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PGTEK

Senior RAG / Data Engineer - Active Secret clearance

PGTEK United States

Information Technology & Services · 51-200 employees

7 h ago
Remote data-engineer Mid (2-5 yrs) Full-time United States
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About the role

You will own the knowledge pipeline for mission-critical applications, including ingestion, cleaning, chunking, and retrieval processes. Additionally, you will implement solutions using Google Cloud tools and support RMF/FedRAMP/DoD authorization activities.

What they look for

Python BigQuery Cloud Storage Vertex AI RAG Embeddings Vector search SQL Data quality IAM Data engineering Metadata management Retrieval systems Access filtering RMF FedRAMP

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 3 years of relevant technical experience and an active Secret clearance. Proficiency in Python, BigQuery, and vector search technologies is required, with professional certifications preferred.

Benefits

Medical coverage Health savings account Vision plan Dental insurance Life insurance Short-term disability Long-term disability Critical illness insurance 401(k) plan Pet insurance discount Employee assistance program Paid time off Holidays Education assistance program

Full description

Sr. RAG / Data Engineer — Federal and DoD ProgramsAbout the Role PGTEK is seeking a Sr. RAG / Data Engineer to support our L200 Driving Adoption capability. You will build the knowledge pipeline that gives Gemini grounded, traceable, and permission-aware answers for mission-critical applications.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own ingestion, cleaning, chunking, embeddings, metadata, retrieval, citations, access filtering, and data quality
  • Implement solutions using Python, BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Vertex AI/RAG, embeddings, and vector search
  • Mentor team members and contribute reusable standards
  • Support RMF/FedRAMP/DoD authorization activities
  • 3+ years of relevant technical or engineering experience
  • Hands-on experience with Python, BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Vertex AI/RAG, embeddings, vector search, SQL, data quality, IAM, and evaluation

Preferred Qualifications

  • Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer or Professional Machine Learning Engineer
  • Experience taking AI use cases from discovery through adoption measurement

Clearance & Location Active Secret clearance required; TS/SCI eligibility preferred. Hybrid or remote with travel to customer sites (~10–25%). Washington, DC / Northern Virginia area preferred.

Our comprehensive benefits package for full-time salaried employees is effective immediately upon the start date. Benefits include comprehensive PPO medical coverage with access to a Health Savings Account (HSA) option, a vision plan, and dental insurance with the base dental plan option paid for by PGTEK. Life Insurance, Short and Long-Term disability, and Critical Illness insurance have premiums covered.  Additionally, PGTEK offers a matching 401(k) plan and a discount on pet insurance through ASPCA Pet Insurance.   An Employee Assistance Program is available at no cost to all employees.  PGTEK offers a generous amount of PTO and Holidays, and an Education Assistance Program is available after 12 months of employment.

ABOUT PGTEK

PGTEK is a true consulting organization dedicated to helping clients achieve their business and technology objectives utilizing our decades of experience and business relationships. PGTEK invests in the educational advancements of our staff by providing the necessary resources to complete Professional and Business Certifications. Our company is our people, and we treat them like family.

EOE, including disability/veterans

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