Data Pipeline Engineer (Mid-Level)
Company: Maximus
Location: Athens
Posted on: July 10, 2025
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Job Description:
Description & Requirements We are seeking a Data Pipeline
Engineer to join our team supporting an Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) client. The Data Pipeline Engineer will work with a team of
Data engineers and ETL specialists and conduct hands-on development
as a member of an integrated Agile project team Position is remote
within US. Ideal candidates will be in Lanham MD or Farmers Branch
or Austin TX areas. Local candidates may attend meetings
occasionally at the IRS facility. Essential Duties and
Responsibilities: - Lead the design and development of complex
software applications from business requirements in collaboration
with other team members - Investigate new solutions, tools,
products, and techniques to incorporate into coding standards. -
Troubleshoot complex issues and produce detailed proposals to
resolve. - Support testing and remediate defects - Guide, coach,
and mentor entry and mid-level developers Job-Specific Essential
Duties and Responsibilities: - Maintain direct responsibility and
ownership in developing and deploying components or complete
application functionality using Databricks, Informatica, SQL and
other tools. - Design software components from business
requirements in collaboration with other team members. - Support
ETL and BI functionalities of the application. - Provide support to
technical team, writing the necessary required documentation as per
the IRS development methodology for ETL integration. - Coordinate,
plan, communicate, develop and review client presentations and
documentation required under the IRS Enterprise Lifecycle
Additional requirements as per Contract/Client: - Candidates must
meet requirements to obtain and maintain an IRS Minimum Background
Investigation (MBI) clearance (active IRS Moderate Risk MBI
clearance is a plus). - Candidates must be a US Citizen or a Legal
Permanent Resident (Green Card status) for at least three (3)
years, and Federal Tax compliant Minimum Requirements - Bachelor's
degree in related field. - 7-10 years of relevant professional
experience required. - Equivalent combination of education and
experience considered in lieu of degree . Job-Specific Minimum
Requirements (required skills that align with contract LCAT,
verifiable, and measurable): Project Specific Qualifications: -
Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university
required; an additional four (4) years of related work experience
can substitute for a degree - At least seven (7) years of relevant
experience required - Possess an active IRS MBI - Minimum of two
(2) years’ Experience working with IRS data such as IRTF, IRMF,
CADE2, IMF, BMF, BRTF and others. - Experience integrating a range
of technologies in a large federal IT environment such as the IRS.
- Knowledge of cloud-based technologies and integration of on-prem
to on-cloud migrations. - Implementation knowledge of Java, Python
and REST API’s - Experience with performance optimization of Data
pipelines - Expertise in building CLI based solutions using a
variety of available tools - Knowledge of Databricks and ability to
write SQL queries and Python scripts to Query and manipulate data.
- Knowledge of ETL and BI tools and able to understand and support
ETL and BI functionalities of the application. - Good
problem-solving skills with architectural, design and hands on
development experience. - Experience working in and a general
understanding of Red Hat Linux OS, or other Unix-like OS. -
Experience with Shell scripting. Preferred Skills and
Qualifications: - Prior experience working with IRS systems and
data - Experience building Data pipelines moving data from
on-premises to Databricks running on AWS cloud. - Hands-on
implementation experience with data migration, data wrangling and
data manipulation - Proven experience with using COTS products and
custom scripting to build ETL pipelines. - Prior implementation and
development knowledge of Bash scripts - Excellent programming
language skills in Python on Linux environment - Understanding of
application and transport layer security - Knowledge of SQL and
performance tuning technique - Experience with Jenkins and
automated testing techniques - Familiar with Agile / Scrum - Prior
implementation of containerization using Docker, Open Shift or AWS
EC2 instances EEO Statement Maximus is an equal opportunity
employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran
status, genetic information and other legally protected
characteristics. Pay Transparency Maximus compensation is based on
various factors including but not limited to job location, a
candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and
quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and
internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as
well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component
of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include
short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards.
Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees,
including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance,
a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off.
Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be
commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An
applicant's salary history will not be used in determining
compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage
rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances. Minimum Salary
$ 135,000.00 Maximum Salary $ 155,000.00
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