Data Engineer

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a skilled Data Engineer to assist with a classified project in support of the IRS. The role involves modernizing the IRS legacy Tax processing systems to improve taxpayer experience and increase compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Supports ECS/EAD (Enterprise Case Selection/Enterprise Anomaly Detection) data engineering efforts with a focus on automation and repeatable data processing workflows
• Builds automated data validation routines, ETL test harnesses, and monitoring scripts to ensure pipeline reliability, data integrity, and compliance with agency standards
• Implements ingestion and transformation components, integrates with cloud data services, and resolves pipeline defects through automated checks
• Collaborates with senior engineers, analysts, and cloud teams to ensure data flows are accurate, secure, and aligned with ECS/EAD modernization patterns

Requirements:

• MUST possess an active IRS MBI Clearance and have current GFE
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field and 2 years of experience required. 4 additional years of experience required without a Bachelor's degree
• US Citizenship required
• Experience with the following: Python, SQL, ETL/ELT development, Test automation for data pipelines, Data quality automation, API integration, Airflow or workflow orchestration, AWS/Azure data services, CI/CD, Git Logging/monitoring tools, Agile delivery, Data validation frameworks, Cloud security basics
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with client stakeholders at all organizational and technical levels
• Prior experience working on Agile teams
• Preference for candidates local to the DC area