Innovation and Automation Specialist

The role

You will design, develop, and implement reusable frameworks, automated patterns, and core tooling for data engineering teams. You will build the factory that produces data pipelines rather than individual pipelines for business users.

What you will do

• Act as a technical expert on the design and implementation of automated data engineering solutions
• Develop and maintain a library of standardized, reusable ETL/ELT pipeline templates using Python, SQL, and frameworks like Databricks or Snowflake
• Engineer and implement robust, automated data quality and testing frameworks
• Contribute to the development of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) modules (Terraform)
• Enhance and optimize the CI/CD for Data (DataOps) pipelines
• Serve as an escalation point for complex data engineering and automation challenges
• Mentor other data engineers on automation best practices, code standards, and frameworks
• Research and prototype cutting-edge data engineering and automation technologies

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in data engineering
• Expert-level programming skills in Python and advanced SQL
• In-depth experience building and optimizing data pipelines in a cloud environment (AWS, Azure) on platforms like Databricks or Snowflake
• Strong, hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform
• Demonstrable experience with CI/CD principles and tools (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions) applied to data workflows
• Deep understanding of modern data architecture, data modeling, and software engineering best practices
• Active TS or TS/SCI clearance

Nice to have

• Experience in a DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) role
• Direct experience developing and operationalizing a "pipeline factory" or similar framework
• Familiarity with data orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience working in a high-security DoD or Intelligence Community environment
• Proven ability to diagnose and resolve complex performance, data quality, and system-level issues

Benefits

• Certifications
• Industry training
• Hands-on experience

Before you apply

• 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

About the company

Accenture Federal Services is a technology company within global Accenture that helps the US federal government. Its 13,000+ people pursue technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.