Accenture Federal Services is looking to solve the business problem of building and maintaining the data lifeblood for the US federal government, specifically for the DoD, by providing resilient, scalable, and cost-efficient data solutions.
Requirements
- Expert-level proficiency with Python, SQL, Spark, and PySpark
- Extensive experience with the development and maintenance of scalable ETL/ELT tools and services
- Deep experience with cloud data platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) and data engineering platforms like Databricks, Palantir, or Snowflake
- Hands-on experience with Databricks Delta Live Tables, Terraform for IaC, and CI/CD pipelines
- Familiarity with data orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow) and data quality frameworks (e.g., Great Expectations)
- Experience with streaming data technologies (e.g., Kafka) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of data engineers working on new pipeline development and operations & maintenance (O&M).
- Drive the technical strategy for the data pipeline ecosystem, ensuring stability, scalability, and efficiency.
- Enforce the use of reusable pipeline templates, automated monitoring patterns, and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) deployment standards established by the architecture team.
- Oversee the development of new data pipelines using modern, modular patterns like Databricks Delta Live Tables.
- Direct the optimization of existing pipelines through the implementation of automated monitoring, alerting, and proactive schema drift detection.
- Facilitate code reviews, enforce documentation standards, and ensure the team adheres to agile best practices.
- Collaborate with the Solution Architect to identify and implement technical improvements, such as leveraging GPUs for large-scale transformations.
Other
- 10+ years of experience in data engineering, with a proven track record of leading technical teams
- Demonstrated experience leading projects in an Agile/Scrum environment.
- US Citizenship (No Dual Citizenship)
- Active TS or TS/SCI clearance
- Experience working in high-security DoD environments (e.g., SIPR, JWICS)
