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Technical Data Engineer, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton

Herndon, VAFull-time$78–176K/yrPosted 4w agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$78–176K/yr
Location
Herndon, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Security+ CE Or SSCP Or CCNA-Security Or GSEC Within 6 Months, requiredTop Secret clearance, requiredBachelor's degree, required

Job overview

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a senior data engineer to lead data engineering activities on mission-driven projects. The role oversees development and deployment of pipelines and platforms that organize disparate data, and guides assessment, design, building, and maintenance of scalable client platforms. The engineer mentors a multidisciplinary team in an agile environment and uses analytical exploration and data examination to help clients derive insights from data.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Java, requiredSpring Boot, requiredSpring Framework, requiredLinux or UNIX, requiredShell Scripting, requiredOperational Troubleshooting, requiredDocker, requiredKubernetes, requiredHelm, requiredContainer Orchestration, requiredCI/CD Workflows, requiredEnterprise Software Development, requiredDevelopment Planning, requiredTechnical Staff Supervision, requiredProject Leadership, requiredAWS Services, nice to haveCloud-Native Architectures, nice to haveApache NiFi, nice to haveKafka, nice to haveReal-Time Data Ingestion, nice to haveData Streaming, nice to haveDistributed Data Applications, nice to haveMongoDB, nice to haveNon-Relational Databases, nice to haveCM Pipelines, nice to haveVersion Control, nice to haveRelease Management, nice to haveCommunication, nice to have

Qualifications

4+ Years Java Experience, required4+ Years Linux or UNIX Experience, required4+ Years Containerization Experience, required4+ Years Enterprise Development Experience, requiredTop Secret Clearance, requiredBachelor's Degree, requiredSecurity+ CE or SSCP or CCNA-Security or GSEC Within 6 Months, requiredAWS Solutions Architect or Developer or SysOps Associate Certification, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Technical Data Engineer, SeniorThe Opportunity: Ever-expanding technology like IoT, machine learning, and artificial intelligence means that there’s more structured and unstructured data available today than ever before. As a data engineer, you know that organizing data can yield pivotal insights when it’s gathered from disparate sources. We need an experienced data professional like you to help our clients find answers in their data to impact important missions, from fraud detection to cancer research to national intelligence.

As a data engineer at Booz Allen, you’ll use your expertise to help build advanced technology solutions and lead data engineering activities on some of the most mission-driven projects in the industry. You’ll guide data engineering activities by overseeing the development and deployment of pipelines and platforms that organize and make disparate data meaningful. Here, you’ll mentor a multi-disciplinary team of analysts, data engineers, developers, and data consumers in a fast-paced, agile environment. You’ll use your expertise in analytical exploration and data examination while you oversee the assessment, design, building, and maintenance of scalable platforms for your clients.

Work with us to use data for good.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

  • 4+ years of experience using Java, as well as Spring Boot or Spring Framework
  • 4+ years of experience with Linux or UNIX, including shell scripting and operational troubleshooting
  • 4+ years of experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, container orchestration, and CI/CD workflows
  • 4+ years of experience leading software application development in an enterprise environment
  • Experience establishing, documenting, and maintaining clear development priorities and execution plans, ensuring teams understand sequencing, dependencies, critical-path activities, trade-offs, and changes in priorities across multiple concurrent initiatives
  • Ability to supervise technical staff, such as developers and testers, and lead projects in a collaborative, cross-functional environment
  • Top Secret clearance
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Ability to obtain Security+ CE, SSCP, CCNA-Security, or GSEC Certification within 6 months of hire date

Nice If You Have:

  • 4+ years of experience with AWS services and cloud-native architectures
  • 4+ years of experience with Apache NiFi and Kafka for real-time data ingestion and streaming
  • Experience designing, developing, operationalizing, and maintaining complex, distributed data applications at scale
  • Experience developing applications and administering non-relational databases, such as MongoDB
  • Experience improving or establishing enterprise-level CM pipelines, version control discipline, and release management hygiene
  • Possession of strong communication skills
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Developer, or SysOps Associate Certification

Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Top Secret clearance is required.

Compensation At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date. Identity Statement As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

  • Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
  • Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
  • Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

How this job compares

Set against the 6,255 open Data Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$78–176K/yr
  • Virginia median$124–191K/yr354 salary ranges
  • US median$125–208K/yr4,857 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $127K, is 18% below the Virginia median midpoint ($156K) — in the lowest quarter of Data Engineer salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 452 open Data Engineer jobs in Virginia and 6,255 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Data Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (5,438 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 2,380 of the 6,255 open Data Engineer jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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