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Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!
 

As the Data Engineer Team Lead, you will lead a team of talented engineers responsible for building and maintaining the data lifeblood.  You will provide the technical vision and hands-on leadership for the design, development, and sustainment of all data pipelines. This senior role requires you to champion innovation through governance, driving the adoption of reusable templates, automation, and modern data engineering practices to deliver resilient, scalable, and cost-efficient data solutions for the DoD.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead, mentor, and manage a team of data engineers working on new pipeline development and operations & maintenance (O&M).
  • Drive the technical strategy for the data pipeline ecosystem, ensuring stability, scalability, and efficiency.
  • Enforce the use of reusable pipeline templates, automated monitoring patterns, and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) deployment standards established by the architecture team.
  • Oversee the development of new data pipelines using modern, modular patterns like Databricks Delta Live Tables.
  • Direct the optimization of existing pipelines through the implementation of automated monitoring, alerting, and proactive schema drift detection.
  • Facilitate code reviews, enforce documentation standards, and ensure the team adheres to agile best practices.
  • Collaborate with the Solution Architect to identify and implement technical improvements, such as leveraging GPUs for large-scale transformations.

Must have: 

  • 10+ years of experience in data engineering or software engineering
  • Expert-level proficiency with Python, SQL, Spark, or PySpark
  • Deep experience with cloud data platforms (e.g., AWS or Azure) and data engineering platforms like Databricks, Palantir, or Snowflake
  • Demonstrated experience leading projects
  • US Citizenship (No Dual Citizenship)

Nice to have: 

  • Experience working in high-security DoD environments (e.g., SIPR, JWICS)
  • Hands-on experience with Databricks Delta Live Tables, Terraform for IaC, and CI/CD pipelines
  • Familiarity with data orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow) and data quality frameworks (e.g., Great Expectations)
  • Experience with streaming data technologies (e.g., Kafka) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Extensive experience with the development and maintenance of scalable ETL/ELT tools and services

Security Clearance:

  • Active Secret or TS or TS/SCI clearance

As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland is:
$160,700—$306,500 USD
 
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As a company wholly dedicated to serving the US federal government, we bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value for their mission and the American people. We have an unwavering commitment to creating a culture in which all our people are respected, feel a sense of belonging, and have equal opportunity. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain a culture where everyone feels welcomed and included. This is grounded in our core values and our experience that hiring and developing great people who reflect different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds is key to driving innovation and delivering the results that our clients and the country count on.
 
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Accenture Federal Services is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Additionally, as an Affirmative Action Employer for Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, Accenture Federal Services is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.
 
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Accenture Federal Services is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture Federal Services and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.
 
If you are being considered for employment opportunities with Accenture Federal Services and need an accommodation for a disability or religious observance during the interview process or for the job you are interviewing for, please speak with your recruiter.
 
Other Employment Statements 
Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.
 
Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture Federal Services or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.
 
Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.
 
The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Additionally, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company’s legal duty to furnish information.
 
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