Data Engineer

Own your opportunity to turn data into measurable outcomes for our customers' most complex challenges. As a Data Engineer Senior at GDIT, you'll power innovation to drive mission impact and grow your expertise to power your career forward.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT
As a Data Engineer Senior, the work you'll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of US Army Europe. You will play a crucial role in providing Mission Command Support for US Forces in the European and African AOR.

• Design, develop, and maintain end-to-end data integration pipelines across MSS, Army enterprise platforms, and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Build and manage API integrations (REST/GraphQL) to enable secure, scalable data exchange between mission systems, business systems, and external partners
• Develop data transformation and processing logic using Python and/or Java, supporting both batch and real-time data workflows
• Leverage low-code/no-code data integration tools such as Apache NiFi to design, orchestrate, and monitor data flows, including ingestion, routing, transformation, and enrichment
• Perform data manipulation and transformation (cleansing, normalization, aggregation, schema mapping) across structured and unstructured data sources
• Implement and orchestrate workflows within Maven Smart Systems (MSS), embedding data governance, validation, and automation into operational pipelines
• Integrate MSS with cloud-based data lakes and analytics platforms, ensuring reliable ingestion, transformation, and access to data
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for data workflows and integration services using tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions
• Utilize containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes to deploy scalable data services
• Apply infrastructure as code using Terraform or AWS CloudFormation to provision and manage platform resources
• Monitor and optimize data pipelines, APIs, and system performance, ensuring high availability and reliability
• Collaborate with data engineers, analysts, and system owners to define data contracts, schemas, and integration patterns
• Maintain documentation for APIs, pipelines, workflows, and system architecture

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Data Engineer Senior must have:

• Education: Bachelor of Science
• Experience: 5+ years of related experience
• Technical skills: Experience with AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Platform. Experience with implementing CI/CD pipelines for data workflows and integration services using tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions
• Security clearance level: Secret Level Security Clearance
• US citizenship required
• Role requirements: DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification
• Must be able to obtain German TESA

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career in data science and engineering at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your determination for solving complex data challenges.