VLS Systems Inc
W2 Role || Data Engineer || Rockville, MD or Tysons Corner, VA || In-Person Interview
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This role is for a W2 Data Engineer in Rockville, MD or Tysons Corner, VA, offering a competitive pay rate. Requires 5+ years of experience, strong skills in Apache Spark, AWS, Kubernetes, and familiarity with Big Data technologies.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
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💰 - Day rate
Unknown
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🗓️ - Date
June 27, 2026
🕒 - Duration
Unknown
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🏝️ - Location
Unknown
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📄 - Contract
W2 Contractor
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
Rockville, MD
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#SQL (Structured Query Language) #Big Data #Apache Spark #Python #Spark (Apache Spark) #Kubernetes #Lambda (AWS Lambda) #S3 (Amazon Simple Storage Service) #Scala #Complex Queries #Data Engineering #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Datasets #Prometheus #Terraform #ChatGPT #Jenkins #Trino #Hadoop #Docker #Athena #Grafana #Infrastructure as Code (IaC) #AI (Artificial Intelligence) #GitHub #GitLab
Role description
We are seeking experienced Data Engineers with strong expertise in Apache Spark, AWS, Kubernetes/EKS, and Big Data platforms.
Required Skills:
• 5+ years of Data Engineering experience
• Strong hands-on experience with Apache Spark
• Experience with Amazon EKS / EMR on EKS
• Big Data technologies: Hadoop, Hive, Trino
• Strong Python or Scala development skills
• Advanced SQL (window functions, joins, complex queries)
• Kubernetes administration and troubleshooting
• AWS services: S3, EMR, Glue, Athena, Lambda
• Experience processing large-scale datasets and tuning Spark jobs
• Familiarity with AI tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, or Amazon Q
Preferred Skills:
• CI/CD (GitLab, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD)
• Terraform / Infrastructure as Code
• Docker, Prometheus, Grafana
• Spark on Kubernetes
• Financial Services experience
We are seeking experienced Data Engineers with strong expertise in Apache Spark, AWS, Kubernetes/EKS, and Big Data platforms.
Required Skills:
• 5+ years of Data Engineering experience
• Strong hands-on experience with Apache Spark
• Experience with Amazon EKS / EMR on EKS
• Big Data technologies: Hadoop, Hive, Trino
• Strong Python or Scala development skills
• Advanced SQL (window functions, joins, complex queries)
• Kubernetes administration and troubleshooting
• AWS services: S3, EMR, Glue, Athena, Lambda
• Experience processing large-scale datasets and tuning Spark jobs
• Familiarity with AI tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, or Amazon Q
Preferred Skills:
• CI/CD (GitLab, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD)
• Terraform / Infrastructure as Code
• Docker, Prometheus, Grafana
• Spark on Kubernetes
• Financial Services experience
