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Data EngineerCredence • McLean, VA, US
Data Engineer

Data Engineer

Credence • McLean, VA, US
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Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Join a team where innovation meets mission. Our AI, cloud, cyber, and modernization solutions save agencies thousands of hours, safeguard national security, and strengthen health and humanitarian missions worldwide. With 1,700+ team members, 1,500+ AI / data experts, and 100+ prime contracts, we deliver at scale and with purpose.

We’ve been recognized as a Top Workplace by the Washington Post for six straight years and named to the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies 13 of the past 14 years. Credence is a welcoming home for those looking to grow and contribute to positive change. We encourage all employees to expand beyond their boundaries, dive into important world-changing Federal challenges.

Position Summary

Credence has an immediate need for a Mid-Level AI Data Engineer to join our growing AI and Automation practice. You will be a technical anchor in our AI and Automation practice. You’ll apply foundational AI skills to build and deploy data-driven solutions. Under mentorship from senior AI leaders, you’ll drive agentic AI development lifecycles and collaborate across engineering, data, and stakeholder teams to deliver high-impact, cloud-native AI capabilities that advance federal missions.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the duties listed below

  • Data Integrations for Generative AI & LLM Usage

Build and optimize data pipelines that prepare, clean, and structure data for generative AI and LLM usage.

  • Data Lake & Warehouse Engineering
  • Manage and organize large datasets across cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) using data lake and warehouse technologies. Implement medallion architecture (Bronze / Silver / Gold layers) to ensure data quality, lineage, and accessibility.

  • Database Management & Performance
  • Work with both SQL and NoSQL systems to model, query, and load large-scale datasets. Monitor, tune, and maintain high-performance data stores supporting analytics and reporting.

  • Collaborative Engineering
  • Work alongside data engineers, software engineers, and data scientists to develop operational agentic AI systems.

  • Cloud Enablement
  • Help automate model deployment workflows using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI / CD pipelines, and container orchestration tools.

  • Production Monitoring & Optimization
  • Monitor AI systems post-deployment, perform performance tuning, and apply best practices for reliability and scalability.

  • Technical Rigor & Documentation
  • Write clean, well-documented code following industry and federal guidelines, support reproducible development.

  • Professional Growth
  • Stay current on AI / ML trends and tools and actively learn from senior team members through mentorship and technical design reviews.

    Requirements

  • U.S. Citizenship with eligibility for DoD Secret clearance.
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Data / AI / ML, or a related field.
  • 3–7 years of hands-on experience delivering Data / AI / ML solutions.
  • Strong understanding of ETL, ELT, and other similar data pipeline processes, as well as Enterprise Data and Storage Systems, such as experience with OpenSearch / Elastic Search, Kafka, Bedrock, Glue, DataBricks, Snowflake, AWS S3, RDS, EBS, or Glacier
  • Experience with vector databases, embeddings, and their affiliated data structures, file formats, services, APIs, etc (e.g. FAISS, PGVector, OpenSearch / Elasticsearch, Hugging face with Pinecone, Bedrock Knowledge Base)
  • Experience in generative AI, working with LLMs, adding tool calls (MCP) and agents (A2A).
  • Understanding of leading AI APIs such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Bedrock, Vertex for use with LLMs and RAG search.
  • Familiarity with CI / CD pipelines (GitLab / GitHub / Jenkins)
  • Experience with VS Code and AI extensions such as Cline and Claude Code.
  • Strong communication skills and client-oriented mindset.
  • Preferred

  • Curious and experimental about the latest innovations in AI with an orientation toward the relentless pursuit of delivering mission impact.
  • Python proficiency and familiarity with libraries and frameworks (Pyspark, Pandas, uv, Pydantic, FastAPI, CrewAI, LangChain, LangGraph, Unstructured).
  • Experience with IaC tools such as Terraform, Open Tofu, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation to deploy cloud native applications.
  • Experience with agentic frameworks such as Agent2Agent Protocol, AWS Bedrock Agents, Mastra, CrewAI, Strands, or AgentCore.
  • Exposure to adjacent skillsets such as data science, UI / UX, cloud engineering, and platform engineering to understand the entire software ecosystem.
  • Knowledge of federal cybersecurity, RMF, FedRAMP, or regulatory frameworks.
  • Why This Role Matters

  • Real-World Impact — Your work will support defense and health agencies where AI solutions directly contribute to national security and public well-being.
  • Growth-Oriented Environment — Learn from technical leaders, innovate within Agentic AI, and mentor those around you in AI best practices.
  • Culture of Empowerment — You’ll be part of a team that values innovation, trust, collaboration, and mission success.
  • Benefits

  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
  • Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
  • Short Term & Long Term Disability
  • Training & Development
  • Free Food & Snacks
  • Wellness Resources
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