AWS Cloud Data Engineer

Job Summary

Seeking an AWS Cloud Data Engineer to support a Department of Defense data modernization effort, this full-time remote position involves designing, implementing, and validating cloud-native data ingestion and persistence pipelines on an accredited DoD cloud platform, requiring an active DoD Secret clearance.

Key responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain data ingestion paths for various data streams into an S3-backed landing zone
• Support relational database selection and configuration aligned to multi-tenant data isolation requirements
• Coordinate with security teams on encryption, access policies, and ATO/ICA activities within accredited environments

Required qualifications

• Active Secret clearance
• 4+ years of hands-on AWS cloud engineering experience, particularly in AWS GovCloud environments
• Proficiency with AWS services including S3, Lambda, AWS Glue, and RDS/Aurora
• Experience in designing and implementing data ingestion pipelines for structured files and APIs
• Familiarity with DoD cloud authorization environments and ATO/ICA processes