor's in CS or equivalent, 8+ years as a software/data engineer, 5+ years building production data pipelines and Spark/PySpark experience, strong Python and SQL, cloud data warehouse and ETL tooling experience.
Spark, PySpark, Databricks, Python, SQL, Snowflake, Google BigQuery, Apache Iceberg, Fivetran, dbt, NetSuite, Salesforce, MySQL, AWS RDS/Aurora, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, AWS, Azure, GCP, Splunk, Datadog, AWS CloudWatch, API Gateway, Lambda, S3, SNS, SQS, SecretsManager, MCP (Model Context Protocol)
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Senior Data Engineer
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
HybridFull Time
Covington & Burling
Covington & Burling: Global law firm providing legal and regulatory counseling services.
5+ YOE5+ years data engineering experience; strong SQL, data modeling, data warehousing, ETL/ELT, cloud platforms, Python/Scala, Git and CI/CD; experience with Airflow, Azure Data Factory, SSIS/dbt/Spark preferred; degree preferred.
SQL, SQL Server, Microsoft Fabric, Airflow, Azure Data Factory, SSIS, dbt, Apache Spark, Azure, AWS, GCP, Python, Scala, Git, CI/CD
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Data Engineer Senior
Fairfax, Virginia, United States
$95k-$130k/yr RemoteFull Time
ASM ResearchNYSE: ACN: Provides IT and healthcare services to government agencies.
5+ YOE5+ years data engineering experience, Bachelor's or equivalent, experience with Spark/Kafka/Airflow, relational and cloud stores, data quality and security, ability to obtain Secret clearance.
Apache Spark, Kafka, Flink, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, S3, Apache Airflow, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud