Senior Data Engineer (SME)
Radiance Technologies · Huntsville, AL
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Jun 29, 2026
Huntsville, AL
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
Senior level · 9+ years · National · Secret clearance
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
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 (8)
No work location or metro area is specified in the posting; CBSA is left blank. The role is defense contracting work requiring an active Secret clearance, suggesting an on-site or hybrid arrangement at a government facility, but no city or state is stated.
The degree requirement is effectively None: the JD explicitly accepts equivalent combinations (Associate's + 11 years, or HS Diploma + 13 years) in lieu of a Bachelor's degree.
CompTIA Security+ ce is listed as 'highly preferred' with a grace period for commercial candidates to obtain it post-hire — treated as preferred rather than a hard gate.
The role sits at the boundary between data/warehouse architecture (15-1243) and BI/analytics (15-2031). The emphasis on ETL pipeline development, SQL data warehouse design, and enterprise data integration tips the classification toward 15-1243, with 15-2031 as the runner-up given the heavy Power BI and reporting responsibilities.
Palantir Foundry appears under both the responsibilities narrative (as an example of enterprise data mesh platforms) and the Preferred Experience section — treated as preferred.
SharePoint and Microsoft Teams are listed as explicit job responsibilities ('Manage and maintain Microsoft Teams channels and SharePoint structures'), so they are included as required skills despite being collaboration tools.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Power BI Report Builder.
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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