Senior Principal Data Engineer

Public Trust: None

Requisition Type: Regular

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to support our nation's defense. Make an impact by connecting and securing critical operations across the globe, keeping our country safe and secure.

Job Description

DATA ENGINEER SR PRINCIPAL

YOUR IMPACT

Own your opportunity to work with the largest government agency in the nation. Make an impact by advancing the Department of War’s mission to keep our country safe and secure.

OUR COMPANY

Iron EagleX (IEX), a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), delivers agile IT and Intelligence solutions. Combining small-team flexibility with global scale, IEX leverages emerging technologies to provide innovative, user-focused solutions that empower organizations and end users to operate smarter, faster, and more securely in dynamic environments.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Iron EagleX is seeking a Senior Principal Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain data collection, processing, and integration pipelines that centralize and structure data from various web-based applications. You will work closely with software developers, data analysts, and product teams to ensure seamless data flow, high-quality data storage, and efficient retrieval methods. This role is ideal for someone passionate about data-driven decision-making and optimizing data aggregation processes while exploring and identifying right-sized technologies and computing resources. This is not a Data Science, Big Data, ML-Ops, or AI-related role. Instead, this position focuses on wrangling disparate data sources into unified, consumable data APIs for internal and external stakeholders.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

As a P Data Engineer, you will turn raw, multi-source data into reliable, high-performance inputs that directly into our data management systems for advanced analytics. Your work will make it faster and easier for teams across engineering, analytics, and products to develop, deploy, and improve analytic capabilities by ensuring datasets are ready and accessible.

JOB DUTIES (INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO)

• Design, develop, and maintain data ingestion pipelines to collect structured and unstructured data from user applications and bulk data sources.
• Implement efficient data transformation and storage strategies to facilitate easy retrieval and analysis.
• Collaborate with software development teams to optimize application-generated data for streamlined aggregation.
• Ensure data integrity, security, and compliance with industry regulations and company policies.
• Optimize query performance and improve data access patterns to support analytical and operational use cases.
• Work with business stakeholders to define data requirements and improve data accessibility for decision-making.
• Design and build APIs to support data ingestion, retrieval, and integration with external systems.
• Develop and maintain event-driven architectures, utilizing event storage for real-time data processing

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• 3+ years of experience in front-end development with a focus on React.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS3.
• Knowledge of modern CSS frameworks (Tailwind CSS, Styled Components, or SASS/SCSS).
• Experience with build tools and package managers (Webpack, Vite, pnpm, Yarn, npm).
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs, Eventstores, and WebSockets for data fetching.
• Experience with testing frameworks (Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress) is a plus.
• Knowledge of performance optimization techniques and best practices for front-end development.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control (Git, GitLab, etc.).
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently or collaboratively.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Clearance: Current TS/SCI Clearance is required
• Experience: 8+ years of related experience
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• Role requirements: Work on a hybrid remote schedule on Ft Bragg, NC
• Proficiency in database technologies, including SQL, NoSQL, and event-based databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, EventStoreDB).
• Strong programming skills in Golang, Python, and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience with cloud-based data solutions (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and data warehousing.
• Familiarity with building APIs, data integration tools, and best practices for data aggregation.
• Understanding of API-based data aggregation and event-driven architectures.
• Experience working with streaming and batch data processing frameworks is a plus.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Due to US Government Contract Requirements, only US Citizens are eligible for this role

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WOULD HAVE EXPERIENCE:

• Building microservice APIs in Golang/Python (e.g., Gin, Echo, FastAPI, etc.).
• Designing, maintaining, and updating database schemas and configurations (SQL/NoSQL/EventStoreDB).
• Aggregating user-created and imported classified data into versioned datasets.
• Designing data provenance, lineage, retention, and management solutions.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for the mission and delivering results. #iexjobs

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

Work Requirements

Years of Experience

8 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Travel Required

None

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required