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Overview

Pioneering Evolution is seeking a full-time, on-site Data Engineer Lead to design and implement secure, scalable data services for a federal software platform supporting financial modernization and compliance workflows. This role oversees the architecture of data models, APIs, and pipelines that enable traceable and audit-ready data flows across complex systems. The successful candidate will bring technical leadership, a strong command of PostgreSQL and C#/NET Core, and a collaborative mindset. They will mentor others, advocate for clean and maintainable solutions, and take ownership of data quality and traceability in a mission-driven environment. U.S. Citizenship is required. This position requires a Secret Clearance and is based in the Washington D.C. metro area.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain normalized, domain-driven data models and schemas.


• Build and manage ETL pipelines for structured and semi-structured data from authoritative systems.


• Develop secure, version-controlled data APIs to support modular services.


• Track data lineage and apply rigorous labeling and validation for audit traceability.


• Optimize pipelines for real-time and near-real-time data delivery.


• Collaborate with platform and backend teams to integrate data into middleware services.


• Support AI/ML integration through well-structured data services and metadata tagging.

Required Experience

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related field.


• 7+ years of data engineering experience with strong ETL, modeling, and API development.


• Hands-on expertise with PostgreSQL, including advanced querying and schema optimization.


• Proficiency with C#/.NET Core and modern data service development patterns.


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to communicate complex technical issues clearly.


• Collaborative mindset with mentoring experience or leadership responsibilities.


• Must be available to work full-time and on-site in the Washington D.C. metro area.


• U.S. Citizenship and an active Secret Clearance are required.

Desired Experience

• Familiarity with AI/ML data pipelines, explainability tools, and quality control practices.


• Experience with DoD or federal financial systems and data standards.


• Proficiency with AWS data services (Glue, RDS, Redshift) or Python-based ETL tools.

Who We Are and What We Offer

In addition to competitive salaries and opportunities for professional development and advancement, our employees enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits. To keep pace with the changing needs of our employees, we continually evaluate benefit plans.

• Paid time off


• 10 paid holidays


• Medical insurance


• Vision insurance


• Legal assistance


• Company-paid life insurance and AD&D


• Company-paid long term and short-term disability insurance


• 401(k) plan with company contribution


• Continuing Education Opportunities We encourage our employees to grow in their areas of expertise and beyond. We offer a variety of opportunities to pursue individual education, training and development goals. In addition to traditional classroom learning, new employees go through an internal proficiency program to ensure everyone has the skills they need to succeed.

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