Senior Data Engineer/Software Developer - Clearance

LMI is a digital solutions provider dedicated to accelerating government impact with innovation and speed, bringing commercial-grade platforms and mission-ready AI to federal agencies. We focus on agility and collaboration, serving the defense, space, healthcare, and energy sectors to help agencies navigate complexity and outpace change.

About the role

This full-time, in-person position leads the technical implementation of a Lifecycle Management System (LMS) for a military client. You will work directly with military stakeholders, logistics experts, and government engineers to ingest complex data streams, build a dynamic operational ontology, and construct role-specific user interfaces. The role requires strong software development experience, analytical reasoning, and the ability to collaborate with senior and mid-level developers and subject matter experts, as well as present findings clearly to senior DoD leaders.

Work location: Langley Air Force Base, VA.

Responsibilities

• Develop data integration and data engineering pipelines.
• Architect and build robust data pipelines using Python, PySpark/Pandas, and SQL to ingest data from legacy databases.
• Manage data health, scheduling, and synchronization using platform CI/CD tools.
• Develop low-code/no-code interactive UI tools and implement automated workflows.
• Develop ontology for systems within the LMS use-case.
• Present analysis and findings to government, industry, and internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with a team of senior and mid-level developers and subject matter experts to meet project requirements.
• Coordinate with government, industry, and internal stakeholders to gather information, validate findings, and support recommended courses of action.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as math, physics, operations research, engineering, data analytics, or another relevant technical domain.
• 10+ years of experience using analytic tools such as Python, SQL, and Tableau for data exploration and analysis.
• 5+ years of experience building data connectors from legacy systems.
• Experience leading small to medium-size technical teams to deliver analytical products and analyses.
• Strong quantitative, analytical, and research skills.
• Self-directed and detail-oriented, with the ability to complete assigned tasks, adapt to changing work efforts, and manage shifting priorities.
• Active DoD Secret Clearance (only U.S. citizens are eligible).

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a technical field such as math, physics, operations research, engineering, data analytics, or another relevant technical domain (preferred).
• 3+ years developing with Palantir Foundry – experience with Workshop is a plus.
• Frontend application development using tools such as D3.js, Angular, React, or JavaScript.
• Previous experience with DoD Supply Chain or Predictive Maintenance use-cases.

Pay

Target salary range: $111,426 – $192,890. Final compensation will be determined by skills, experience, education, and certifications.