The Role
Leads a team of data engineers building and maintaining scalable data pipelines for Department of Defense applications. Sets technical strategy, enforces reusable templates and infrastructure-as-code standards, oversees Databricks pipeline development, improves monitoring and schema drift detection, conducts code reviews, and promotes agile practices. Partners with architects on modernization initiatives, including GPU-enabled transformations.
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At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.
Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more.
Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!
As the Data Engineer Team Lead, you will lead a team of talented engineers responsible for building and maintaining the data lifeblood. You will provide the technical vision and hands-on leadership for the design, development, and sustainment of all data pipelines. This senior role requires you to champion innovation through governance, driving the adoption of reusable templates, automation, and modern data engineering practices to deliver resilient, scalable, and cost-efficient data solutions for the DoD.
Responsibilities:
- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of data engineers working on new pipeline development and operations & maintenance (O&M).
- Drive the technical strategy for the data pipeline ecosystem, ensuring stability, scalability, and efficiency.
- Enforce the use of reusable pipeline templates, automated monitoring patterns, and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) deployment standards established by the architecture team.
- Oversee the development of new data pipelines using modern, modular patterns like Databricks Delta Live Tables.
- Direct the optimization of existing pipelines through the implementation of automated monitoring, alerting, and proactive schema drift detection.
- Facilitate code reviews, enforce documentation standards, and ensure the team adheres to agile best practices.
- Collaborate with the Solution Architect to identify and implement technical improvements, such as leveraging GPUs for large-scale transformations.
Must have:
- 10+ years of experience in data engineering or software engineering
- Expert-level proficiency with Python, SQL, Spark, or PySpark
- Deep experience with cloud data platforms (e.g., AWS or Azure) and data engineering platforms like Databricks, Palantir, or Snowflake
- Demonstrated experience leading projects
- US Citizenship (No Dual Citizenship)
Nice to have:
- Experience working in high-security DoD environments (e.g., SIPR, JWICS)
- Hands-on experience with Databricks Delta Live Tables, Terraform for IaC, and CI/CD pipelines
- Familiarity with data orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow) and data quality frameworks (e.g., Great Expectations)
- Experience with streaming data technologies (e.g., Kafka) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Extensive experience with the development and maintenance of scalable ETL/ELT tools and services
Security Clearance:
- Active Secret or TS or TS/SCI clearance
As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.
The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia is:
$160,700—$306,500 USD
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Skills Required
- 10+ years of experience in data engineering or software engineering
- Expert-level proficiency with Python, SQL, Spark, or PySpark
- Deep experience with cloud data platforms such as AWS or Azure
- Experience with data engineering platforms such as Databricks, Palantir, or Snowflake
- Demonstrated experience leading projects
- US citizenship with no dual citizenship
- Active Secret, Top Secret, or Top Secret/SCI security clearance
- Experience working in high-security DoD environments such as SIPR or JWICS
- Hands-on experience with Databricks Delta Live Tables, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines
- Familiarity with Airflow and Great Expectations
- Experience with Kafka, Docker, and Kubernetes
- Experience developing and maintaining scalable ETL/ELT tools and services
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What We Do
Accenture Federal Services is a leading US federal services company and subsidiary of Accenture LLP. It empowers US federal agencies to reinvent their operations and deliver missions faster using technology and AI. By leveraging mission expertise and commercial innovation, the company provides solutions in cloud, data, and cybersecurity to help the government make the nation stronger, safer, and more resilient.
