Data Engineering Team Lead

SAIC • Arlington, VA

5h

About The Position

SAIC is seeking qualified applicants to support a cutting-edge data, analytics, and AI platform. Roles include managing customer relationships, service portfolio and catalog management, software engineering & development, data/AI engineering, IT systems operations, and use case intake and analytics for DoW enterprise-scale mission objectives expected in Spring/Summer 2026. Positions are contingent pending contract award.

Requirements

• Managing customer relationships
• Service portfolio and catalog management
• Software engineering & development
• Data/AI engineering
• IT systems operations
• Use case intake and analytics

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain the core WDP data infrastructure and pipelines using agentic workflows to streamline operations and enhance automation.
• Ensure the scalability, reliability, and security of the platform to support data ingestion, processing, storage, and transformation for various consumers, including data tooling teams.
• Develop enterprise data products accessible via a modern data marketplace, implement a medallion architecture for data storage (bronze, silver, gold zones), and establish self-service inbound and outbound data connection methods.
• Implement data quality monitoring tools, proactive alerting for pipeline issues, and data drift detection mechanisms.
• Enforce data security policies, optimize infrastructure for performance and scalability, ensure data backup and recovery, and implement robust data governance policies.
• Document pipelines, models, and governance standards while ensuring compliance with data privacy and security regulations.
• Design and develop solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. Perform systems management and integration functions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed