Lead Data Engineer – Architecture, Data Governance

🕒 April 1

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🚰 Data Engineer

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ARETUM

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501 - 1000 employees

🏛️ Government

🔒 Cybersecurity

🏢 Enterprise

Government • Cybersecurity • Enterprise

ARETUM is a leading government contracting company specializing in technology-enabled mission support services for the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and Federal-Civilian customers. ARETUM provides leading-edge solutions and services focusing on Next Generation Analytics, Engineering Services, Training Services, IT Services, Cyber Security, PMO Support, and Financial Consulting. The company supports federal government missions and initiatives globally and is a prime contractor on numerous contracts.

📋 Description

• Lead hands-on development of data pipelines and data platform components, including writing and reviewing production-quality code • Own end-to-end delivery for assigned pipelines and services • Build, improve, and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines for large-scale data ingestion and transformation • Implement CI/CD and automated testing for data pipelines (integration tests, data validation, and release workflows) • Establish operational readiness for production data workflows • Optimize performance and cost of pipelines and storage through tuning, partitioning, and workload right-sizing in AWS GovCloud • Contribute to and implement modern data architecture patterns, including lakehouse approaches • Ensure architecture and implement support DoD strategic initiatives, including enterprise data modernization efforts • Drive creation and upkeep of data transformation roadmaps and technical documentation; support data maturity assessments and current-state analysis across agency-wide programs • Translate technical approaches into clear, business-understandable frameworks and recommendations. • Partner with cross-functional teams and program offices to understand data requirements, enable data-driven decision-making, and translate technical approaches into business-understandable frameworks and recommendations. • Support delivery of leadership priority initiatives (e.g., childcare forecasting, Military OneSource analytics, readiness dashboards) and design/implement data solutions that connect outreach efforts to program uptake and readiness outcomes, for users with varying technical proficiency levels

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field • Minimum of 8 years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or related roles • Certifications in CompTIA Security+ • Active security clearance of SECRET or higher • Proven experience designing and implementing solutions in AWS GovCloud • Hands-on experience with modern cloud data platforms (such as Snowflake, Databricks, AWS Redshift, or equivalent) • Strong understanding of data modeling, data warehousing, and cloud-native architectures • Experience with ETL/ELT tools and frameworks • Familiarity with data governance, metadata management, and compliance standards • Strong understanding of NIST regulations and standards and FedRAMP compliance standards • Excellent communication and collaboration skills • Understanding of military family support programs and their data ecosystems • Experience with multi-domain data integration (program operations, outreach/engagement, and IT performance metrics)

🏖️ Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision) • Retirement Plan (401k) • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D) • Paid Time Off • Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity) • Short Term & Long-Term Disability • Training & Development