Data Engineer

Job Title: Data Engineer

Location: Fort Belvoir, Virginia

Type: Contract To Hire

Work Model: Onsite

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and implementation of scalable data pipelines and data products.

• Integrate and transform data from multiple Army and enterprise sources.

• Develop data models and ontology that support applications, reporting, and analysis.

• Design for data quality, lineage, security, observability, and long-term maintainability.

• Establish engineering standards for testing, source control, deployment, and operations.

• Partner with software engineers, product designers, and customer stakeholders.

• Review technical designs, mentor engineers, and resolve complex data challenges.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, data science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• Eight or more years of experience building production data systems.

• Strong proficiency with Python, SQL, and modern data-engineering patterns.

• Experience designing data pipelines and products on Palantir Foundry, Army Vantage, or a comparable enterprise data platform.

• Experience with data modeling, ontology, data quality, and lineage.

• Strong software-engineering fundamentals, including testing, source control, CI/CD, and monitoring.

• Experience supporting a Department of Defense customer.

• Active Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting the U.S. Army.

• Direct experience with Palantir Foundry or Army Vantage.

• Experience with PySpark or other distributed data-processing technologies.

• Familiarity with Army acquisition or program management data.

• Experience with cloud platforms, DevSecOps, and infrastructure as code.

System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé, ALTA IT Services, CM Access, TPGS, and MOUNTAIN, LTD., are leaders in delivering workforce solutions and integrated services across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible full-time employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.