District Partners is engaged on this exclusive search for a Reporting Application Engineer for a federal contractor supporting a multi-year digital transformation initiative with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. This is a senior, hands-on role where you will design, build, and optimize enterprise-scale reporting solutions that directly support national security and trade/travel modernization.

What You'll Do:

• Design, build, and deploy enterprise-level reports, dashboards, and data visualizations using BI platforms (SAP Business Objects, Power BI, Tableau, or Qlik)
• Collaborate with data engineering teams to leverage dimensional models (star/snowflake schemas) for high-performance reporting
• Write complex SQL queries (CTEs, window functions, advanced joins) against Oracle and Databricks environments
• Partner with stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver reporting solutions aligned to business needs
• Monitor and optimize reporting performance to ensure reliability and scalability
• Leverage AWS services (S3, EMR, Redshift, Glue) to build cloud-native reporting solutions
• Manage the lifecycle of reporting assets, including version control, scheduling, and ongoing enhancements

Required Experience:

• AWS certification (Data Analytics – Specialty, Solutions Architect, or similar)
• Advanced Databricks expertise (performance tuning, Unity Catalog)
• Scripting skills in Python (Pandas, PySpark) for data manipulation/automation
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control for BI assets (Git, Harness, etc.)
• Understanding of data governance, metadata management, and enterprise data catalogs
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments

What We’re Looking For:

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (preferred)
• 12+ years of experience with a BS, or 9+ years with a MS (comparable degree/experience mix considered)
• 5+ years in a dedicated reporting, BI, or data analytics role
• Expert SQL skills with complex query development in Oracle
• Hands-on Databricks experience (SQL Warehouses, notebooks, Delta Lake, etc.)
• Strong knowledge of data warehousing and dimensional modeling (star vs. snowflake schemas)
• Experience with at least one BI platform (Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, or SAP BO)
• AWS cloud experience required; certification strongly preferred

Location:

This role requires 2–3 days per week onsite in Ashburn, VA. Candidates must be fully comfortable with this schedule; no exceptions.

Clearance:

Must be a U.S. citizen with ability to obtain DHS suitability clearance.

The Project:

As part of a five-year modernization program, this role focuses on building robust reporting and BI solutions on top of massive, complex datasets. You’ll develop cloud-native reporting pipelines, dimensional models, and dashboards that translate raw data into actionable insights for decision-makers at scale.

Terms:

• 1-year contract with planned conversion to direct hire
• Long-term work expected (multi-year program already underway)

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