Data Analytics Engineer
Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp. · Ashburn, VA
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Jul 13, 2026
Ashburn, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A government IT contractor role focused on building and maintaining reports, dashboards, and data visualizations using BI platforms, SQL, and cloud-based tools. The position involves working with dimensional data models, Oracle and Databricks environments, and AWS services to support reporting needs for federal clients. A qualifying federal security clearance is required, and the role suits early-to-mid career candidates with hands-on SQL and BI platform experience.
Junior level · 1+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Bachelor's required · Top Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $130,406 (middle half $87,329–$170,509).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (10)
The clearance requirement is stated as 'DoD Top Secret, DHS EOD, CBP Full BI, or IT-I' — these are equivalent federal clearance tiers; TopSecret is used as the closest standard mapping. A current SSBI is also accepted in lieu of an active clearance.
The SQL experience requirement is stated as '1-3 (maximum of 5 years)' — the minimum of 1 year is used for the overall years minimum and the years demanded. The unusual phrasing appears to cap seniority rather than set a floor.
The BI platform requirement names PowerBI, Tableau, and Qlik as examples of 'at least one major BI platform' — Power BI is listed as the primary with the others as alternatives. SAP Business Objects appears only in the responsibilities narrative, not the requirements section, so it is marked preferred.
Oracle and Databricks appear in the responsibilities section (not the requirements block) and are marked preferred. Databricks also appears explicitly under Preferences.
AWS services (S3, EMR, Redshift, Glue) are mentioned in responsibilities as exposure/support tasks and under Preferences as familiarity — marked preferred throughout.
Python (Pandas, PySpark) is listed under Preferences only.
The role's scope (1–3 years experience, assisting/supporting tasks, gaining exposure) clearly supports a Junior classification despite the 'Data Analytics Engineer' title carrying no explicit level word.
The SOC code 15-2031 (Operations Research Analysts) is used as the primary classification given the BI/reporting/data analysis focus. 15-1243 (Database Architects) is the runner-up given the dimensional modeling and data warehousing context, though the role is more consumer than builder of those structures.
Location is inferred as the National Capital Region (Washington DC metro) based on the company's stated headquarters; no specific city is given for the role itself.
Requires a Top Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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