✦ Luna Orbit — Data & Analytics

Databricks Engineer, Mid

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 Full-Time
Experience mid
Exp. Years 2+ years
Education Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or Mathematics
Category Data & Analytics

About this role

This role involves designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines on the Databricks platform to support mission-critical data initiatives for government clients.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build and optimize data pipelines
  • Implement data ingestion and transformation processes
  • Collaborate with data scientists and stakeholders
  • Support platform operations and troubleshooting
  • Contribute to architecture and documentation

Technical Overview

The technical environment includes Databricks, Delta Lake, PySpark, Spark SQL, cloud storage solutions like Azure ADLS and AWS S3, and data governance tools such as Unity Catalog.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a mid-level data engineer with at least 2 years of experience in data pipeline development, proficient in Databricks, PySpark, and SQL, with a strong understanding of cloud environments and data governance.

Must-Have Skills

2+ years of experience in data engineeringExperience with SQL queriesExperience with Python programmingKnowledge of Spark fundamentalsAbility to work in a team environmentBachelor's degree in Computer ScienceEngineeringInformation Systemsor Mathematics

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience with Databricks notebooksDelta LakeWorkflowsor DLTExperience with cloud platforms such as AzureAWSor GCPExperience with orchestration tools such as Airflow or dbtExperience with streaming data processingKnowledge of data governance concepts

Tools & Platforms

DatabricksAzureAWSGCPAirflowdbt

Required Skills

DatabricksDelta LakePySparkSpark SQLELTETLSQLPythondistributed data processingSpark fundamentalsACID transactionsUnity CatalogPhoton engine

Hard Skills

DatabricksDatabricks NotebooksDelta LakePySparkSpark SQLAzure ADLSAWS S3ELTETLSQLPythondistributed data processingSpark fundamentalsACID transactionsSCD patternsUnity CatalogPhoton engine

Soft Skills

communicationteamworkcollaborationproblem-solvingtroubleshooting

Industry & Role

Industry Government/Public Sector
Job Function Data Engineering on Databricks platform

Clearance & Visa

Clearance Required Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness

Keywords for Your Resume

DatabricksDelta LakePySparkSpark SQLELTETLSQLPythondistributed data processingSpark fundamentalsACID transactionsUnity CatalogPhoton enginecloud platformsAzureAWSGCPData EngineeringData PipelinesData Governance

Deal Breakers

Lack of experience with Databricks or PySpark, No experience in cloud environments, No Bachelor's degree in relevant field, Unable to obtain required security clearance

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