Senior Data Engineer

Department: ILIAS Group

Employment Type: Permanent employee

Schedule: Full-time

Seniority: Experienced

Location: Fort Worth

ILIAS Solutions, part of the Patria Group, builds data platforms and software for defense organizations. Our Defense Capability Management team delivers data-driven solutions that support military readiness, logistics, and operational decision-making. Our engineering teams are based in Europe, with growing operations in the United States.

We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join our Data Engineering squad as its first US-based member. You will work day-to-day as part of a European team while serving as the on-the-ground data engineering capability for US-based defense projects.

This role has two core dimensions:
1. You operate as a full member of the data engineering squad, building and maintaining pipelines, transforming defense data, and contributing to our shared platform.
2. When US projects require on-site data engineering work at locations restricted to US citizens, you travel there and execute independently.

• Design, build, and maintain data pipelines that ingest, transform, and serve defense data across multiple source systems
• Work with structured and unstructured data from customer environments, often with non-standard formats and access constraints
• Integrate data from PostgreSQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and various proprietary or legacy systems encountered at client sites
• Develop data processing workflows using Python and Apache Spark
• Operate autonomously at US client locations, managing stakeholder communication, technical problem solving, and delivery without direct on-site supervision
• Collaborate asynchronously with the Europe-based squad, maintaining clear documentation and proactive communication across time zones
• Contribute to platform architecture decisions and data modelling standards

What We Are Looking For

• US citizenship is required for site access at defense client locations
• 5+ years of experience in data engineering
• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL
• Experience with Apache Spark or equivalent distributed data processing frameworks
• Working knowledge of PostgreSQL, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL Server
• Proven experience with production-grade pipeline orchestration, environment management, and observability
• Ability to connect to and extract data from unfamiliar or undocumented systems
• Experience working with sensitive or classified data environments is a strong advantage
• Proven ability to work independently with minimal oversight while keeping a remote team fully informed
• Clear, direct written and verbal communication skills suited to asynchronous collaboration across time zones
• Willingness to travel within the United States as project needs dictate
• Willingness to travel to Europe several times per year to collaborate with the team in person, and to other international locations if projects require it
• Comfort operating in ambiguous environments where you define the approach, not just execute a plan

Nice to Have

• Experience in defense, government, or similarly regulated industries
• Familiarity with data platforms in aviation maintenance, logistics, or military ERP systems
• Experience working in or with European teams

What We Offer

• A role with real autonomy and direct impact on defense capability programs
• Membership in a tight, skilled engineering squad that has built data platforms for NATO-country defense organizations
• A remote-first setup with travel funded by the company
• Competitive compensation

Exited and ready to explore how you could fit in? 
Apply directly or reach out to [email protected] for any questions.
we are thrilled to get to know you!