STINGRAI Data Engineer/Architect (Data Scientist 3) - 29226
Huntington Ingalls Industries · Washington, DC
$118,987–$205,000from the description
Jul 2, 2026
Washington, DC
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A data engineering role supporting U.S. Southern Command intelligence operations, focused on designing and maintaining ETL pipelines, data mapping methodologies, and ingestion tools that pull from both commercial and defense data sources. The work involves advising on data architecture, troubleshooting pipelines, and collaborating with mission partners to document and refine data-exchange requirements. Suits mid-to-senior engineers with hands-on ETL and data-integration experience who hold a Top Secret clearance.
Senior level · 5+ years · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL · Top Secret clearance · Full-time
Advertised as Mid, but the requirements read as Senior.
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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 $144,274 (middle half $121,300–$167,841). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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 (8)
This requisition covers multiple experience levels (Level 3, 4, and 5), ranging from 5 years with a Bachelor's up to 15+ years with a Bachelor's. The posting's advertised level is 'Mid' per the requisition header, but the actual requirements span Mid through Senior/Staff; the overall years minimum is set to the Level 3 minimum (5 years with a Bachelor's) as the lowest qualifying threshold.
The role is on-site supporting U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM); the primary work location is likely in the Miami/Doral, FL area (SOUTHCOM HQ), though the posting does not explicitly name a city — CBSA inferred from SOUTHCOM's known location.
No specific named data-integration tools or platforms are listed in the requirements — the JD explicitly notes '(specific tools can be added upon request).' Skills are therefore captured at the capability level rather than named-tool level.
A Top Secret clearance is a hard gate ('Must possess and maintain a Top-Secret clearance'). TS/SCI is not explicitly mentioned, so clearance is coded as TopSecret rather than TopSecretSci.
Degree requirement is set to None because the JD offers a High School Diploma plus additional years of experience as a fully qualifying alternative at every level.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role blends data architecture/design (15-1243) with data engineering/pipeline work (15-1299 or 15-2051). 15-1243 was chosen because architectural design and data-integration strategy are the primary framing, but 15-1299 is a reasonable runner-up given the heavy pipeline-engineering emphasis.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): data pipeline engineering.
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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