Health IT Data Engineer at Aptive
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Jul 22, 2026
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Jul 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role centers on building and maintaining data pipelines, integration workflows, and data models that support analytics and reporting for a federal healthcare IT program (ICE Health Service Corps). Day-to-day work involves scripted development in Python and SQL, ETL/ELT pipeline design, data validation, and governance tasks such as metadata management and lineage tracking — all within government-managed platforms requiring formal authorization before production deployment. It suits engineers with a background in healthcare or enterprise data environments and experience operating under federal compliance requirements.
Senior level · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 380 people in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (database architects). range 140–500
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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).
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 (5)
The role is classified as a designated Key Personnel position under a federal contract supporting DHS/ICE IHSC, indicating meaningful seniority and accountability, though no explicit years-of-experience requirement is stated.
Cloud analytics/data platform experience is listed under Minimum Qualifications but framed as 'familiarity with' — a softer gate than the SQL/Python/ETL requirements; included as required given its placement in the required section, but the weaker language is worth noting.
Power BI and Tableau appear only under Desired Qualifications and are listed as preferred accordingly.
The posting requires candidates to be able to obtain a DHS/ICE public trust fitness determination and sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement — this is a public trust background investigation, not a formal US security clearance, so the clearance requirement is set to None.
Location is inferred as the Washington, DC metro area based on Aptive's Alexandria, VA headquarters and the federal agency client context; the posting does not explicitly state a work location or confirm remote eligibility.
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