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Company: General Dynamics ITLocation: Falls Church, VA Employment Type: Full Time Date Posted: 05/17/2026 Job Categories: Engineering, Information Technology |
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Data Engineer Advance your career while impacting our national security in cyber as Data Engineer at GDIT. Here, technologists have many paths to grow a meaningful career supporting cyber missions and operations across the federal government. TheAdvanateam is seeking aData Engineer to join their program. Advana is the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Offices (CDAO) enterprise-wide, multi-domain data, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) platform that provides all DoW military and civilian decision makers, analysts, and builders with unprecedented access to enterprise data, tools, and capabilities. Data EngineerBuilds and maintains Advana ingestion, transformation, and storage pipelines supporting operational analytics across Unclassified and NIPR, Secret and SIPR, and Top Secret and JWICS enclaves.Develops automated processing flows using Apache Airflow, Spark, AWS Glue, and Kafka to support reliable data movement into medallion-architecture zones.Implements data connections, schema mappings, and structured interfaces to support enterprise data marketplaces and downstream tooling teams. Applies data quality controls using rule engines, profiling utilities, and anomaly-detection checks to validate accuracy, completeness, and consistency at the source and lake layers.Configures encryption, access policies, and data-handling rules to meet DoW cybersecurity requirements for mission environments.Executes Tier-2 and Tier-3 support actions, performing incident diagnosis, SLA tracking, and pipeline restoration tasks.Builds utilities for standardized inbound and outbound data acquisition, supporting analytics teams, application developers, and operational mission users.Documents data pipelines, workflows, storage models, and dependency chains in repositories such as Confluence, GitLab, and SharePoint.Produces operational metrics capturing throughput, failure rates, restart patterns, and quality scores to guide engineering improvements.Collaborates with platform, infrastructure, and data governance teams to incorporate architectural updates, security changes, and tool enhancements into ongoing operations, strengthening stability and mission value across all Advana enclaves.WHAT YOULL NEED TO SUCCEED Education: Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree Experience: 3+ years of related experience Certification: Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certified: Big Data Specialty Security clearance level: TS/SCIGDIT IS YOUR PLACEAt 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 workplaceOWN YOUR OPPORTUNITYExplore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and youll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward. Contact Information
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