Data Engineer – Kubernetes, AWS & DoD Security (Remote)

Archer; United States; Remote; USD 149,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Premiums are 100% Company Paid

Health Savings Account

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401k Retirement Plan

Company Stock Options

Home Office Budget

Flexible Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Training/conference reimbursements

Job summary

Archer, collaborating with Defense Unicorns, seeks a senior data engineer to design and run data workflows across AWS cloud and on-prem environments, ensuring data quality and secure exchange of sensitive information.

You will deploy and operate data streaming platforms such as Kafka/Redpanda on Kubernetes, implement IaC with Terraform, and align with DoD security requirements. Remote work in the U.S. and travel 6–10 times/year are expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years building production data pipelines and data exchange services on Kubernetes.
• Experience provisioning and operating Kafka/Redpanda data streaming on Kubernetes.
• Strong familiarity with API security, container security, and AWS cloud security.
• Ability to work with cybersecurity SMEs to defend data layer systems.

Responsibilities

• Design data workflows and ETL/ELT pipelines across AWS and on-prem environments.
• Ensure data quality and secure exchange of sensitive information.
• Architect and operate data streaming tech on Kubernetes (Kafka/Redpanda/Kinesis).
• Collaborate with platform teams on configuration management, security, and performance.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and monitoring with Terraform.
• Ensure compliance with DoD regulations and industry standards.
• Stay current with Kubernetes, containerization, and data engineering trends.

Skills

Kubernetes

Data pipelines

AWS

Security

Communication

DoD compliance

Teamwork

Problem solving

Machine learning familiarity

Tools

Kafka

Redpanda

Terraform

Pulumi

Docker

Job description

Archer, collaborating with Defense Unicorns, seeks a senior data engineer to design and run data workflows across AWS cloud and on-prem environments, ensuring data quality and secure exchange of sensitive information.

You will deploy and operate data streaming platforms such as Kafka/Redpanda on Kubernetes, implement IaC with Terraform, and align with DoD security requirements. Remote work in the U.S. and travel 6–10 times/year are expected.