Cloud Data Architect - AWS (TS/SCI Clearance Required)

North Point Technology; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

North Point Technology seeks a Cloud Data Architect to design scalable, secure data lake solutions within AWS classified regions for the intelligence community.

The ideal candidate has deep AWS data engineering expertise, a strong grasp of data governance and protection, and a drive to solve hard data problems at scale.

Washington, DC-based role with responsibilities spanning ETL/ELT pipelines, governance, and cross-domain data transfer workflows.

Qualifications

• Experience designing scalable data lake architectures in AWS environments.
• Implementation of ETL/ELT pipelines for diverse data sources.
• Data governance: cataloging, lineage, access control, tagging.
• Analytics/query layers using Athena/Redshift/EMR.
• Security-focused data protection with encryption and audit logging.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable data lake architectures on AWS (S3, Glue, Lake Formation).
• Build ETL/ELT pipelines ingesting data from multiple sources.
• Implement data governance: cataloging, lineage, access controls, tagging.
• Develop analytics layers with Athena, Redshift, EMR in isolated environments.
• Ensure data protection with encryption, access controls, logging.

Skills

Data lake design

AWS data services

ETL/ELT pipelines

Data governance

Security and compliance

Tools

S3

AWS Glue

Lake Formation

Athena

Redshift

EMR

Job description

Cloud Data Architect - AWS (TS/SCI Clearance Required)

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

***Active TS clearance required; must be eligible for CI Polygraph. Applicants without an active TS clearance will not be considered.. ***

North Point Technology is looking to hire a Data Architect to design and build classified data lake solutions within AWS classified (ADC) regions. The qualified candidate must have an active TS/SCI security clearance and will architect scalable, secure data platforms that turn diverse mission data into analytics‑ready assets for the intelligence community. The ideal candidate has deep AWS data engineering expertise, a strong grasp of data governance and protection, and a drive to solve hard data problems at scale in support of the mission.

Responsibilities

This position involves designing and implementing scalable data lake architectures on AWS – including S3, AWS Glue, and Lake Formation – within classified (ADC) regions. Duties include building ETL/ELT pipelines to ingest classified data from diverse sources such as databases, APIs, streaming, and flat files; architecting data governance frameworks for cataloging, lineage, access control, and classification/tagging aligned to IC data handling policies; implementing analytics and query layers with Athena, Redshift, and EMR in isolated environments; designing cross‑domain data transfer workflows with appropriate security controls and approval mechanisms; and ensuring end‑to‑end data protection through FIPS‑validated encryption, fine‑grained access, compartmentalization, and audit logging.

Required Skills/Experience

• Designing and implementing scalable data lake architectures using Amazon S3, AWS Glue, and Lake Formation
• Building ETL/ELT pipelines for data ingestion from diverse sources (databases, APIs, streaming, and flat files)
• Data governance implementation – cataloging, data lineage, access control, and classification/tagging
• Analytics and query layer development using Amazon Athena, Redshift, and EMR
• Data protection using FIPS‑validated encryption, fine‑grained access controls, and audit logging

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Hands‑on experience within AWS classified (ADC) regions
• Cross‑domain solution (CDS) and cross‑domain data transfer workflow design
• Familiarity with IC data handling, classification/tagging, and compartmentalization policies

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance

For positions requiring a federal security clearance, your clearance level must be clearly identified on your resume.