Data Platform Engineer

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Data Platform Engineer to join our secure cloud platform team supporting government customers at Hill Air Force Base. The role is execution-focused with strong data platform engineering depth. Responsibilities include designing, building, and operating streaming and batch data pipelines, lakehouse patterns, and platform services using Git Ops and IaC in classified multi‑network environments.

• Data pipelines are reliable, automated, and instrumented with observability and quality gates.
• Platform services (Kafka, Airflow, Spark, EMR/Glue/Redshift) are standardized and version‑controlled.
• Infrastructure is defined as code and operated through Git Ops — no snowflake systems.
• Security and compliance controls are embedded into pipelines and platform services.
• You operate with minimal supervision and proactively close gaps.

• Dev Ops & Platform Engineering
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD for data pipelines and platform services
• Build and manage IaC using Terraform, Ansible, and AWS CDK
• Operate tooling:
  Crossplane, Backstage, Argo CD
• Implement Git Ops workflows using Git Lab/Git Hub
• Manage Kubernetes and Docker for data services
• Cloud Infrastructure & Operations
• Design secure, scalable data platform architectures on AWS Gov Cloud and Azure Government
• Optimize network architecture for data movement
• Manage IAM and secrets for pipelines
• Administer Linux/Windows systems with monitoring and logging
• Troubleshoot and optimize pipelines (Kafka/Spark tuning, S3/Redshift patterns)
• Security & Compliance
• Implement security controls aligned with NIST, FedRAMP, and DISA STIG
• Embed data governance: classification, lineage, retention, encryption
• Integrate automated security and policy‑as‑code checks
• Support audits, ATO, and compliance assessments
• Manage encryption, keys, and access in classified networks
• Collaboration & Continuous Improvement
• Operate within SAFe Agile ceremonies
• Mentor peers and drive engineering standards
• Identify optimization opportunities across platform components
• Document runbooks and operational procedures

• Kafka, Airflow, Spark; AWS EMR, Glue, Redshift
• Lake/lakehouse architecture and large‑scale data movement
• Git Ops & IaC:
  Terraform, Ansible, AWS CDK
• CI/CD:
  Git Lab/Git Hub
• Kubernetes, Docker
• Crossplane, Backstage, Argo CD preferred
• Python, Bash, Power Shell;
  Linux/Windows
• Strong AWS experience (Gov Cloud preferred)

• 5 years of cloud, infrastructure, or data platform engineering experience
• 3 years of designing secure data platform architectures
• Hands‑on experience with IaC and Dev Ops in production
• Experience in classified environments (ex: NIPR/SIPR/JWICS)
• Background in data engineering and security hardening

• Bachelor’s degree
• AWS or Azure certifications
• Security+ or equivalent
• CKA/CKAD
• CISSP or advanced security certifications
• Agile/Scrum certifications
• Familiarity with accreditation frameworks
• Data modeling and warehouse design (Redshift or equivalent)
• Streaming patterns and stateful processing
• Data catalog and lineage tooling
• GPU‑accelerated data processing (CUDA/cuDNN) as a plus
• Multi‑cloud architecture and advanced networking
• Configuration management (Ansible/Chef/Puppet)

Must have an active Top Secret level clearance.

Pay Range: $100,200—$203,400 USD for locations in California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Washington, Vermont, District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland.

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