✦ Luna Orbit — Data & Analytics

Aviation Data Engineer, Lead

at Booz Allen Hamilton Holding

📍 Washington, DC Hybrid 💰 $99K – $225K USD / year Posted March 13, 2026
Salary $99K – $225K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience lead
Exp. Years 7+ years
Education Bachelor's degree
Category Data & Analytics

This role involves leading the development and deployment of large-scale data applications and pipelines for government clients, ensuring data integrity, scalability, and security.

  • Lead data application development
  • Oversee data pipeline deployment
  • Mentor data engineering teams
  • Ensure data security and compliance
  • Collaborate with stakeholders on data solutions

The technical environment includes Databricks, PySpark, AWS cloud services, Hadoop, Hive, EMR, Kafka, and NoSQL databases like MongoDB and Cassandra.

The ideal candidate is a senior data engineer with over 7 years of experience in application development, specializing in Databricks, PySpark, and AWS cloud services. They should have leadership experience and a strong background in building scalable data applications for government or enterprise projects.

7+ years of experience in application development using DatabricksPySparkand AWS7+ years of experience designingdevelopingoperationalizingand maintaining complex data applications5+ years of experience creating software for data parsing and processing5+ years of experience developing scalable ETL/ELT workflowsExperience supervising others and leading projectsAbility to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determinationBachelor's degree
Experience with cloud platforms such as AzureGCPor AWSExperience with distributed data tools like HadoopHiveKafkaExperience with real-time data and streaming applicationsExperience with NoSQL databases like MongoDB or CassandraExperience with data warehousing solutions like RedshiftSnowflakeUNIX/Linux scriptingAgile engineering practices
DatabricksPySparkAWSHadoopHiveEMRKafkaMongoDBCassandraRedshiftSnowflake
DatabricksPySparkAWSHadoopHiveEMRKafkaData engineeringData pipelinesData analysisData examinationData management
DatabricksPySparkAWSHadoopHiveEMRKafkaData engineeringData pipelinesStructured dataUnstructured dataData applicationsScalable platformsData analysisData examinationData integrationData management
leadershipmentoringcollaborationproject managementcommunicationproblem-solving
Industry Government/Public Sector
Job Function Lead data engineering activities and manage scalable data platforms for mission-critical projects
Clearance Required Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness
DatabricksPySparkAWSHadoopHiveEMRKafkaData engineeringData pipelinesScalable data applicationsData parsingData processingData analysisData examinationETL workflowsData applicationsData managementData integrationData platforms

Lack of extensive experience with Databricks and PySpark, No leadership or supervisory experience, Inability to obtain security clearance, No Bachelor's degree

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