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Apache Iceberg Data Engineer

at Booz Allen Hamilton Holding

📍 McLean, VA Hybrid 💰 $62K – $141K USD / year Posted March 13, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $62K – $141K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience mid
Exp. Years 2+ years
Education Bachelor's degree
Category Data & Analytics

About this role

This role involves developing and maintaining scalable data pipelines and platforms using Apache Iceberg and related technologies for government clients.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop data pipelines
  • Maintain data lake infrastructure
  • Implement schema evolution and data versioning
  • Troubleshoot data environment issues
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams

Technical Overview

The technical environment includes data lake architectures, distributed file systems like S3, HDFS, GCS, and query engines such as Presto, Trino, Spark, and Hive, with programming in Python, Java, and Scala.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a mid-level data engineer with at least 2 years of experience in building and maintaining data pipelines, proficient with Apache Iceberg, distributed file systems, and query engines like Presto or Spark. They should have strong troubleshooting skills and a solid understanding of data lake and warehouse architectures.

Must-Have Skills

2+ years of experience developing and maintaining data pipelinesExperience working with Apache Iceberg or table formatsExperience working with distributed file systemsExperience with query engines such as PrestoTrinoSparkor HiveExperience in Python and programming languages such as Java or ScalaExperience with data lifecycle managementKnowledge of data lake and warehouse architecture principlesAbility to debug and troubleshoot data lake environmentsAbility to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determinationBachelor's degree

Nice-to-Have Skills

Apache Airflowdata governancemodern lakehouse paradigms

Tools & Platforms

Apache AirflowAmazon S3HDFSGoogle Cloud StoragePrestoTrinoSparkHive

Required Skills

Apache Icebergdata pipelinesdistributed file systemsS3HDFSGCSPrestoTrinoSparkHivePythonJavaScalaETLELTdata lakeschema evolutiontime-travel querieslakehouse architecturedebuggingtroubleshootingdata governancepublic trust

Hard Skills

Apache IcebergApache Iceberg or table formatsDelta LakeHudidata lake transactionsschema evolutiondata version controlpartition optimizationdistributed file systemsS3HDFSGCSquery enginesPrestoTrinoSparkHivePythonJavaScalaETLELTdata lifecycle managementtime-travel querieslakehouse architecture

Soft Skills

analytical explorationdata examinationtroubleshootingdebuggingdocumentationmodular solution design

Industry & Role

Industry Government/Public Sector
Job Function Build and maintain scalable data lake solutions for government projects

Clearance & Visa

Clearance Required Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness

Keywords for Your Resume

Apache Icebergdata pipelinesdistributed file systemsS3HDFSGCSPrestoTrinoSparkHivePythonJavaScalaETLELTdata lakeschema evolutiontime-travel querieslakehouse architecturedebuggingtroubleshootingdata governancepublic trustlakehouse

Deal Breakers

Lack of experience with Apache Iceberg or similar table formats, No experience with distributed file systems, No Bachelor's degree, Inability to obtain security clearance, Less than 2 years of relevant experience

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