Data Engineer Staff
Lockheed Martin · Lexington, KY
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Jul 15, 2026
Lexington, KY
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A data engineering role focused on designing, building, and maintaining batch and streaming data pipelines for analytics and mission-critical applications within a DoD/SOFSA environment. Day-to-day work spans ETL/ELT development, data modeling, performance tuning, governance, and integration of platforms such as IBM Cloud Pak for Data. Suits an experienced engineer comfortable working under security clearance requirements and collaborating across systems engineering and integrated product teams.
Senior level · National · Bachelor's required · 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 $142,568 (middle half $111,775–$173,013).
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 (14)
No work location is explicitly stated in the posting beyond references to a 'designated Lockheed Martin facility' and the SOFSA enterprise IT environment; the CBSA could not be determined. The role is part-time remote/part-time on-site (hybrid), so remote=false.
The posting is classified as a Task Order/IDIQ engagement under Lockheed Martin's Missiles and Fire Control business unit, which typically implies a contract-funded position; however, the posting presents it as a standard full-time employee role with LM benefits, so FullTime was used.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role is primarily a data pipeline/architecture builder (15-1243 Database Architects), but the volume of pipeline coding in Python/Java/Hadoop and ML data conduit work also makes 15-1252 Software Developers a plausible fit.
A Secret clearance is explicitly required ('this position requires a government security clearance'); TS/SCI is not mentioned.
Hadoop, Java, Python, SQL, Hive, and PIG are listed together under Basic Qualifications as hard requirements for data exploration proficiency.
All Desired Skills items (IBM Cloud Pak for Data, Oracle/SQL Server, Power BI, Deltek COBRA, SharePoint, SAP, Teamcenter, PowerShell, Informatica/Talend, AWS/Azure/GCP, PERL/VBS) are drawn from the explicit 'Desired Skills' section and are preferred, not required.
Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server are listed as a paired 'Advanced' desired skill; they are interchangeable alternatives in this context.
Informatica and Talend are listed as a paired ETL/ELT preferred skill; they are interchangeable alternatives.
AWS, Azure, and GCP are listed together as a single preferred cloud/distributed platform skill.
PERL and VBS are listed together as a single additional scripting preferred skill.
No compensation range is provided in the posting.
Master's degree is stated as preferred, not required; the hard minimum is a Bachelor's degree.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): IBM Cloud Pak for Data.
Requires a 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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