Data Cloud Engineer (Remote)

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable cloud-based ETL/ELT pipelines using Azure and AWS technologies.
• Build and optimize large-scale data transformation solutions utilizing PySpark and Spark SQL.
• Develop ingestion frameworks supporting structured and unstructured data sources, including relational databases, APIs, JSON, and flat files.
• Implement full and incremental data loading strategies, including Change Data Capture (CDC).
• Design and support enterprise data lakes, data warehouses, and analytics-ready environments.
• Establish data quality, governance, and security controls including schema validation, RBAC, lineage tracking, and credential management.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve the performance and reliability of cloud data pipelines.
• Support CI/CD implementation and automated deployment processes.
• Partner closely with cloud engineering, cybersecurity, DevOps, and software development teams to support modernization initiatives.
• Ensure solutions remain compliant with DoD security requirements and best practices.

• Active Secret Clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, or related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience designing and supporting enterprise-scale data engineering solutions.
• Strong expertise with PySpark, Spark SQL, Python, and SQL.
• Experience building cloud-native data pipelines in Azure Synapse Analytics, Databricks, and/or AWS Glue.
• Experience with data ingestion, integration, and transformation of structured and unstructured data.
• Experience implementing CDC methodologies and incremental load frameworks.
• Knowledge of data governance, access controls, and data quality methodologies.
• Experience supporting production environments and troubleshooting operational issues.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Azure Data Factory, Redshift, Amazon S3, and Oracle databases.
• Experience supporting federal or DoD cloud modernization programs.
• Familiarity with RMF, STIG, and FedRAMP compliance frameworks.
• Experience working in Agile development environments.

• Salary 120,000-140,000+ depending on experience