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# Data Platform Engineer | Remote

- **Company:** Xcellent Technology
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Salary:** $70,000.0 - $80,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, ArcGIS (Software), Big Data, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Databases, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Data Systems, Github, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, SQL Databases, Data Streaming, Data Processing, Delivery Pipeline, Gitlab, Amazon Relational Database Service, Information Technology, Data Management, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** June 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/8965478/data-platform-engineer-remote

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology
 * Experience writing efficient SQL, managing PostgreSQL databases, and handling large datasets to ensure accurate and high-performance data processing
 * Proficient in Python for automating data workflows and improving data management efficiency
 * Experience with CI/CD practices, including automating database provisioning and using GitLab or GitHub for version control and deployment workflows
 * Comfortable using AWS services such as EC2, S3, and RDS to deploy, manage, and scale cloud-based applications and databases

Desired:

 * AWS and ArcGIS certifications demonstrating expertise in cloud and geospatial technologies

## Description

This role sits at the intersection of data engineering, database systems, and cloud operations, focused on ensuring that critical environmental data is reliably ingested, transformed, and delivered across modern cloud and hybrid environments. You will work closely with federal stakeholders and technical teams to translate data orchestration needs into scalable, automated solutions. You will manage PostgreSQL databases, optimize SQL based workflows, and support Python driven automation and CI/CD pipelines to ensure data systems remain stable, efficient, and production ready. In addition, you will contribute to improving observability, reliability, and operational performance across data pipelines and supporting infrastructure. In this role, you will not just maintain databases. You will help engineer the platform that keeps high value environmental data moving, accessible, and trusted.

If you are motivated by solving complex data flow challenges and supporting mission driven science through modern cloud and automation practices, this is an opportunity to directly shape the data systems that enable environmental science nationwide.

Salary Range: $70,000 - $80,000


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