Data Engineer
Defense Unicorns6 months ago
Remote, United StatesSenior
Base Salary
$124k - $167k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design data workflows, pipelines, and pathways supporting ETL/ELT and sensitive data exchange across AWS and on-premises environments.
- Implement systems engineering practices for reliable, scalable, maintainable data-layer systems, including backup and recovery strategies.
- Architect, deploy, and operate Kafka, Redpanda, and Kinesis streaming technologies on Kubernetes.
- Partner with platform teams on Kubernetes and AWS configuration management, security, and performance optimization.
- Automate infrastructure provisioning, monitoring, and scaling with tools such as Terraform.
- Work with cybersecurity subject-matter experts to defend data-layer systems against threats.
- Ensure data-layer systems comply with industry and DoD regulations, standards, and best practices.
- Stay current with Kubernetes, containerization, data engineering, machine learning, and generative AI technologies.
Requirements
- At least five years of experience building and maintaining production data pipelines, databases, and data exchange services on Kubernetes.
- Experience designing, deploying, and operating Kafka or Redpanda streaming solutions on Kubernetes.
- Experience creating data pipelines from scratch, processing large data volumes, and managing data stores.
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Knowledge of systems engineering principles for reliable, scalable, and maintainable data-layer systems.
- Familiarity with API security, container security, AWS cloud security, and cybersecurity practices for securing data-layer systems.
- Strong problem-solving, independent-working, teamwork, and communication skills.
- Ability to pass a pre-employment CBI background check and obtain and maintain a Secret-level DoD security clearance.
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Experience with machine learning and generative AI models.
Benefits
- Remote position based in the USA.
- Travel required six to ten times per year.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance with premiums 100% company paid.
- Health savings account, life insurance, and disability insurance.
- 401(k) retirement plan, company stock options, and home office budget.
- Flexible Time Off, federal holidays, one week for Thanksgiving, and two weeks for Christmas and New Year’s.
- Paid parental leave.
- Reimbursement for approved training and subscriptions, plus conference travel, lodging, and fees.
Categories
Data Engineering
About Defense Unicorns
Defense Unicorns builds platform software and services that streamline secure, cloud-native delivery for defense and federal programs, with emphasis on DevSecOps, Kubernetes, and air‑gapped environments. It provides software and professional services under government contracts to deploy open-architecture platforms and CI/CD pipelines across classified and disconnected systems. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Colorado Springs, the privately held company serves U.S. defense and national security agencies.