Description

Architect and operate secure, multi-account AWS GovCloud data lakes and ETL pipelines for high-volume simulation data, ensuring compliance with DoD IL5, NIST, and FIPS standards.

This role is on-site.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain data lake infrastructure using S3, Lake Formation, Glue Data Catalog, and Athena, optimizing partitioning for cost and throughput.
• Build and tune high-throughput ETL pipelines using AWS Glue, PySpark, and Python to process complex FEA simulation datasets.
• Develop modular Terraform code to provision hardened infrastructure, automate account baselines, and manage state in restricted environments.
• Implement attribute-based access controls, encryption, and data validation routines to meet DoD IL5 CUI and NIST SP 800-171 requirements.
• Author data flow diagrams, runbooks, and schema documentation while coordinating with government technical leads for RMF/ATO accreditation.

Required Skills

• Active Secret clearance and Active Common Access Card (CAC).
• Proven experience designing cloud infrastructure in AWS GovCloud (US) at DoD Impact Level 5.
• Advanced proficiency with AWS Glue, Glue Data Catalog, PySpark, Python, Amazon S3, Lake Formation, and Athena.
• Expertise in Terraform module development, baseline deployment, and state management in air-gapped or restricted networks.
• Deep understanding of S3 bucket design, lifecycle rules, partitioning schemes, and cataloging for large-scale datasets.
• Practical knowledge of RMF/ATO, NIST SP 800-171, FIPS 140-2, NISPOM, DFARS 204.4, and DD Form 254.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in data engineering or cloud infrastructure roles.

Preferred Skills

• Experience supporting High Performance Computing (HPC) or finite element analysis (FEA) simulation workflows (FEMAP, Simcenter Nastran).
• Additional AWS Analytics ecosystem depth: Redshift, EMR, Step Functions, Kinesis, Lambda.
• DoD 8140 / 8570 Baseline Certification (e.g., CompTIA Security+ CE) or AWS Certifications (Data Engineer Associate, Solutions Architect Associate, Data Analytics Specialty).

Key Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree