Senior Data Engineer – Databricks, Security & Governance

🕒 September 2

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $112k - $179k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🚰 Data Engineer

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Peraton

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10,000+ employees

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

Consulting • Healthcare • Logistics

Peraton is a mission-focused enterprise that supports national security initiatives through advanced IT and cyber services. They provide capabilities in areas such as cyber defense, cloud operations, engineering, and intelligence. With a commitment to solving complex challenges, Peraton integrates data-driven technologies to ensure mission success for their military and government clients.

📋 Description

• Lead the design and implementation of a harmonized data schema for federal species data in a cloud data lakehouse • Produce field-level source-to-target mapping documentation, including transformation logic, data type conversions, null handling, and data lineage • Define and enforce metadata standards across ingested datasets • Design and implement automated data quality validation frameworks within ETL pipelines • Design and build the Metadata and Authoritative Source Registry • Implement FIPS 140-compliant encryption and enforce NIST SP 800-171/800-172 security controls and role-based access controls • Apply Federal CUI Registry and data governance standards to platform data • Lead database performance monitoring and optimization • Contribute database-layer decisions and documentation to the Data Model Harmonization Report • Lead database components of the production migration runbook and execute production migration tasks • Contribute to the Production Deployment Report with migration outcomes, validation results, and monitoring findings • Lead database documentation for Final Operational Playbooks

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 12 years professional experience, or a Master's degree and 10 years professional experience, or an Associate's degree and 14 years professional experience, or a high school diploma/equivalent and 16 years' professional experience • U.S. Citizenship required • Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance • Extensive database engineering experience with expertise in cloud data platforms • Hands-on experience with Databricks, Delta Lake, or equivalent cloud data lakehouse platforms • Proficiency in Python or Scala for ETL pipeline implementation, data quality framework development, and database automation scripts • Knowledge of FIPS 140, NIST SP 800-171/800-172, and federal CUI data governance standards • Experience designing and implementing RBAC and data security controls in federal cloud environments • Experience leading database migrations and production cutover activities on federal programs • Experience with version-controlled code repositories and peer review enforcement • Experience documenting post-deployment monitoring results and production validation outcomes • Strong data modeling, schema design, and metadata management skills

🏖️ Benefits

• Potential eligibility for overtime • Shift differential may be available • Discretionary bonus may be available