Platform Data Engineer - US Defense / Public Sector
Do you want to work on complex and pressing challenges – the kind that bring together curious, ambitious, and determined leaders who strive to become better every day? If this sounds like you, you’ve come to the right place.
Your Impact
Come and work with our Firm's top technical minds on a product team developing an AI Platform that will enable next-generation client services. Be at the forefront of developing this exciting technology for our Firm.
You will work with a cross‑functional team that includes senior firm leaders, CST leaders, practice leaders and cutting‑edge engineers. The team is led by some of our Firm's most senior leaders, including Asutosh Padhi, Brian Elliott, and Klemens Hjartar and is scaling to a large team of full‑stack engineers, data engineers, data scientists, and designers.
This role will specifically focus on customization and additional features required to deploy this platform for Defense and other Government clients.
We are looking for a Data Engineer with expertise in Python development, including data workflows, knowledge graphs, and/or generative AI. You would be working closely with software engineers, data scientists, UI/UX designers, and other technologists.
Your work would include but won’t be limited to creation of the python code, tests, creation and modification of CI/CD pipelines, working with multiple cloud infrastructures (AWS, Azure, GCP) and docker containers.
You will work in a team of data engineers to develop data ingestion pipelines, create and mature data processing capabilities that ingest data into a data system used by GenAI applications. Work includes but not limited to creation of the python code, tests, creation and modification of GitHub Action CICD pipelines, working with multiple cloud infrastructures and docker containers.
Your Growth
Driving lasting impact and building long‑term capabilities with our clients is not easy work. You are the kind of person who thrives in a high performance/high reward culture – doing hard things, picking yourself up when you stumble, and having the resilience to try another way forward.
In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we'll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities you need to become a stronger leader faster than you ever thought possible. Your colleagues – at all levels – will invest deeply in your development, just as much as they invest in delivering exceptional results for clients. Every day, you'll receive apprenticeship, coaching, and exposure that will accelerate your growth in ways you won't find anywhere else.
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4/21/2026
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