Accenture
Data Engineer Team Lead
$161K–$306K
Arlington, VA +1 · Full-time · Posted Nov 17, 2025
- Location
- Arlington, VA
Arlington, Virginia, United States - Experience
- 10+ years in data engineering or software engineering.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must have US work authorization that does not now or in the future require visa sponsorship.
About the job
Leads data engineers in designing, developing, optimizing, and maintaining scalable data pipelines for DoD missions.
What you'll do
- Lead and mentor engineers responsible for pipeline development and operations and maintenance.
- Set technical strategy and enforce reusable templates, monitoring, and Infrastructure-as-Code standards.
- Oversee pipeline development and optimization, including code reviews, documentation, and agile practices.
What they ask for
- Expert-level proficiency with Python, SQL, Spark, or PySpark.
- Deep experience with cloud data platforms such as AWS or Azure and platforms such as Databricks, Palantir, or Snowflake.
- Demonstrated experience leading projects.
- US citizenship with no dual citizenship; active Secret, TS, or TS/SCI clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience in high-security DoD environments such as SIPR or JWICS.
- Hands-on experience with Databricks Delta Live Tables, Terraform, CI/CD, orchestration, data quality, streaming, or containerization tools.
Pay
$160,700 — $306,500 USD base pay
Tools
Python, SQL, Spark, PySpark, AWS, Azure, Databricks, Palantir
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