Top Entry Level Data Engineer Jobs in Washington, DC

Design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines using Databricks, PySpark, SQL, Delta Lake, and lakehouse architecture. Collaborate with analytics, product, and engineering teams while developing batch and streaming workflows, integrating data warehouse systems, and using cloud platforms and orchestration tools such as Azure, Airflow, ADF, or Prefect.

Own EULER’s data lifecycle, including instrumentation, validation, reconciliation, privacy, anonymization, canonical data modeling, analytics datasets, documentation, and production pipelines. The role requires strong SQL, software engineering practices, independent ownership, skepticism toward data quality, and clear communication. Preferred experience includes GDPR/LGPD, multi-tenant B2B SaaS, dbt, statistics, Cloudflare Workers, Postgres, Parquet, DuckDB, and Bubble.

Build and scale distributed data pipelines and architectures supporting AI products and research. Responsibilities include processing large datasets with Spark, designing AWS data systems, managing SQL and NoSQL storage, writing Python and SQL, ensuring data quality and reliability, and implementing automation, orchestration, monitoring, and scalable data operations.

Builds and maintains data pipelines and datasets supporting analytics, AI, and modeling. Responsibilities include ingesting healthcare claims and lab data into Snowflake and AWS Iceberg, processing structured and unstructured sources, curating data for AI use cases, implementing medallion architectures, evaluating data quality, and contributing to pilot initiatives using SQL, Python, AWS Glue, Terraform, and Snowflake.

Build and maintain FinOps data pipelines, BigQuery and dbt models, cost attribution systems, forecasting and anomaly detection models, and cost-versus-revenue analytics. Identify and implement AWS and GCP savings opportunities, automate governance with Python, Terraform, and Lambda, and partner with Engineering, Finance, Product, and leadership on cloud costs, forecasting, reporting, and architecture decisions.

Design, build, and maintain scalable big data pipelines, architectures, distributed databases, and storage systems. Use Python and frameworks such as Hadoop, Spark, or Flink for data integration, transformation, and processing. Ensure system performance, availability, security, governance, and data quality while collaborating with cross-functional teams and documenting technical solutions.

The FSR Engineer supports a government data platform onsite in Washington, DC. Responsibilities include configuring and troubleshooting data feeds, developing Spark transformations and datasets, monitoring builds, designing platform applications, testing with subject matter experts, responding to data inquiries, and collaborating with product teams to debug platform code.

Builds and supports data feeds, transformations, datasets, and platform applications using Spark and programming languages. Troubleshoots missing data, build failures, and application issues; monitors development progress; responds to data-footprint inquiries; and collaborates with technical teams and subject-matter experts in an onsite government-contract environment.

Build and maintain data pipelines for network and operational telemetry, integrate DataMiner and other monitoring systems, create Power BI dashboards, configure monitoring metrics and alerts, automate reporting, analyze network performance and recovery events, and translate technical findings into actionable insights for technical and executive stakeholders.

Build and maintain production data ingestion pipelines, transformation models, warehouses, and schemas for PerfectServe’s data platform. Deploy reliable, tested pipelines using idempotency and data-quality checks, apply dimensional and medallion modeling, participate in design reviews, and document owned pipelines and runbooks. The role requires SQL, programming experience, dbt or similar transformation tools, cloud data warehouse experience, ELT orchestration, AWS knowledge, and a strong data-testing mindset.

Lead the design and development of Azure-based big data solutions, including batch and real-time ETL/ELT pipelines, data architecture, ingestion, curation, warehousing, and storage. Build solutions using Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse, Spark, Python, SQL, and related Azure services. Support Salesforce migration and integration while applying strong RDBMS, data management, and big data design expertise.

Build and maintain Google Cloud data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes supporting GenAI and RAG solutions. Classify and govern sensitive data using Dataplex and Cloud DLP, enforce access controls, assess AI readiness, and design reusable schemas and data models. Collaborate with engineering, delivery, and client teams to integrate legacy systems, monitor pipeline reliability, conduct data quality testing, document data flows, and proactively identify compliance and delivery risks.

Build and maintain full-stack data engineering solutions supporting BioIntelliSense’s remote patient monitoring and clinical intelligence platform. The role likely involves processing health-monitoring data, enabling analytics, and supporting reporting for clinicians, patients, and employers. Specific responsibilities and qualifications are not provided in the description.

Design and deliver cloud-native data platforms, scalable big data pipelines, lakehouses, warehouses, transformation frameworks, BI solutions, and ML-enabled data workflows. Lead client-facing pre-sales engagements, technical workshops, proof-of-concepts, executive conversations, and enterprise data modernization initiatives. Build reusable architectural IP, influence senior stakeholders, and translate ambiguous business challenges into production-ready solutions using AWS and modern data technologies.

Develop and manage data pipelines, integrations, analytics solutions, ontologies, business object models, and enterprise data architectures using Palantir Foundry. The role supports data governance, quality, lineage, operational workflows, technical solution design, and cross-functional collaboration with technical and business stakeholders. Federal or Department of Defense experience and Agile experience are preferred. A DOD Secret clearance is required.

Designs and maintains scalable data pipelines using Databricks, Spark, and cloud services. Builds transformation workflows, integrates APIs, databases, and cloud storage, and supports analytics and reporting. Implements data validation, monitoring, observability, governance, security, and automation. Collaborates with data science, analytics, and business teams to deliver reliable data solutions in AWS and other cloud environments.

Develop and design data pipelines, optimize data delivery and automate processes to support end-to-end solutions in various settings.

Build and maintain production-grade dbt data models and pipelines across ingestion, transformation, and visualization. Develop reliable datasets supporting reporting, analysis, finance, revenue recognition, and company decision-making. Collaborate with Finance, Engineering, Sales, Product, and Marketing to understand data needs, improve manual workflows, validate data accuracy, and create scalable solutions using modern data tools.

The DMS Data Engineer is responsible for analyzing raw data, building data systems and pipelines, conducting complex data analyses, and collaborating on projects to enhance data quality and reliability.

The job involves leveraging AWS and Snowflake for data engineering tasks within a technology-focused company, requiring US residency.