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General Dynamics Information Technology · 19 hours ago

Data Engineer

Falls Church, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$119K/yr - $161K/yr

5+ years exp

General Dynamics Information Technology is a global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology, and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government. As a Data Engineer at GDIT, you will design and implement scalable data pipelines and products to support enterprise analytics and AI applications, collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve innovative solutions.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingConsultingCyber SecurityInformation Technology

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design, build, and operate scalable end-to-end data pipelines and curated data products that support enterprise analytics and agentic AI use cases

Integrate data from enterprise systems and external sources, including structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data

Deliver reliable data services for agentic AI workflows, including APIs, retrieval/indexing, and governed context delivery for AI agents

Implement data quality, observability, and governance best practices across data pipelines and products

Optimize performance and cost across storage, compute, orchestration, and serving layers

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including business stakeholders, AI engineers, and software developers, to translate requirements into production solutions

Qualification

Data EngineeringPythonSQLNoSQLCloud PlatformsCollaboration SkillsCommunication Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Data Science, or a related field

5+ years of experience delivering production-grade data engineering across databases, data integration, data services, and data governance

Proficiency in programming languages (Python or Java) and databases (SQL and NoSQL)

Strong collaboration and communication skills in cross-functional enterprise environments

Preferred

Master's degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Data Science, or a related field

Relevant certifications in Data Engineering, AI, or Cloud

Experience delivering data engineering for agentic AI applications

Experience with retrieval-based AI data foundations (document processing, metadata, embeddings, vector or hybrid search)

Familiarity with agent workflows and how agents interact with data services and tools in production

Experience with lakehouse architectures and cloud data platforms such as Azure (preferred), OCI (preferred), or AWS

Experience in real-time streaming applications or other high-velocity solutions

Experience leveraging AI tools to improve data engineering productivity and quality in coding, testing, and documentation

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages

401K with company match

Variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts

Dental plan options

Vision plan

Paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave

Short and long-term disability benefits

Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance

Company

General Dynamics Information Technology

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General Dynamics Information Technology is an IT consulting company that specializes in cyber security, AI, and quantum computing. It is a sub-organization of General Dynamics.

Founded in 1999

Falls Church, Virginia, USA

10001+ employees