Principal Cloud & Data Platform Engineer — AWS | SAFe

Stcnet; Silver Spring (MD); On-site; USD 115,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health

Dental

Vision

FSA

Life

Disability

401K (matching)

Tuition reimbursement

Bonus/incentive programs

And various other plans

Job summary

STC is seeking a Principal Discipline Engineer in Silver Spring, MD to serve as the domain authority within the EOSDIS Evolution and Development program. You will lead cloud infrastructure delivery and CI/CD pipeline management for earth science data processing and distribution.

You will mentor engineers, guide design reviews, and apply Lean Agile/Scrum within a large, multi-team Agile environment. The role emphasizes collaboration and architectural excellence.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• Expert-level proficiency with AWS (EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS).
• Expert proficiency with CI/CD platforms (Jenkins, Bamboo, TeamCity).
• Expert proficiency with Git/GitHub workflows.
• Expert proficiency with Lean Agile/SCRUM methodologies.
• Demonstrated knowledge of relational databases and SQL.
• Strong collaborative communication and cross-team dialogue.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering leadership within an EED program train and own cloud infra delivery.
• Design and implement scalable, cloud-native AWS solutions for earth science data processing, archival, and dissemination.
• Automate build, test, and deployment workflows using CI/CD tools.
• Maintain and enforce Git/GitHub workflow standards across teams.
• Design and optimize relational database schemas and SQL queries for earth science data systems.
• Mentor senior engineers; lead design reviews and architecture discussions.
• Apply Lean Agile/Scrum; drive continuous improvement across the team.
• Participate in SAFe planning events, PI planning, sprint ceremonies, backlog refinement, and tech reviews.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver cloud-native capabilities on schedule.
• Contribute to CI/CD automation, code review, testing, and documentation.

Skills

Cloud AWS

CI/CD

Git/GitHub workflows

Lean Agile/Scrum

Relational databases/SQL

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Jenkins

Bamboo

TeamCity

Job description

STC is seeking a Principal Discipline Engineer in Silver Spring, MD to serve as the domain authority within the EOSDIS Evolution and Development program. You will lead cloud infrastructure delivery and CI/CD pipeline management for earth science data processing and distribution.

You will mentor engineers, guide design reviews, and apply Lean Agile/Scrum within a large, multi-team Agile environment. The role emphasizes collaboration and architectural excellence.