ECS is seeking a Data Engineer to work remotely.
The Data Engineer will support the design, development, and deployment of the foundational data pipelines, data products, and automation required to implement a scalable data mesh architecture at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This role is responsible for building secure and reliable ingestion frameworks, transforming mission data into reusable domain-oriented data assets, integrating systems with modern platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, and Palantir, and ensuring high standards of data quality, performance, lineage, and observability across the enterprise.
Ideal Candidate Experience
- Data Engineering & Pipeline Development: 5–7+ years building scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Python, Spark, SQL, or similar technologies.
- Cloud Data Platforms (AWS preferred): 4–6+ years working with services such as S3, Glue, Lambda, Redshift, EMR, or equivalents.
- Databricks/Snowflake Engineering: 3–5+ years designing notebooks, Delta Lake pipelines, SQL transformations, Snowflake tasks/streams, and performance-optimized warehouses.
- Palantir Integration (Foundry preferred): 2–4+ years integrating data sources, developing pipelines, or enabling interoperability between Palantir and broader data ecosystems.
- Data Quality, Cataloging & Lineage: 3–5+ years implementing data validation frameworks, metadata tracking, and governance-aligned data documentation.
- API & System Integration: 3–5+ years integrating cloud, legacy, and cross-domain systems using REST, event streaming, or messaging frameworks.
- 7+ years’ experience creating reliable, scalable, and secure data pipelines that ingest, transform, store, and make data available to the business in near‑real‑time.
- BS degree in Computer Science or related field/equivalent experience.
- Ability to obtain a DHS Public Trust.
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What We Do
ECS, a segment of ASGN (NYSE: ASGN), delivers advanced solutions and services in cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), application and IT modernization, and science and engineering. The company solves critical, complex challenges for customers across the U.S. public sector, defense, intelligence and commercial industries.
ECS maintains partnerships with leading cloud, cybersecurity, and AI/ML providers and holds specialized certifications in their technologies.
Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ECS has more than 3,400 employees throughout the U.S. and has been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for the last five years.
