Core4ce · 6 hours ago
Data Engineer
Falls Church, VA
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level
6+ years expCore4ce is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to support data and metadata ingestion, structuring, and quality management for the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Data Governance program. The role involves designing and maintaining data pipelines, implementing data quality validation, and ensuring accurate and usable metadata from multiple source systems to support governance and reporting objectives.
Information Services
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain data ingestion and transformation pipelines
Normalize and structure metadata extracted from disparate source systems
Support metadata harvesting and automation workflows in coordination with Integration / Software Engineers
Implement data quality checks, validation rules, and completeness assessments
Support exception handling and remediation workflows for data gaps and inconsistencies
Generate metrics and reports related to data completeness, quality, and refresh cadence
Collaborate with: Chief Architect on canonical data and metadata models, Data Governance Analyst on stewardship and quality rules, and DevSecOps Engineer on pipeline deployment and monitoring
Support testing, troubleshooting, and performance tuning of data workflows
Contribute to technical documentation and implementation artifacts
This position is designed to be flexible, with responsibilities evolving to meet business needs and enable individual growth
Qualification
Required
6+ years of experience as a Data Engineer supporting Federal IT programs
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance
Strong hands-on experience with SQL, data transformations, and data modeling
Experience building and maintaining data pipelines and ingestion workflows
Familiarity with metadata management concepts, including data lineage, provenance, and quality indicators
Experience working in secure, RMF-governed environments
Ability to operate within Agile or hybrid Agile/Waterfall delivery models
Strong collaboration skills across engineering, governance, and analytics teams
Familiarity with clinical and healthcare data standards, including FHIR, HL7, OMOP, ICD-10, or similar models
Preferred
Prior experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD) programs
Defense Health Agency (DHA) or health IT experience strongly preferred
Experience supporting enterprise data platforms, repositories, or data catalogs
Familiarity with fixed-price, milestone-based Federal contracts
Experience working with healthcare or clinical datasets, including normalization, transformation, and metadata enrichment
Understanding of how clinical data standards influence data modeling, metadata structures, and data quality rules
Prior experience supporting health IT, clinical analytics, or healthcare data integration efforts
Experience supporting federated or enterprise data ecosystems
Familiarity with data catalogs, governance platforms, or metadata repositories
Exposure to health data systems, analytics platforms, or enterprise reporting environments
Benefits
401(k) with 100% company match on the first 6% deferred, with immediate vesting
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage—employee portion paid 100% by Core4ce
Unlimited access to training and certifications, with no pre-set cap on eligible professional development
Tuition assistance for job-related degrees and courses
Paid parental leave, PTO that grows with tenure, and generous holiday schedules
Company
Core4ce
Core4ce is a mission-oriented company that serves as a trusted partner to the national security community.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Mike Morehouse
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner
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