Sr. Data Engineer

Oteemo, Inc

$125K — $150K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Virginia, US
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active Secret or Top Secret clearance required.
  • 5+ years of experience in data engineering, leading technical workstreams, and mentoring engineers.
  • Expert-level proficiency in Python and SQL, with knowledge of polyglot environments like Scala and Java.
  • Experience in building agentic AI, Generative AI, and BI systems with modern frameworks like Spark and LangChain.
  • Proven ability to lead end-to-end AI feature implementation with sound model evaluation skills.
  • Experience in data security and governance controls, including PII/PHI management.
  • Deep knowledge of MLOps/LLMOps, including CI/CD processes and infrastructure as code across major cloud providers.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement AI features end to end, including data pipelines and workflows.
  • Build and optimize scalable data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows using Python and SQL.
  • Develop Generative AI and ML systems using modern frameworks like Spark and Airflow.
  • Implement MLOps/LLMOps practices including automating workflows and agent evaluation.
  • Enforce data security and governance including PII/PHI handling and role-based access control.
  • Own technical workstreams autonomously and mentor junior engineers.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and skill enhancement.
  • A collaborative, innovative team environment.
  • Exposure to cutting-edge technologies in data engineering and AI.
  • Valuable experience working on complex projects in a secure environment.
  • Flexible work arrangements promoting work-life balance.
Full Job Description
Job Description

We're looking for a Senior Data Engineer to design and implement AI features end to end - from data pipelines through GenAI and agentic workflows to production deployment. In this role, you'll build and optimize scalable, secure data pipelines across polyglot client enterprise environments, develop Generative AI, agentic, ML, and BI systems using modern frameworks, and implement MLOps/LLMOps practices across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You'll own technical workstreams autonomously, mentor junior engineers, and bring sound judgment on model behavior, evaluation, reliability, and guardrails to everything you build.

Responsibilities:
  • Help design and implement AI features end to end - from data pipelines through GenAI/agentic workflows to production deployment - applying sound judgment on model behavior, evaluation, reliability, and guardrails.
  • Build and optimize scalable, secure data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows in Python and SQL across polyglot client enterprise environments.
  • Develop Generative AI, agentic, ML, and BI systems using RAG, embeddings, vector databases, and modern frameworks (Spark, LangChain, Databricks, Airflow, and similar).
  • Implement MLOps/LLMOps practices - CI/CD for data workflows, automated agent evaluation, and infrastructure as code across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
  • Enforce data security and governance, including PII/PHI handling, authentication, and role-based access control.
  • Own technical workstreams autonomously, mentor junior engineers, and champion software engineering best practices across the team.


Qualifications
  • Active Secret or Top Secret clearance required.
  • 5+ years of relevant professional experience in a data engineering role, including leading technical workstreams, mentoring junior engineers, and driving adoption of software engineering best practices within a team.
  • Expert-level proficiency in Python and SQL, with the ability to work in polyglot environments (Scala, Java) as required by client enterprise systems.
  • Strong experience building Agentic AI, Generative AI, Machine Learning, and Business Intelligence systems - including prompt design, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), embeddings, vector databases, context construction, and output handling in production workflows using modern frameworks (Spark, LangChain, Databricks, Dask, Airflow, Dagster, Kedro, etc.).
  • Ability to lead the implementation of AI features end to end, with sound judgment around model behavior, evaluation, reliability, guardrails, and the trade-offs between quality, latency, and cost.
  • Experience implementing robust data security and governance controls, including managing PII/PHI, authentication, and role-based access control (RBAC).
  • Deep knowledge of MLOps/LLMOps, including CI/CD for data workflows, automated agent evaluation (LangSmith, Opik, Langfuse), and infrastructure as code (Terraform) across cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • Exceptional time management and the ability to own technical workstreams autonomously.


Additional Information

We Value:
  • Drive: Passion and energy to implement quality technical solutions. Self-motivation and intellectual curiosity
  • Commitment to Quality: Passion to conceive and produce world-class solutions that drive real-world value for the customer
  • Customer Focus: Consultative approach to solving problems for customers. Expectations management.
  • Communication: Superior communication skills. Ability to clearly articulate problems, solutions, risks, rewards etc. (written and verbal)
  • Technical Skills: Love for technology. You have to be inherently passionate about technology.
  • Business Acumen: Technology ultimately is used to enable the business. We look for people who understand how the businesses can be enabled through their technical solutions

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