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System One

Lead Ab Initio Data Engineer

System One, Reston, Virginia, United States, 22090

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Lead Data Engineer (Ab Initio / AWS / Data Pipelines) Location:

Reston, VA (Hybrid – onsite roughly once every 1–2 months) Duration:

12-Month Contract

About the Role We’re looking for a

Lead Data Engineer

to build and optimize cloud-based data pipelines supporting large-scale AI and analytics initiatives. You’ll lead the design and implementation of data integration solutions using

Ab Initio

and

AWS services , helping modernize how enterprise data is moved, transformed, and leveraged for AI/ML applications.

What You’ll Do

Design, develop, and maintain

ETL/ELT data pipelines

using

Ab Initio .

Move structured and unstructured data from on-prem to

AWS cloud

for AI and analytics workloads.

Work with AWS services such as

S3, Athena, Kendra, and Aurora

to ensure scalable data storage and access.

Collaborate with architects, data scientists, and developers to deliver reliable and performant data solutions.

Apply best practices for

data quality, performance, reliability, and automation .

Lead technical design reviews, mentor engineers, and ensure compliance with enterprise standards.

What We’re Looking For

8+ years

of data engineering experience, including leading or mentoring teams.

Proven expertise with

Ab Initio development

(required).

Hands‑on experience building data pipelines in

AWS environments .

Strong knowledge of

ETL/ELT processes, data modeling, and SQL/NoSQL databases .

Programming skills in

SQL, Python, or similar languages .

Excellent communication and problem‑solving skills with the ability to collaborate across functions.

Nice to Have

Experience supporting

AI/ML or data-driven applications .

Familiarity with

data lake, data warehouse, and big data technologies .

AWS certifications or cloud data engineering credentials.

Ref: #850-Rockville (ALTA IT)

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