Data Engineer
Samprasoft
McLean, VA · Posted November 2, 2026
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About the job
... Data Engineer Location: McLean, VA (Tuesday and Wednesday onsite) Duration: 6+ Months contract (with possible conversion) Job Description:
Cleanse, manipulate and analyze large datasets (Structured and Unstructured data – XMLs, JSONs, PDFs) using Hadoop...