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Mid Level Data Engineer
Job Location:
Job Location:
Arlington, TX - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 145000 - 165000
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
29 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
27 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
About the Organization
Now is a great time to join Redhorse Corporation. We are a solution-driven company delivering data insights and technology solutions to customers with missions critical to U.S. national interests. Were looking for thoughtful skilled professionals who thrive as trusted partners building technology-agnostic solutions and want to apply their talents supporting customers with difficult and important mission sets.
About the Role
Redhorse is transforming how the Department of Defense (DoD) utilizes data and technology. We are seeking a proactiveMid-Level Data Engineerto join our team supporting the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment (OUSD(A&S)). In this role you will play a key part in advancing data-driven decision-making across the DoD by developing and optimizing robust data pipelines and analytics solutions that support critical national security initiatives. This position offers exceptional visibility and hands-on growth working within enterprise defense data environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Ingest configure and transform structured semi-structured and unstructured datasets to meet mission partner and stakeholder requirements.
- Build automate and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines supporting DevOps and rapid analytics delivery.
- Maintain data pipeline operations monitor environment health and implement automated performance optimization and cost-reduction practices.
- Work under general guidance to prototype new data capabilities evaluate emerging technologies and deploy end-to-end data solutions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional technical teams to troubleshoot pipeline bottlenecks optimize database structures and implement secure data retrieval methods.
- Implement and automate DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) across data systems to ensure strict compliance and system security.
Required Experience/Clearance
- US citizenship with an active Department of War (DoW) Top Secret (TS) security clearance and access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Data Engineering Information Systems or a related STEM field with 3 years of data engineering experience (or Masters degree with 2 years of experience).
- Demonstrated experience developing ETL/ELT pipelines and processing large-scale data using big data frameworks such as Apache Spark.
- Practical experience working within cloud environments (e.g. AWS Microsoft Azure or MilCloud 2.0).
- Proficiency in core data engineering programming and querying languages (e.g. Python SQL or Scala).
- Familiarity with database architectures data modeling and automated configuration management.
- Familiarity with applying and maintaining DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
Desired Experience
We encourage all candidates who meet the basic requirements to apply even if you do not have any of the following experience:
- Hands-on experience developing data workflows usingDatabricks(e.g. Delta Lake Lakehouse architecture PySpark).
- Experience integrating data pipelines with business intelligence and data visualization platforms particularlyQlik(Qlik Sense or QlikView).
- Experience working within the DoDAdvanaData Environment.
- Familiarity with deploying and engineering data pipelines across classified networks and multiple security domains.
- Experience with CI/CD tools and version control systems such as GitLab Jira or Jenkins.
- Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) eligibility.
$145000 - $165000 a year
The salary range provided for this position represents the anticipated base salary for successful candidates. Actual compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors including relevant experience education certifications skills security clearance level geographic location market conditions and internal addition to base salary eligible employees may participate in Redhorses comprehensive benefits programs and may be eligible for performance-based or other incentive compensation where applicable.
Redhorse Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran status disability or any other protected class.
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Redhorse Corporation shall in its discretion modify or adjust the position to meet Redhorses changing job description is not a contract and may be adjusted as deemed appropriate in Redhorses sole discretion.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
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