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ECS · 1 hour ago

Senior Data Platform Engineer

Arlington, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$165K/yr - $200K/yr

10+ years exp

ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. They are seeking a Senior Data Platform Engineer to support mission-critical federal programs by architecting and maintaining secure, scalable data platforms that enable authorized access to high-quality data across agencies and program environments.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud InfrastructureComplianceConsultingCyber SecurityInformation TechnologyMachine LearningSecuritySoftware

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Architect and maintain data platforms and pipelines supporting federal workloads across cloud and on-premises environments (hybrid/multi-cloud)

Lead modernization efforts including cloud migration, automation of legacy data processes, and adoption of secure, scalable architectures

Ensure platform compliance with federal standards, including:

FedRAMP, FISMA/NIST RMF, Zero Trust principles, Authority to Operate (ATO) requirements

Data governance and protection directives (e.g., privacy, role-based access, audit trails)

Implement strong DevSecOps practices, enabling continuous delivery, monitoring, and operational resilience

Optimize data storage and compute resources to maximize mission value and cost-efficiency

Integrate data sources across agencies while supporting data transparency and reuse in alignment with FITARA and the Federal Data Strategy

Support incident response, system hardening, and continuous security monitoring efforts

Develop and maintain technical documentation to meet government reporting standards

Mentor junior engineers and collaborate across multidisciplinary federal delivery teams

Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements aligned with mission objectives and federal IT priorities

Qualification

Data platform engineeringCloud platformsData orchestrationAdvanced SQLDistributed data processingCICD pipelinesStreaming architecturesInterfacing with stakeholdersTechnical documentationMentoring

Required

U.S. Citizen

10+ years of hands-on experience in data platform or data engineering roles

Active or ability to obtain DHS Public Trust

Bachelor's Degree (IT Discipline preferred)

Preferred

Cloud platforms authorized for federal use (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, GCP Assured Workloads)

Distributed data processing frameworks (e.g., Apache Spark, Databricks)

Data orchestration and workflow automation (e.g., Airflow, Azure Data Factory, Step Functions)

Data lake/warehouse technologies (Snowflake, Redshift, Synapse, BigQuery, Delta Lake)

Advanced SQL and proficiency in Python, and/or Scala

Experience designing for Zero Trust data architectures and implementing encryption, IAM policies, and audit logging

Strong understanding of federal data policies, metadata standards, and cross-domain security considerations

Experience building CICD pipelines and using Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)

Knowledge of streaming/event-driven architectures (Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub)

Ability to interface directly with federal stakeholders and translate mission needs into technical solutions

Company

ECS

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ECS is a fast-growing 4,000-person, $1.2B provider of advanced technology solutions for federal civilian, defense, intelligence, and commercial customers.

Founded in 2001

Fairfax, Virginia, USA

1001-5000 employees