Senior Data Platform Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Develop, test, and maintain code for data ingestion, transformation, and pipelines.

• Convert raw and synthetic data into governed, analysis-ready data products.

• Enhance the platform in accordance with the architecture, patterns, and standards set by the lead platform engineer.

• Contribute to infrastructure-as-code initiatives using Terraform and CI/CD pipelines to deploy work into the authorized production environment.

• Oversee data quality, pipeline reliability, and performance metrics.

• Diagnose and resolve issues related to pipelines and the overall platform.

• Implement data governance, cataloging, and access-control measures within the established framework.

• Assist the data science and machine learning team by providing governed datasets and tools.

• Operate within the constraints of FedRAMP Moderate, NIST 800-171, and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).

• Collaborate effectively with the engineering team.

• Maintain comprehensive documentation of pipelines and processes.

⛳️ Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is mandatory.

• Ability to obtain and sustain a T5/SSBI federally adjudicated clearance; an active clearance is preferred.

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in building and maintaining production data pipelines.

• Strong expertise in Python and SQL.

• Practical experience in ETL/data pipeline development and robust analytical data modeling.

• Familiarity with cloud data platforms (Azure preferred; AWS or GCP is acceptable).

• Knowledge of version control and CI/CD workflows.

• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

• At least 8 years of experience with a BS/BA degree.

• At least 6 years of experience with an MS/MA degree.

• Experience with Databricks or a similar lakehouse stack: Spark, Delta, dbt, or Snowflake.

• Exposure to infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) and CI/CD practices for data workloads.

• Experience in regulated or accredited environments such as FedRAMP, NIST 800-171, CMMC, or handling CUI.

• An active security clearance (T5/SSBI or higher) is preferred.

• Experience in government or defense contracting.

• Familiarity with data governance/cataloging tools like Unity Catalog.

• Experience with orchestration tools such as Airflow or dbt.

• Reliable, self-motivated execution with minimal supervision.

• Strong collaboration skills across both technical and non-technical teams.

• Clear documentation practices and knowledge-sharing capabilities.

• A desire to take ownership and enhance understanding of the compliance environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• Life insurance.

• Health savings account.

• Short-term disability.

• Long-term disability.

• Employee assistance program (EAP).

• Parental leave.

• 401(k).

• Paid time off (PTO) for vacations.

• Company-paid holidays.

• Potential eligibility for overtime.

• Potential eligibility for shift differentials.

• Potential eligibility for a discretionary bonus.