Data Engineer / Metadata Engineer
Omniscius Consulting
Arlington, VA · Posted October 7, 2026
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November 2026
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Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 203 open data engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $116,500 to $158,500 and the median is $135,000.
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About the job
We are seeking a talented Data Engineer / Metadata Engineer to design, develop, and optimize data pipelines, metadata repositories, and data governance solutions that support enterprise analytics, rep