The posting
Job Summary
We are seeking a Cloud Data Engineer to design, implement, and manage scalable data and object storage solutions across on-premises, cloud, inter-region, and inter-cloud environments. This role focuses on building secure, resilient, and high-performance data architectures that support structured and unstructured data, high-velocity pipelines, and multi-cloud ecosystems. The Cloud Data Engineer will collaborate closely with platform, software, and analytics teams to ensure data and storage solutions align with mission-critical requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Seamless Data and Object Storage Management
- Design, implement, and manage databases and object storage solutions across hybrid and multi-cloud environments
- Enable seamless data and object movement and synchronization between environments with high availability and low latency
- Engineer and optimize object storage platforms (e.g., S3-compatible systems, MinIO, Ceph) for durability, performance, lifecycle management, and secure access
Data and Storage Architecture Optimization
- Build and maintain scalable data pipelines for structured and unstructured data, supporting ingestion, curation, metadata enrichment, and analytics workflows
- Modernize storage architectures, including migration from legacy file-based systems to object-based storage
- Implement data tiering, record/object-level authorization, and secure access controls
Collaboration and Integration
- Partner with development teams to optimize database and object storage usage
- Integrate data services with containerized platforms (e.g., Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines
- Collaborate with platform engineers, DevSecOps teams, and mission stakeholders to meet operational needs
Governance and Security
- Implement data governance policies, tagging, metadata schemas, and access controls
- Develop and manage backup, restore, and disaster recovery procedures for databases and object storage
- Monitor system performance and resolve capacity, availability, and performance issues
Documentation and Troubleshooting
- Document architectures, data flows, configurations, and operational procedures
- Troubleshoot complex data, storage, performance, and access issues across development, integration, and production environments
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related STEM field (Masters preferred)
- 5+ years of experience in data engineering, database administration, or object storage management
- U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance
- Proven experience managing databases and object storage across on-premises, cloud, inter-region, and inter-cloud platforms
- Expertise with major cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure)
- Hands-on experience with object storage technologies and data orchestration/automation tools
- Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, and modern data engineering frameworks
- Experience with both relational and non-relational databases
- Knowledge of secure data handling, access controls, and data tiering
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Desired Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI clearance
- Security+ CE or similar certification
- Experience supporting Intelligence Community or mission-critical programs
- Familiarity with data catalogs, search/indexing, and discovery tools
- Experience with streaming data platforms and event-driven architectures
- Knowledge of DevSecOps practices, security scanning, and accreditation processes
- Understanding of analytics, machine learning, or large-scale data exploitation workflows



