Data Engineer - Cloud Architecture for Federal Systems

Ryde Technologies, LLC; Virginia (MN); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ryde Technologies, LLC seeks a Data Engineer to design secure, cloud-based data platforms for federal missions. You will shape end-to-end architectures across data, backend, and cloud layers, guiding engineers through delivery and ensuring compliance with NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, and DHS 4300A.

The role requires hands-on leadership, architecture reviews, and collaboration with DevSecOps to embed security and governance into CI/CD pipelines. Hybrid work pattern includes on-site one day per week.

Qualifications

• Must Be Able to Obtain Public Trust Level 6C.
• 3-5 years of Information Assurance experience.
• Experience with Python, Spark, PySpark, SQL/Database Implementation, Data Pipelines, Storage/Compute optimization, GitHub, Jenkins/CloudBees, Ansible, Terraform, Vault.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end solution architectures for secure, cloud-based data platforms.
• Develop reference architectures and ADRs to guide teams.
• Architect distributed data processing pipelines using Spark/PySpark.
• Lead database design for relational/analytic workloads.
• Define storage and compute optimization strategies for performance and cost.
• Collaborate with DevSecOps to embed security/compliance into designs and CI/CD.
• Conduct architectural reviews and PO evaluations before implementation.
• Produce architecture docs and briefs for stakeholders.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and guide roadmap investments.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Python

Spark

PySpark

SQL and Database Implementation

Data Engineering and Data Pipelines

Storage and Compute Optimization

GitHub

Jenkins/Cloudbees

Ansible

Terraform

Vault

Job description

Ryde Technologies, LLC seeks a Data Engineer to design secure, cloud-based data platforms for federal missions. You will shape end-to-end architectures across data, backend, and cloud layers, guiding engineers through delivery and ensuring compliance with NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, and DHS 4300A.

The role requires hands-on leadership, architecture reviews, and collaboration with DevSecOps to embed security and governance into CI/CD pipelines. Hybrid work pattern includes on-site one day per week.