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Job Title: Data Engineer
Company Name: General Dynamics IT
Location: Chantilly, VA
Position Type: Full Time
Post Date: 05/01/2026
Expire Date: 05/31/2026
Job Categories: Engineering, Information Technology
Job Description
Data Engineer

Own your opportunity to turn data into measurable outcomes for our customers most complex challenges. As a Data Engineer Senior at GDIT, youll power innovation to drive mission impact and grow your expertise to power your career forward.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT
As a Data Engineer Senior, the work youll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of U.S. Army Europe. You will play a crucial role in providing Mission Command Support for U.S. Forces in the European and African AOR.

  • Design, develop, and maintain end-to-end data integration pipelinesacross MSS, Army enterprise platforms, and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Build and manage API integrations (REST/GraphQL)to enable secure, scalable data exchange between mission systems, business systems, and external partners
  • Develop data transformation and processing logicusing Python and/or Java, supporting both batch and real-time data workflows
  • Leverage low-code/no-code data integration toolssuch as Apache NiFito design, orchestrate, and monitor data flows, including ingestion, routing, transformation, and enrichment
  • Perform data manipulation and transformation(cleansing, normalization, aggregation, schema mapping) across structured and unstructured data sources
  • Implement and orchestrate workflows within Maven Smart Systems (MSS), embedding data governance, validation, and automation into operational pipelines
  • Integrate MSS with cloud-based data lakes and analytics platforms, ensuring reliable ingestion, transformation, and access to data
  • Design and implement CI/CD pipelinesfor data workflows and integration services using tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions
  • Utilize containerization and orchestration toolslike Dockerand Kubernetesto deploy scalable data services
  • Apply infrastructure as codeusing Terraformor AWS CloudFormationto provision and manage platform resources
  • Monitor and optimize data pipelines, APIs, and system performance, ensuring high availability and reliability
  • Collaborate with data engineers, analysts, and system owners to define data contracts, schemas, and integration patterns
  • Maintain documentation for APIs, pipelines, workflows, and system architecture


WHAT YOULL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Data Engineer Senior must have:

  • Education: Bachelor of Science
  • Experience: 5+ years of related experience
  • Technical skills: Experience with AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Platform. Experience with implementing CI/CD pipelinesfor data workflows and integration services using tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions
  • Security clearance level: Secret Level Security Clearance
  • US citizenship required
  • Role requirements: DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification
  • Must be able to obtain German TESA


GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

  • Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
  • Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
  • Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
  • Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace


OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career in data science and engineering at GDIT and youll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your determination for solving complex data challenges.

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Company Name: General Dynamics IT
Website:https://www.gdit.com/careers/job/193bb4b35/data-engineer/?source=AutoAppend_HBCU
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