Data Engineer

Accenture Federal Services

$106,300 - $206,200 / year

San Antonio, TXFull-timeOn-siteIntermediate

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Description

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.

Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more.

Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Data Engineer to join our team and support our client in the San Antonio, TX area. This role sits at the intersection of development and operations, focusing on creating CI/CD pipelines, managing cloud environments, and implementing Infrastructure as Code to ensure systems are scalable, secure, and resilient.

What you’ll be doing

Building, automating, and optimizing the infrastructure and processes that enable rapid, reliable software delivery
Working closely with developers to integrate automation, improve deployment workflows, and monitor application performance to maintain high availability across environments
Fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and shared ownership across engineering teams
Proactively identifying bottlenecks, recommending architectural enhancements, and championing practices such as containerization, configuration-as-code, and automated testing
Aligning tooling, processes, and infrastructure with business needs to help teams deliver features faster, respond to issues quickly, and maintain a stable, secure operational posture
Designing and enhancing large-scale data pipelines leveraging Hadoop, HDFS, Apache NiFi, Apache Spark, and Accumulo to support mission-critical data ingestion, processing, and analytics workflows
Optimizing distributed systems performance, improving data reliability, and maintaining resilient ingest and analytic patterns across the Apache ecosystem

What you’ll need:

Experience working in a cloud environment
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tool(s) (e.g.: Terraform, Ansible, etc.)
Experience with containerization (e.g.: Docker)
Experience with automated testing

Bonus Points if you have:

Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline development and automation
Experience with troubleshooting and continuous process improvement
Knowledge of tuning JVM/GC, YARN, tablet servers, or NiFi performance—aligned with the types of stability and modernization work reflected in internal AFS/Recro big-data engagements
Experience supporting cyber operations or data engineering work in environments using Accumulo, NiFi, and Spark pipelines
Hands-on experience with distributed data platforms including Hadoop and HDFS
Practical experience designing, maintaining, or troubleshooting data ingestion flows using Apache NiFi
Experience building or optimizing Spark-based data processing jobs (PySpark, Scala, or Java)
Familiarity with Accumulo as a high-ingest, low-latency data store, including integration patterns, bulk loading, or iterator development

Clearance

Must be eligible to obtain a US Government clearance

As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia is:

$106,300—$206,200 USD

What We Believe

As a company wholly dedicated to serving the US federal government, we bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value for their mission and the American people. We have an unwavering commitment to creating a culture in which all our people are respected, feel a sense of belonging, and have equal opportunity. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain a culture where everyone feels welcomed and included. This is grounded in our core values and our experience that hiring and developing great people who reflect different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds is key to driving innovation and delivering the results that our clients and the country count on.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. For details, view a copy of the Accenture Federal Services Equal Opportunity Policy Statement.

Accenture Federal Services is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Additionally, as an Affirmative Action Employer for Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, Accenture Federal Services is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

Requesting An Accommodation

Accenture Federal Services is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture Federal Services and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.

If you are being considered for employment opportunities with Accenture Federal Services and need an accommodation for a disability or religious observance during the interview process or for the job you are interviewing for, please speak with your recruiter.

Other Employment Statements

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture Federal Services or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.

The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Additionally, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company's legal duty to furnish information.

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About this role

Accenture Federal Services is hiring a Data Engineer to work on-site in San Antonio supporting federal government clients. The role bridges infrastructure and data engineering, requiring you to build and optimize CI/CD pipelines, manage cloud environments using Infrastructure as Code, and design large-scale data processing systems. You'll work with developers to automate deployments, monitor performance, and troubleshoot distributed systems while championing practices like containerization and configuration management across engineering teams.

The position demands three years of hands-on experience in each of CI/CD automation, cloud infrastructure, Infrastructure as Code, and containerization. Beyond those core requirements, the role heavily favors candidates with practical experience in the Apache ecosystem—particularly Hadoop, HDFS, Apache Spark, and Apache NiFi—as well as familiarity with Accumulo for high-throughput data storage. You should be comfortable tuning JVM performance, designing data ingestion flows, and building or optimizing Spark jobs. An active Secret clearance is required; TS/SCI is preferred.

This is a federal contracting role suited to engineers who want to apply their infrastructure and data platform expertise to national security and defense missions. The salary range is $106,300–$206,200 depending on experience and location, with the higher end reflecting positions in high-cost states and DC.

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