Senior Data Engineer (5307) at cBEYONData + SMX
Arlington, VA
$125,000–$180,000
Jul 7, 2026
Arlington, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level data engineering role supporting a federal modernization program, focused on designing and building production data pipelines, data models, and analytics solutions on platforms such as Palantir Foundry or Databricks. The position also involves leading junior developers, translating business requirements into technical solutions, and integrating data from ERP and legacy systems. It suits an experienced engineer with a DoD Secret clearance and a background in Python, PySpark, and CI/CD practices.
Senior level · 10+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
Pay in the description: $125,000–$180,000
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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 $166,452 (middle half $130,866–$200,954). 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 (9)
The role sits at the boundary between data engineering (pipeline/model building) and software development; 15-1243 (Database Architects) was chosen as primary because the core deliverables are data pipelines, data models, and analytics solutions on enterprise data platforms, but 15-1252 (Software Developers) is a credible alternative given the production code, CI/CD, and mentoring scope.
Python and PySpark share a single '5+ years' experience gate in the posting; both are marked required with the years demanded of 5.
Palantir Foundry and Databricks are presented as interchangeable ('or comparable enterprise data platforms'); Databricks is listed as the alternative.
AWS and Azure are listed together as 'and/or'; AWS is the primary with Azure as the alternative. The requirement is framed as 'familiarity/knowledge' but sits firmly in the Required Skills section.
REST API experience and SAP ERP (GFEBS) experience appear under the 'Desired Skills/Experience' section and are marked preferred accordingly.
The role requires onsite presence 2 days per week at Crystal City (Arlington, VA); it is not fully remote.
The Bachelor's degree requirement is stated without an 'or equivalent experience' escape clause, so it is treated as a hard requirement.
Army functional knowledge and requirements elicitation experience are listed as required but name no specific technology or tool, so they are not emitted as skills per extraction rules.
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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