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# Senior Data Platform Engineer

- **Company:** Seneca Resources
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $120,640.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Airflow, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Continuous Integration, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Transformation, Python (Programming Language), Cloud Services, SQL Databases, Kubernetes, Software Version Control, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** July 13, 2026
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## About the Role

* 4+ years' experience designing, building, and maintaining enterprise-grade data pipelines and ETL workflows
 * Proficiency in Python and SQL for data transformation and analysis
 * Experience with cloud data platforms (Azure preferred; AWS or GCP acceptable) and version control/CI-CD workflows

 * Knowledge of data governance, cataloging tools, and orchestration frameworks such as Airflow or dbt
 * Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills
 * Ability to work independently in a high-trust, regulated environment with minimal supervision

## Description

Join a mission-critical project supporting federal background investigation services within a dynamic team environment. As a Senior Data Platform Engineer, you will develop, extend, and maintain a secure, robust data and AI platform. Your role involves building scalable data pipelines, implementing data governance best practices, and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to deliver analysis-ready datasets that meet strict compliance standards such as FedRAMP Moderate, NIST 800-171, and CUI handling. This is a hands-on engineering role ideal for professionals with strong cloud experience, data pipeline expertise, and a passion for working on high-stakes government projects. Your work will directly impact national security efforts and support critical government functions.


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