Reston, VA

Salary
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Posted
Aug 9, 2026
Location
Reston, VA
Last confirmed open
Sep 24, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

A Senior Data Engineer role at a federal IT consultancy, working fully onsite in Reston, VA on a cloud-native, centralized data platform for a government client. The position owns Oracle data architecture end-to-end — designing schemas, data models, ETL pipelines, and data standards — to deliver secure, mission-ready data products supporting budget traceability. Requires an active TS/SCI with polygraph.

Senior level · 8+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Bachelor's required · TS/SCI clearance

Must have (8)
Oracle DatabasePL/SQLSQLOracle partitioningETLPython or Shell ScriptingOracle GoldenGateAgile
Nice to have (4)
Oracle Autonomous DatabaseOracle AnalyticsOracle Cloud InfrastructureCI/CD

“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.

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How this req sits in the market our data

What won't set you apart
SQL90%ETL62%Python55%Oracle Database42%

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 Aug 11, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.

Why we read it this way (7)

The posting states 'Oracle GoldenGate or similar change data capture (CDC), replication, or data integration technologies' — Oracle GoldenGate is captured as the primary skill; the 'or similar' qualifier means the specific tool is interchangeable, but experience with CDC/replication is a hard gate.

Python is listed alongside 'shell scripting or comparable automation tools' in the required section; shell scripting is captured as an alternative since either satisfies the requirement.

The degree requirement is a Bachelor's in a relevant field; a Master's is explicitly preferred, not required.

The posting is for a new contract engagement but does not specify whether the hire is full-time, contract, or contract-to-hire — employment type left as Unspecified.

No compensation figures are provided.

The role is fully onsite 5 days per week in Reston, VA — not eligible for remote work.

Requires a TS/SCI 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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