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Senior RAG / Data Engineer - Active Secret clearance
PGTEK· PGTEK
About this role
Sr. RAG / Data Engineer — Federal and DoD Programs
About 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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This Senior RAG / Data Engineer - Active Secret clearance position at PGTEK was posted on Sep 5, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
Senior RAG / Data Engineer - Active Secret clearance
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