Dark Wolf Solutions
Junior Data Engineer
$90K–$130K
Chantilly/Herndon, VA +1 · Full-time · Posted Aug 18, 2026
- Location
- Chantilly/Herndon, VA
Chantilly, Virginia, United States - Experience
- 0-4+ years of data engineering experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field; Master’s degree preferred.
- Visa sponsorship
- US citizenship required.
About the job
Supports the development, maintenance, and monitoring of data pipelines in secure environments by ingesting, transforming, and validating data for mission-critical applications.
What you'll do
- Assist with ETL/ELT pipelines and ingesting data into relational and non-relational databases.
- Perform data profiling, quality checks, schema validation, unit testing, and security scans; maintain application modules using Docker.
- Participate in Agile activities, code reviews, and backlog refinement.
What they ask for
- US citizenship and an active TS/SCI security clearance with an active Full-Scope Polygraph.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Strong fundamental proficiency in SQL, Python, and Bash scripting.
- Basic familiarity with data processing frameworks, relational databases, data modeling, Docker, Agile practices, cloud data services, and security scanning tools.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree.
- Experience writing automated SQL and Python unit tests; basic AWS certifications.
Pay
$90,000.00 – $130,000.00 USD base salary
Tools
Python, SQL, Bash, Apache Spark, Pandas, PostgreSQL, Docker, SonarQube
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