AI/ML Data Engineer

AI Data Engineer Senior

Own your opportunity to turn data into measurable outcomes for our customers' most complex challenges. As a AI Data Engineer Senior at GDIT, you'll power innovation to drive mission impact and grow your expertise to power your career forward. Meaningful work and personal impact as an AI Data Engineer Senior at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of GSA. We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Sr. AI Data Engineer with a proven track record in building scalable data platforms and pipelines, with demonstrated experience incorporating Generative AI into data engineering workflows. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Databricks data engineering capabilities including Delta Lake, data pipelines, and Unity Catalog, combined with innovative use of GenAI for enhancing data quality, metadata generation, and workflow automation. You will work collaboratively with data scientists, AI engineers, and analytics teams to design and implement robust data infrastructure that powers AI/ML initiatives. Additionally, you will play a key role in establishing data engineering best practices and mentoring team members in modern data platform technologies.

What You'll Need To Succeed Bring your expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The AI Data Engineer Senior must have: Education: Bachelor of Science Experience: 5+ years of related experience Technical skills: Databricks Data Engineering, Delta Lake, GenAI-Enhanced Workflows, Python, PySpark, AWS

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows using Databricks and PySpark for AI/ML and analytics workloads
• Leverage Databricks core data capabilities including Delta Lake, Delta Live Tables, and Databricks Workflows to create reliable, high-performance data platforms
• Implement GenAI-enhanced data workflows for automated metadata generation, data cataloging, data quality validation, and intelligent data profiling
• Utilize LLMs to generate documentation, create data dictionaries, and automate schema inference and data lineage tracking
• Design and implement medallion architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold layers) following data lakehouse best practices
• Collaborate with data architects to establish data modeling standards, governance policies, and data quality frameworks
• Integrate AWS data services (S3, Glue, Kinesis, MSK, Redshift) with Databricks to build end-to-end data solutions
• Leverage and integrate into Unity Catalog or other data catalogs/access management tools in the enterprise for data governance, access control, and data asset management across the platform
• Optimize data pipeline performance through partitioning strategies, caching, and query optimization techniques
• Establish DataOps and MLOps practices including version control, CI/CD for data pipelines, and automated testing
• Create reusable data transformation frameworks and libraries to accelerate data pipeline development
• Collaborate with AI/ML teams to prepare, curate, and serve high-quality datasets for model training and inference
• Implement real-time and batch data processing architectures to support diverse analytics and AI use cases
• Stay current with emerging data engineering technologies, GenAI capabilities, and Databricks platform enhancements
• Document data architectures, pipeline designs, and operational procedures for knowledge sharing and compliance

Required Skills:

• 5+ years of proven experience as a Data Engineer with focus on building large-scale data platforms and pipelines
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Databricks platform, specifically data engineering features (Delta Lake, DLT, Workflows, Unity Catalog)
• 2+ years of experience incorporating Generative AI into data engineering workflows (metadata generation, data quality, documentation)
• 5+ years of strong proficiency in Python and PySpark for distributed data processing
• 3+ years of experience with AWS data services (S3, Glue, Lambda, Kinesis, Redshift, Athena)
• Deep understanding of data lakehouse architecture, Delta Lake ACID transactions, and time travel capabilities
• Proven experience with SQL optimization, data modeling, and dimensional modeling techniques
• Strong knowledge of data orchestration tools and workflow management (Airflow, Databricks Workflows)
• Experience implementing data quality frameworks and validation rules at scale
• Understanding of data governance, data lineage, and metadata management principles
• Excellent problem-solving skills with ability to debug complex data pipeline issues
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders
• Experience working in Agile environments with version control (Git) and CI/CD practices

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do. Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY Explore a career in data science and engineering at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your determination for solving complex data challenges.

The likely salary range for this position is $140,250 - $189,750. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Travel Required: Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options: Hybrid

Work Location: USA VA Falls Church

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT: Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.