About The Company
SteerBridge is a forward-thinking technology company dedicated to delivering innovative, mission-focused solutions to the U.S. Government and private sector clients. With a strong emphasis on federal acquisition, digital transformation, and emerging technologies, we provide agile, commercial-grade capabilities that enhance operational effectiveness and drive measurable success in various missions. Our organization values expertise, innovation, and a commitment to excellence, ensuring that our solutions meet the complex needs of our clients while maintaining the highest standards of quality and security.
About The Role
SteerBridge is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Data Engineer to join our team. This role is critical in aligning data solutions with business requirements by planning, developing, and managing data infrastructure and strategy for our Modern Disability Claims AI/ML program. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in harnessing AI and ML technologies to increase claims processing throughput, reduce adjudication wait times, and improve outcomes for veterans. The position involves working closely with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and leadership to design scalable data pipelines, ensure data quality, and support continuous improvement initiatives within a secure federal environment.
Qualifications
- U.S. citizenship is mandatory; ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance; active Secret or Top Secret security clearance preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or related fields.
- Minimum of 6+ years of experience in data engineering or related roles supporting production data platforms and pipelines.
- Proficiency in Python, SQL, Pandas, PySpark, NumPy, and Git, with experience developing reusable, testable, and performance-optimized data solutions.
- Experience designing data models (conceptual, logical, physical) and working with relational, NoSQL, data warehouse, data lake, and lakehouse architectures.
- Hands-on experience with scalable batch and real-time data pipelines using technologies such as Apache Spark, Kafka, Airflow, NiFi, AWS Glue, Azure Data Factory, or GCP Dataflow.
- Proficiency in developing cloud-based data solutions within AWS, Azure, and/or GCP, including cloud storage, managed databases, compute services, and data warehousing platforms like Redshift, Snowflake, or BigQuery.
- Knowledge of data quality, governance, security, lineage, metadata management, performance optimization, CI/CD, and software engineering best practices for large-scale data environments.
- Location preference: Vienna, VA, with the ability to work onsite at least three days per week; hybrid arrangements may be considered.
Responsibilities
- Perform data engineering activities across existing systems of record and multiple databases to support operational needs.
- Enhance and optimize data entry, management, and extraction processes to improve data usability within proprietary systems.
- Conduct data quality checks to identify inconsistencies, errors, and opportunities for process improvements.
- Analyze data sets and present insights to support business and operational decision-making.
- Maintain comprehensive documentation of data workflows, processes, and methodologies for transparency and reproducibility.
- Collaborate with team members, stakeholders, and leadership to address evolving data needs and implement continuous improvements.
- Support the development of scalable, resilient, and secure data pipelines using modern tools and cloud platforms.
- Implement best practices for data governance, security, and compliance in line with federal standards.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with company matching
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Paid Federal Holidays
Equal Opportunity
SteerBridge is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where all qualified applicants and employees are treated with respect and dignity. We do not discriminate based on race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodations are provided for individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable laws. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply and support our mission of creating a welcoming and equitable environment for everyone.