The Role
As a Data Engineer, you will develop and maintain data pipelines for real-time insights, optimize data quality, and collaborate across teams to deliver accurate data products.
Summary Generated by Built In
We're Hiring: Data Engineers (Mid-Level 3+ Years) Are you passionate about building data pipelines that power real-time insights and smarter decision-making?
SteerBridge Strategies, a Veteran-led small business, is seeking Data Engineers to join our growing team based at our headquarters in Tysons Corner (Vienna, VA). This role offers the chance to support a major federal transformation effort by modernizing and optimizing complex data systems at scale. At SteerBridge, we're more than government contractors we are a high-impact team of Veterans and professionals solving meaningful problems with precision and purpose.
Our projects span AI/ML, cloud architecture, and large-scale data engineering to help modernize critical federal systems.
What You'll Do: As a Data Engineer, you'll work alongside architects, analysts, and scientists to design efficient data flows, enhance data quality, and ensure secure, reliable pipelines for both real-time and batch processing environments.
You will: Develop, optimize, and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines for structured and unstructured data Use tools like dbt, Informatica, Azure Data Factory, and Databricks for transformation and workflow automation
Write performant SQL queries and Python/JavaScript scripts for data parsing, ingestion, and cleanup Conduct data profiling, linkage, validation, and quality checks across diverse sources Enable cloud-based data processing (e.g., AWS S3, Azure Blob) and support API integration, collaborate across data science, engineering, and stakeholder teams to deliver accurate and actionable data products. Maintain technical documentation for pipelines, data structures, and infrastructure support secure data governance practices and performance tuning in modern cloud platforms
Veteran-strong leadership and collaborative team culture __ Apply Now! If you're ready to engineer systems that make a difference, join SteerBridge and help modernize federal data operations that drive meaningful impact.
SteerBridge Strategies is committed to equal employment opportunity and nondiscrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. SteerBridge Strategies will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities in accordance with applicable law.
Qualifications
- U.S. Citizenship and the ability to obtain a government security clearance
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field 3+ years of relevant experience in data engineering or data pipeline development
- Experience with SQL, Python, and cloud platforms like Azure, AWS, or GCP Familiarity with ETL tools and frameworks such as dbt, Informatica, or Apache Airflow
- Preferred Qualifications: Experience with modern data warehousing (Snowflake, Redshift) and orchestration tools (e.g., Spark, Airflow) Understanding of compliance and security protocols (e.g., HIPAA, CCPA, NIST)
- Strong data modeling skills and ability to translate requirements into scalable data solutions
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work in cross-functional environments
- Location: Must be local to the Washington, D.C. area and able to work on-site at our Vienna, VA office (5 days/week).
- Relocation assistance is available for non-local candidates.
Top Skills
Apache Airflow
Aws S3
Azure Blob
Azure Data Factory
Databricks
Dbt
Informatica
Python
Redshift
Snowflake
Spark
SQL
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The Company
What We Do
SteerBridge is a technology company that provides professional services and solutions to the U.S. Government and Corporate counterparts through a wide array of capabilities and myopic focus on innovative solutions. We leverage decades of federal acquisition and private sector experience to deliver best in class commercial solutions while maximizing Veteran talent to enhance efficiency and surpass expectations.
Current & Past Services include: Veteran Relations | Strategic Communications | General Technology Services | Software Engineering | Program Management | Business Process Management | Cybersecurity Professional Services | AI/ML capabilities | Data Management & Analytics.
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