--- title: Data Engineer at Booz Allen Hamilton in San Diego, CA description: Booz Allen Hamilton is hiring for the Data Engineer role in San Diego, CA. Pays $61.9K–$141K per year. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/data-engineer-at-booz-allen-hamilton-01a16366-d94c-73c3-b98a-c7401f25fcd8 date: 2026-11-15T17:42:40Z og_description: Join Booz Allen Hamilton as Data Engineer in San Diego, CA. Pays $61.9K–$141K per year. Full-time, hybrid role. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/4thtzq.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [Booz Allen Hamilton](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/booz-allen-hamilton?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | San Diego, CA (Hybrid) | | **Salary** | $61.9K/yr - $141K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Oct 21, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** A · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** Booz Allen Hamilton sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 10 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for Booz Allen Hamilton. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $101,000 – $118,000 a year (median $101,000). ## Description Data Engineer **The Opportunity:** Ever-expanding technology like IoT, machine learning, and artificial intelligence means that there’s more structured and unstructured data available today than ever before. As a data engineer, you know that organizing data can yield pivotal insights when it’s gathered from disparate sources. We need a data professional like you to help our clients find answers in their data to impact important missions—from fraud detection to cancer research to national intelligence. As a Data Engineer at Booz Allen, you’ll use your skills and experience to help build advanced technology solutions and implement data engineering activities on some of the most mission-driven projects in the industry. You’ll develop and deploy the pipelines and platforms that organize and make disparate data meaningful. Here, you’ll work with a multi-disciplinary team of analysts, data engineers, developers, and data consumers in a fast-paced, agile environment. You’ll sharpen your skills in analytical exploration and data examination while you support the assessment, design, development, and maintenance of scalable platforms for your clients. Work with us to use data for good. Join us. The world can’t wait. **You Have:**    - 5+ year of experience within data engineering, data science, software engineering, or pipeline development - Experience with ETL operations or pipeline development and integration - Experience writing deployable software in programming languages, including Python - Experience with data visualization tools, including Power Bi, Tableau, or Qlik - Knowledge of relational and non-relational database technologies, including SQL or GraphQL - Knowledge of automation and scripting on Linux or Windows operating systems - Ability to obtain a Secret clearance - Bachelor's degree **Nice If You Have:**    - Experience deploying analytics workloads on a platform as a service (PaaS) and software as a service (SaaS), including AWS EMR, Redshift, SageMaker, Databricks, SQL Data Warehouse, or Machine Learning service - Experience with distributed or parallel programming frameworks, including Apache Spark or NVIDIA CUDA - Experience with infrastructure as code frameworks and services, including Terraform or CloudFormation - Experience developing and presenting complex technical information for technical and non-technical audiences and senior leaders - Experience developing and deploying large-scale batch and stream analytics pipelines - Experience with DoD information systems - Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field **Clearance:** Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. **Compensation** At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page. Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $61,900.00 to $141,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date. **Identity Statement** As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. **Candidate AI Usage Policy** AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on **your** own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited **unless permission is explicitly provided**. **Work Model** Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings. - **Remote**: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility. - **Hybrid**: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role. - **Onsite**: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role. **Commitment to Non-Discrimination** All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law. ## Skills - Scripting - AWS SageMaker - Analytics - Data Visualization - Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - Data Science - Investigation - Amazon EMR - Extract Transform Load (Etl) - Service-oriented Modelling - Python - Database Management - Automation - Secret Security Clearance - Amazon Redshift - Tableau (Business Intelligence Software) - Databricks - SQL - Terraform - Apache Spark - Information Systems - GraphQL - Stream Processing - Presentation Skills - Mathematics - Platform as a Service (PaaS) - NVIDIA CUDA - Computer Engineering - Computer Science - Linux - Software as a Service (SaaS) - Electrical Engineering - Data Engineering - Qlik - Machine Learning - Writing - AWS CloudFormation - Power BI - Distributed Systems - Data Warehousing ## Benefits - Financial Aid/Assistance - Professional Development - Health Insurance - Disability Insurance - Life Insurance ## Related - [More jobs at Booz Allen Hamilton](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/booz-allen-hamilton?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Data & Analytics jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/data-and-analytics?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Data Engineering jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/data-and-analytics/data-engineering?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Data Engineer jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/data-and-analytics/data-engineering/data-engineer?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260519 jobs - [Defense and Space](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/aerospace-and-defense/defense-and-space?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 61184 jobs - [San Diego, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/san-diego?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 14998 jobs - [Booz Allen Hamilton](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/booz-allen-hamilton?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 2647 jobs ## Related pages - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260519 jobs - [Defense and Space](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/aerospace-and-defense/defense-and-space?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 61184 jobs - [San Diego, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/san-diego?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 14998 jobs - [Booz Allen Hamilton](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/booz-allen-hamilton?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 2647 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)