Senior Data Engineer (53020)

Job Details: Level: Experienced, Job Location: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) - Atlanta, GA 30333, Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: Bachelors Degree, Salary Range: $140000.00 - $155000.00Salary/year, Travel Percentage: None, Job Shift: Day, Job Category: Public Health, Position Objective: The Data Engineer will play a critical role within the organization, helping to manage and transform complex data ecosystems to provide scalable, analysis-ready solutions that inform senior leadership decisions. You will be at the technical forefront of data pipeline development, data architecture, and infrastructure optimization, ensuring that the organization’s analytical operations rest on a robust and secure foundation.

This is a role for a highly technical and driven individual capable of building enterprise-level data management systems that support current and future data science initiatives. Your expertise will enable critical insights, informing strategies, optimizing data processes, and facilitating efficient decision-making. You will work alongside a team of data scientists, operational leaders, and infrastructure architects to maintain the integrity, scalability, and performance of critical data systems within the organization.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Design, implement, and maintain enterprise grade ETL/ELT pipelines using Python and SQL
Build, optimize, and manage data models, warehouses, and lakehouse environments (e.g., Databricks)
Develop processes for ingesting, cleaning, validating, and transforming large scale datasets from APIs, relational sources, and unstructured systems
Implement data quality, metadata management, and governance controls to ensure consistency and trust in analytics workflows
Collaborate with cloud engineering teams to deploy and manage data solutions on Azure
Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve pipeline performance using logging, alerting, and CI/CD practices
Document data architecture, pipeline logic, and operational procedures to enable team collaboration and maintainability

Qualifications: Basic Qualifications:

8+ years of experience in data engineering, software engineering, or database architecture
6+ years of experience in Python and SQL with experience building scalable ETL/ELT pipelines
2+ years of experience with cloud data ecosystems like Azure Data Factory
1+ years of experience with modern data processing frameworks like Databricks
Experience with integrating and transforming data from diverse formats and systems (APIs, flat files, relational sources)
Knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases, data modeling, and schema design
Knowledge of data governance, security, and compliance principles for enterprise data environments
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related, quantitative field
Ability to support on-site work in Atlanta, GA or Washington, DC
Must be a U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder)

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with supporting key data engineering efforts in a government related environment
Experience with collaborating with data scientists and analysts to define data models that meet evolving organizational goals
Knowledge of IT infrastructure practices and data access methodologies
Knowledge of advanced data security practices, governance policies, and compliance frameworks
Certifications such as Azure Data Engineer Associate

*This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required by this position.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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