Icf
DataEngineer
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“Data Engineer at Icf. Skills: Data pipelines, Cloud data architectures, Federal data systems. Design data pipelines. Build data pipelines”
What You'll Achieve.
Enable data-driven decision-making
Industry & Context.
Active Top Secret clearance, SCI eligibility, Occasional travel, No foreign locations, No foreign IP addresses, No personal VPN
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Active Top Secret clearance, 2+ years experience federal data solutions
Nice to Have
Bachelor's Degree in related field, Prior experience federal/DoD programs, Experience relational databases, Knowledge data modeling techniques, Knowledge ETL/ELT processes, Knowledge data integration patterns, Familiarity cloud platforms, Familiarity modern data services, Experience security requirements, Experience governance requirements, Experience compliance requirements, Experience data warehousing, Experience reporting platforms, Experience analytics platforms, Familiarity DevSecOps, Familiarity CI/CD pipelines, Familiarity infrastructure-as-code
What You'll Do.
Design data pipelines
Maintain data pipelines
Design ETL/ELT processes
Build ETL/ELT processes
Maintain ETL/ELT processes
Develop cloud-based data architectures
Optimize cloud-based data architectures
Integrate structured data
Integrate unstructured data
Ensure data integrity
Ensure data availability
Ensure data performance
Support ATO requirements
Support RMF requirements
Support federal security requirements
Produce technical documentation
Maintain technical documentation
Participate Agile ceremonies
Translate business requirements
Translate mission requirements
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Data scientists; Analysts; Developers; Government stakeholders; DevOps teams
Process & Methodology
Agile
Full Job Description
**The Work:** We are seeking a **Data Engineer** to support federal government programs by designing, building, and maintaining scalable, secure, and compliant data solutions. This role partners closely with data scientists, analysts, developers, and government stakeholders to enable data-driven decision-making across mission‑critical systems. **Job Location:** This is a fully remote role which may require occasional travel to the DC Metro area as needed for onsite client meetings. Preference to candidates located within the Washington, DC Metro area. If you accept this position, you should note that ICF does monitor employee work locations and blocks access from foreign locations/foreign IP addresses, and also prohibits personal VPN connections. **What You Will Do:** * Design, build, and maintain data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes supporting large-scale federal data systems * Develop and optimize cloud-based data architectures in AWS or Azure environments (e.g., S3, Redshift, RDS, Databricks, Synapse) * Integrate structured and unstructured data from multiple government and third‑party sources * Ensure data quality, integrity, availability, and performance across systems * Support ATO, RMF, and federal security requirements, including documentation and audit support * Collaborate with DevOps teams on CI/CD, infrastructure as code (IaC), and deployment automation * Translate business and mission requirements into scalable technical solutions * Produce and maintain technical documentation for data flows, pipelines, and architectures * Participate in Agile ceremonies and work closely with cross‑functional teams **What You Will Bring With You:** * Active Top Secret clearance, with SCI eligibility * 2+ years of experience designing and supporting **enterprise data solutions in federal or regulated environments** **What We Would Like You To Bring With You:** * Bachelor's Degree in related field * Prior experience supporting federal or DoD programs, preferably DCSA * St
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