Sr. Databricks Data Engineer (Databricks)

Location: McLean, VA, USA

Salary: $170,000–$185,000 per year

Company

hirify.global delivers digital services, advanced analytics, AI/ML, cybersecurity, and other technology solutions to U.S. government agencies.

What you will do

• Design and implement reusable ingestion and transformation patterns for legacy and external data sources in Databricks.
• Build and operate Bronze, Silver, and Gold pipelines with batch and incremental loads, orchestration, monitoring, alerting, retries, and production support.
• Support data platform migration to the AWS/OneDOT environment.
• Develop and optimize Python, PySpark, and SQL workloads using Databricks, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Auto Loader or Lakeflow, and Databricks Jobs/Workflows.
• Implement source-to-target reconciliation, data validation, schema evolution, lineage, access controls, documentation, and engineering standards.
• Collaborate with project management, architecture, business, BI, cloud/DevSecOps, security, and governance stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data engineering, information technology, engineering, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• At least 7 years of professional data engineering experience, including hands-on Databricks/Spark and production pipeline experience.
• Advanced Python, PySpark, and SQL skills, with experience in Databricks, Delta Lake, AWS/S3, CSV/JSON ingestion, REST APIs, Git/CI/CD, and orchestration.
• Experience securely handling PII and sensitive data, including access controls and secrets management.
• Must meet applicable DOT contract security and suitability requirements.

Nice to have

• Databricks or AWS data engineering certification.
• Experience modernizing Sybase, SAP IQ, or similar legacy platforms into Databricks.
• Experience with Unity Catalog, metadata-driven ingestion, Auto Loader/Lakeflow, Databricks Jobs/Workflows, lineage tools, and scalable ingestion frameworks.
• Federal or DOT delivery experience, Agile/Kanban, production O&M, cloud cost optimization, data governance, streaming, or AI/ML data pipelines.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance.
• 11 federal holidays and paid time off.
• 401(k) with company matching.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for commuter, medical, and dependent care expenses.
• Tuition assistance and charitable contribution matching.
• Eligible employees may receive performance-based incentives.