Quartermaster

Senior Data Engineer

Quartermaster

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Arlington • Virginia • United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudDockerEC2KafkaKubernetesMongoDBPostgresPythonSparkSQLTerraformTypeScript

About the role

  • Design, build, and maintain scalable batch and real-time machine learning, data science, and data export pipelines.
  • Architect and manage AWS and Azure cloud infrastructure.
  • Administer and optimize databases including MongoDB and PostgreSQL using RDS and EC2-hosted environments.
  • Implement replication strategies, failover systems, and resiliency management for high-availability operations.
  • Design systems that strictly separate public and private/classified data.
  • Support high-throughput streaming ingestion and processing (sensor, radar, SDR, maritime feeds).
  • Develop infrastructure-as-code and automated deployment pipelines.
  • Ensure secure-by-design architecture aligned with compliance requirements.
  • Provide guidance and architectural leadership for handling data at scale.
  • Monitor performance, reliability, and cost optimization across environments.
  • Collaborate with DevSecOps, AI/ML, and mission teams to deliver operational capabilities.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of professional experience in Data Engineering
  • Proven experience building production-grade data pipelines
  • Strong hands-on experience with AWS (RDS, EC2, S3, IAM, VPC)
  • Experience with Azure data services
  • Database expertise in MongoDB and PostgreSQL
  • Proficiency in Python, TypeScript, and SQL
  • Experience implementing high-availability, replication, and disaster recovery strategies
  • Experience working in government, defense, or regulated environments
  • Active security clearance OR ability to obtain/maintain clearance
  • Experience with GIS systems and geospatial data architectures (preferred)
  • Experience with real-time streaming frameworks (Kafka, Kinesis, Spark, Flink) (preferred)
  • Familiarity with SDR, radio frequency data, radar systems, GIS, or maritime domain awareness platforms (preferred)
  • Experience managing high-velocity time-series or sensor data (preferred)
  • AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps, Data Analytics) (preferred)
  • Microsoft Azure certifications (preferred)
  • Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) (preferred)
  • Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep) (preferred)
  • Security+ or similar certification preferred in secure environments (preferred)
Benefits
  • Competitive salary
  • Equity eligibility
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) options
  • Professional development and certification support
  • Opportunity to work on mission-critical maritime and defense technology
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Hard Skills & Tools
data engineeringdata pipelinesPythonTypeScriptSQLhigh-availabilityreplication strategiesdisaster recoveryreal-time streaming frameworksinfrastructure-as-code
Soft Skills
architectural leadershipcollaborationguidance
Certifications
AWS Solutions ArchitectAWS DevOpsAWS Data AnalyticsMicrosoft Azure certificationsSecurity+