Data Platform/Infrastructure Engineer

Job summary

Everforth ECS is seeking a Data Platform/Infrastructure Engineer to architect, deploy, and sustain a cloud-native data platform infrastructure for the War Data Platform (WDP). This role involves enabling the ingestion, transformation, and delivery of mission-critical data assets to drive AI-First warfighter outcomes across various DoW Combatant Commands, Joint Staff directorates, and operational analyst communities. The position is contingent upon contract award and is located in the National Capital Region.

Qualifications

• Current Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret (TS) security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
• 3–10 years of experience in data platform engineering, cloud infrastructure engineering, or a closely related technical discipline within federal, DoW, or enterprise data and analytics environments.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience deploying and operating scalable, secure AWS cloud infrastructure including compute, storage, and networking services in classified or government cloud environments.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate solution.
• Highly developed interpersonal and oral/written communication skills.
• Ability to effectively and professionally interact with a diverse set of stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and operate War Data Platform (WDP) Core Integration data platform infrastructure supporting mission analytics across Unclassified, NIPR, Secret, SIPR, Top Secret, and JWICS environments.
• Build scalable data processing foundations using Databricks, Spark clusters, Kubernetes services, AWS GovCloud compute, and enclave-specific storage layers.
• Configure automated ingestion pipelines, transport mechanisms, and cross-domain data pathways using Airflow, API gateways, secure transfer services, and message-queue frameworks.
• Implement data zone architectures aligned to bronze, silver, and gold refinement models.
• Apply encryption policies, identity and access control mechanisms, and audit requirements mandated by Department of War cybersecurity directives.
• Install and maintain proactive alerting on pipeline performance, throughput, failure conditions, and drift indicators using CloudWatch, Grafana, and Splunk dashboards.
• Conduct infrastructure optimization by tuning cluster workloads, adjusting horizontal and vertical scaling strategies, and evaluating storage partitioning.
• Collaborate with data engineering, tooling, governance, and platform operations teams to synchronize infrastructure capabilities with analytic model demands, marketplace publication workflows, and customer use case throughput requirements.
• Support Tier-2 platform troubleshooting by diagnosing compute bottlenecks, resolving storage and metadata inconsistencies, mitigating IAM misconfigurations, and producing remediation guides.
• Document architecture diagrams, pipeline dependencies, operational runbooks, and security controls.

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Certifications

Security clearance

Relocation