Data Engineer

As a Manager in Guidehouse’s AI & Data practice, you will serve as a hands-on technical leader and delivery manager designing and implementing modern cloud-native data platforms for federal clients, with a primary emphasis on AWS and Databricks. You will lead architecture decisions, mentor engineers, and ensure high-quality, secure, and scalable delivery aligned to mission outcomes.

Requirements

• Architect and lead delivery of AWS-based lakehouse solutions using Databricks, including integration with AWS-native services such as S3, Glue, Lambda, IAM, and Redshift where appropriate.
• Design, build, and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines leveraging Databricks, Apache Spark, Delta Lake, Python, and SQL, supporting batch and streaming use cases.
• Define and enforce data architecture standards including ingestion patterns, layered/medallion designs, schema evolution, performance tuning, and cost optimization.
• Implement production-grade engineering practices, including data quality validation, reconciliation, logging, monitoring, and operational alerting.
• Apply data security and governance controls appropriate for federal and defense environments, including role-based access, controlled data handling, and auditability.
• Partner with client stakeholders and product owners to translate mission and business requirements into technical designs, delivery roadmaps, and implementation plans.
• Lead and mentor data engineers through code reviews, architecture reviews, and delivery execution; contribute to reusable accelerators and reference architectures.
• Establish and mature CI/CD pipelines for Databricks workloads and supporting infrastructure, improving reliability, repeatability, and compliance of releases.

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Student Loan PayDown
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
• Mobility Stipend