Data Engineer

ARLINGTON COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION is hiring a Data Engineer in Falls Church, VA (onsite) to design and deliver production-ready data capabilities for enterprise reporting, analytics, and future AI initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data infrastructure, integration processes, and production-grade data pipelines.
• Enable enterprise reporting and advanced analytics while building and evolving modern data platform capabilities for future AI use cases.
• Provide reliable, well-governed data to downstream consumers with an emphasis on data quality and data governance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field required; Master’s degree preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
• 5–7 years of progressively responsible data engineering experience, including designing and supporting scalable data pipelines, transformation workflows, and modern cloud-based data platforms.
• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL required.
• Experience with Apache Spark and other data ingestion and orchestration tools strongly preferred.
• Experience with distributed data processing frameworks and cloud-based data platforms; Databricks strongly preferred.
• Solid understanding of data integration patterns, batch and near-real-time processing, change data capture, and data quality controls.
• Experience implementing data governance frameworks, including access controls, lineage tracking, validation, and monitoring practices.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, storage, and deployment concepts; platform-specific certification is a plus (e.g., Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional, Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer Associate).
• Experience in financial services, banking, or credit union environments strongly preferred.
• Ability to translate complex technical topics into clear communication for non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborative, team-focused approach and ability to partner with analysts, business stakeholders, and IT teams.

Technologies

• Python
• SQL
• Apache Spark
• Databricks
• Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer Associate
• Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional

Salary

USD 105,466 - 124,078 per yearly

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Profit sharing
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Pet insurance!
• Culture day
• Birthday off with pay
• Volunteer leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Business casual dress environment
• Discounted gym membership
• Discounted loans
• Employee referral bonus program
• Exciting employee engagement events

What you can expect from COFCU

• A fun work environment
• Emphasis on service, integrity, and building relationships
• Commitment to celebrating internal and external opportunities and supporting the communities served