Junior Data Engineer
About the role
The CTG Experience
At Capital Technology Group (CTG), our teams are passionate about modernizing how the federal government delivers software. We partner with federal agencies to build secure, scalable, and mission-driven solutions that make a meaningful impact on millions of people. Recognized by The Washington Post as a Top Workplace in 2025 and 2026. CTG fosters a culture rooted in our core values. Our values guide how we work together and support one another, creating an environment where employees feel trusted, empowered, and encouraged to grow both personally and professionally.
Client Requirements: applicants MUST BE US Citizens and be able to obtain Public Trust clearance
About the Role
CTG is seeking a Junior Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable, efficient data pipelines and systems following modern data engineering best practices. The Junior Data Engineer will partner with other Data Engineers to evaluate and prototype new tools and technologies, assessing their risks and benefits to deliver exceptional value to our clients.
You Will Get To
- Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, and data models using Databricks, dbt, Apache Spark (PySpark), SQL (PostgreSQL), and Python.
- Develop and optimize AWS-native data solutions leveraging services including AWS Glue, Amazon EMR, Amazon MWAA (Apache Airflow), Lambda, Step Functions, Amazon S3, Redshift, RDS, DMS, and CloudWatch.
- Build high-performance data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration workflows across structured and semi-structured data using Parquet, ORC, Avro, and Apache Iceberg.
- Integrate data from enterprise and external sources, including relational and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, Oracle, Redshift, GraphDB, and other NoSQL platforms.
- Improve the reliability, scalability, performance, and maintainability of enterprise data platforms through monitoring, troubleshooting, and continuous optimization.
- Develop and maintain automated deployment pipelines using Harness and collaborate on