Haystack
Senior Data Engineer
Full Time · In Office · Washington, District of Columbia (USA)
Posted Sep 5, 2026
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We're working with a leading provider of AI-powered decision intelligence solutions for national security, supply chain management, and digital identity. This company empowers customers and partners with predictive analytics in highly complex, distributed, mission-based operating environments.
The Role
- Design, implement, and operate data management systems for intelligence needs.
- Design how data will be stored, accessed, used, integrated, and managed by various data regimes and digital systems.
- Work with data users to determine, create, and populate optimal data architectures, structures, and systems.
- Plan, design, and optimize data throughput and query performance.
- Participate in the selection, configuration, and utilization of backend database technologies (e.g., SQL, NoSQL, HPC).
- Optimize the full data pipeline infrastructure to support content, volume, ETL, and data periodicity for intended queries and analysis.
What You'll Need
- Must possess a TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph (or ability to obtain).
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM field.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience supporting analysis using data engineering, with at least a portion within the last 2 years.
- Deep experience with various data engineering tools and technologies (SQL, NoSQL, HPC) and the ETL process, especially for US Government customer systems.
What's On Offer
- Opportunity to work on a new and exciting program with a critical Department of War customer.
- Potential for an active TS/SCI with polygraph.
- Dynamic work environment at the forefront of AI-powered decision intelligence.
Apply via Haystack today!
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