Junior Data Engineer
Dark Wolf Solutions · Chantilly/Herndon, VA
Posted 29 days ago · $90,000.00 – $130,000.00
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 29 days Dark Wolf Solutions's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 90% of Dark Wolf Solutions's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Dark Wolf Solutions
- high 32 stale, 2 reposted of 63 open
- Hiring momentum
- 77 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Dark Wolf Solutions's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Dark Wolf Solutions.
About this role
As a Junior Data Engineer at Dark Wolf, you will support the development and maintenance of scalable data pipelines in secure environments. Your day-to-day tasks will include constructing ETL/ELT pipelines, ingesting and transforming data from various sources, performing data quality checks, and participating in Agile activities. You will work closely with senior engineers to ensure high data quality for mission-critical applications.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 3/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Dark Wolf Solutions as an employer.
What you need
- US Citizenship with an active TS/SCI security clearance and Full-Scope Polygraph
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field
- 0-4+ years of data engineering experience
- Strong proficiency in SQL and Python
- Basic familiarity with Apache Spark, Pandas, or SQL-based transformation frameworks
- Core understanding of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL)
Nice to have
- Master’s degree
- Experience writing automated SQL and Python unit tests
- Basic certifications such as AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or AWS Certified Developer
Worth weighing
- No specific benefits listed
- Target salary range provided, but actual salary may vary based on expertise
- Position requires active security clearance, which may limit candidate pool
- Direct hire only; no third-party staffing agencies or contractors considered
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Listed by Dark Wolf Solutions on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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