Data Engineer

REQUIRED :  Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph

LOCATION :  Full-time, onsite in McLean, VA CONTINGENT

We are seeking a Data Engineer who thrives in a mission‑driven, environment. This role is ideal for someone who can transform complex, disparate data into reliable, scalable pipelines that power analytics, automation, and decision‑making across high‑impact programs. If you excel at building robust data architectures, ensuring data integrity, and collaborating with cross‑functional technical teams, you’ll find this work both challenging and deeply meaningful.

Passionate Integrity, Driven by Excellence

"Ardent Principles" signifies our unwavering commitment to excellence, driven by a profound passion and a strict adherence to ethical values. We believe that happy employees make for happy clients. Our mission is to act as a bridge between satisfied clients and fulfilled employees, ensuring that your job and well-being are our top priorities because your satisfaction leads to the success of our clients.

With a competitive salary and industry-leading benefits, Ardent Principles offers more than just a job - we offer a career path filled with growth and opportunities.

Join us and let's shape the future together!

Key Responsibilities

In this challenging yet rewarding role, you are an integral part of what brings our Company's mission to life.  You must have the following required skills, certifications and demonstrated experience in and/or with:

• 3+ years of experience designing and developing databases and other applications on classified IC networks.

• Utilizing large scale data flow and conditioning technologies (Hadoop, Elastic Map-Reduce, Snowflake, Apache NiFi, etc.) to build production datasets for analytics purposes.

• Developing custom scripts, procedures, queries, and user interfaces for SQL databases on classified IC networks.

• Developing and communicating technical specifications of databases to technical and non-technical audiences, including entity relationship diagrams, data schemas, and data systems architecture.

• Knowledge of available IC cloud systems and services on classified networks, preferably those available on the Commercial Cloud Enterprise (C2E) program.

• Developing and maintaining interfaces between data resources (databases, data lakes, etc.) and analytics software applications (Tableau, PowerBI, Kibana, Grafana, etc.).

Highly Desired Qualifications

Other skills and demonstrated experiences that are highly desired but not mandatory to perform the work, include:

• Equivalent relevant experience is allowed.

What We Offer

• Highly Competitive Salary : Recognizing and rewarding your expertise and contributions.

• Generous Paid Time Off : Providing ample time for rest, relaxation, and personal pursuits.

• Dedicated Training Budget : Supporting continuous learning and professional development.

• 100% Employer-Covered Family Vision, Dental, and Health Insurance : Ensuring comprehensive health coverage for you and your family.

• 100% Employer-Covered Life and Disability Insurance : Offering financial security and peace of mind.

• 401(k) Plan with a 6% Employer Match : Helping you plan and save for a secure retirement, with 100% vesting from day one.

• 11 Paid Government Holidays : Observing national holidays to ensure time off with family and friends.

• Spot Bonuses for Exceptional Performance : Rewarding outstanding contributions and achievements.

SCHEDULE:

This is a contingent, full-time position working onsite in McLean, VA during core hours.

Ready to take the next step in your career? Join us and be part of a team dedicated to driving positive change through technology. Apply now with our easy 3-minute, mobile-friendly initial application process. Your future starts here!