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Lead Data Engineer

Telos Corp.
San Antonio, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 10/25/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/24/2026
Job Title
Lead Data Engineer
Job Description

The most security-conscious organizations trust Telos Corporation to protect their vital IT assets. The reputation of our company rests on the quality of our solutions and the integrity of our people. Explore what you can bring to our solutions in the areas of cyber, cloud and enterprise security.

Be a part of the Telos culture and see what sets us apart! Telos offers an excellent compensation package with benefits that include generous paid time off, medical, dental, vision, tuition reimbursement, and 401k. Our employees enjoy more than just a great work environment!

This position will be based at San Antonio, TX

Responsibilities:

  • Acts as lead contributor to automation codebase
  • Ensures scripts are organized and version controlled
  • Establishes Git workflows and coachjunior engineers on how to turn loose scripts into modular code
  • Implements best practices for testing, logging, error handling, and data quality checks
  • Full-time work experience as a data engineer using Python and SQL on classified networks
  • Packages code to share with external teams working similar problem sets
  • Tracks and implements codebase updates when language or utilities reach end of life
  • Monitors pipeline health by diagnosing failures and improving code to handle exceptions
  • Complete mastery of using REST APIs with certificate-based authentication

Job Requirements

Qualifications:

  • Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility is required.
  • Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field and four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in cybersecurity, information assurance, assessment, auditing, systems engineering, or cybersecurity compliance; or
  • High school diploma or equivalent with eight (8) years of experience in cybersecurity, information assurance, systems engineering, auditing, compliance, or military service performing equivalent cybersecurity or information technology duties.
  • Must possess and maintain a current DoD 8570.01-M Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level III, Information Assurance Management (IAM) Level II, or higher certification (or successor DoD 8140 qualification requirements) prior to performance.
  • Must be able to travel worldwide up to 30% in support of Government assessment, inspection, and compliance activities.

Preferred Skills:

  • Python
  • GitHub or GitLab
  • Git branching
  • SQL queries
  • Python SQLAlchemy, Psycopg, or similar
  • Python Pandas
  • Linux
  • CI/CD pipeline
  • ETL Pipeline
  • CRON jobs
  • JSON
  • REST APIs
  • Environment Management (venv, pip, conda or similar)

The successful candidate must meet eligibility requirements to access sensitive information, which requires US citizenship.

Telos maintains a drug-free workplace and will conduct drug testing on all applicants who have accepted an offer of employment.

Telos Corporation participates in the E-Verify program. Therefore, any employment with Telos will also be contingent upon confirmation from the Social Security Administration ("SSA") and/or the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") of your authorization to work in the United States. Telos offers excellent compensation packages including salary commensurate with experience and benefits to meet your needs for today and the future.

Telos Corporation and its subsidiaries are committed to equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. Telos Corporation will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you are interested in applying for an employment opportunity and feel you need a reasonable accommodation pursuant to the ADA, please contact us at 1-800-283-1911. If you require relay service assistance, please click on the following link to review information on your state's relay service: https://www.fcc.gov/accessibility.

Telos Corporation is an EEO/AA employer.

Job Type
Full-Time
Location
San Antonio, TX 78243-7099 US (Primary)
Telos offers an excellent compensation packages including salary commensurate with experience and benefits to meet your needs for today and the future. Telos and its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Telos and its subsidiaries are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply

 

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