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# Data Engineer – Data Architecture for Data Science & Machine Learning at The Pennsylvania State University

Compensation · Listed in posting

$121,704 – $265,704/yr

**Location**
: State College, Pennsylvania

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: senior

**Posted**
: Aug 13, 2026

## Description

Penn State is hiring a Senior Data Engineer to design, optimize, and govern database systems supporting data science and machine learning research in the Applied Research Laboratory. The role focuses on PostgreSQL expertise, data modeling, query optimization, scalable storage strategies, pipeline performance, data integrity, security, monitoring, and lifecycle management, while evaluating NoSQL, graph, and time-series databases. It is based in State College, Pennsylvania, or Reston, Virginia, and requires 5+ years of relevant experience.

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