Data Engineer - Expert
Dark Wolf Solutions · Chantilly/Herndon, VA
Posted 29 days ago · $165,000.00 – $200,000.00
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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 an Expert Data Engineer at Dark Wolf, you will lead the architectural development and governance of enterprise-grade data platforms, focusing on high-throughput batch and streaming data solutions. Your role includes optimizing distributed execution engines, implementing Infrastructure as Code, and establishing security controls for regulated environments. Additionally, you will mentor staff and drive Agile sprint deliverables as a Technical Pod Lead.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- 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
- 7-10+ years of data engineering experience
- Expert-level mastery of Apache Spark, Flink, Kafka, Ray, and workflow orchestration engines
- Deep understanding of distributed systems internals, LSM trees, column-family stores, and lakehouse storage formats
- Enterprise data strategy, conceptual-to-physical data modeling, and streaming data schema contracts
Nice to have
- Master’s degree
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, CISSP, or Databricks Certified Professional Data Engineer
- Proven track record architecting data solutions for deployment in air-gapped or high-assurance defense networks
Worth weighing
- Target salary range is $165,000.00 – $200,000.00, which may vary based on expertise
- Position requires specific security clearance, limiting candidate pool
- Strictly looking for direct, full-time W2 employees, no third-party staffing agencies
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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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