Remote Full-Stack Platform Engineer: AI & Data Security

Edgewater Federal Solutions; Ballenger Creek (MD); On-site; USD 105,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability, Life Insurance, and AD&D

Flexible Spending Accounts

401K with employer match

Job summary

Edgewater Federal Solutions is seeking an experienced Full-Stack Platform Engineer to build and secure a production‑grade enterprise data analytics platform for a federal agency. The role covers React UIs, cloud infrastructure, AI integration, and compliance‑driven security; a remote, security‑first posting guiding modern data processing.

This is a 100% remote position with responsibilities including designing data pipelines, implementing CI/CD with security scanning, and ensuring adherence to

Qualifications

• US Citizenship Required
• Frontend: 3+ years with React, ES6+, state management, and data visualization tools such as Chart.js, Recharts, or D3.js.
• Backend: 3+ years with Node.js/Express or Python (Flask/FastAPI), advanced SQL, RESTful APIs, JWT/RBAC, and OWASP Top 10 practices.
• AI / ML: Experience with LLM API integration, prompt engineering, RAG, and machine learning frameworks such as scikit‑learn, PyTorch, or TensorFlow.
• DevSecOps: CI/CD with GitLab CI or GitHub Actions, SAST/DAST/SCA tooling, container security, and artifact signing.
• Cloud: AWS, Terraform, VPC, IAM, WAF, CSPM, and SIEM integration.
• Data: ETL/ELT pipelines, Databricks or equivalent, pandas, PySpark, and data quality validation on large datasets.
• Configuration: YAML‑based business rules, schema validation, integrity verification, and hot‑reload support.
• Compliance: Familiarity with FISMA, NIST 800‑53, FedRAMP, SSP/SAR/POA&M, audit logging, and privacy requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain React‑based UIs: dashboards, data review interfaces, maps, and visualization components.
• Build backend services using Node.js/Express and Python (Flask/FastAPI) API services.
• Design advanced SQL queries and create scalable Python data pipelines using pandas, NumPy, and PySpark.
• Implement data validation rules, edit checks, imputation tracking, and data quality indicators.
• Integrate AI/ML capabilities including LLM APIs (Claude, OpenAI), prompt engineering, RAG patterns, anomaly detection, and predictive modeling.
• Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, GitHub) with integrated security scanning (SAST, DAST, SCA), container security, and policy‑as‑code.
• Manage containerized deployments (Docker, Kubernetes) with image signing and runtime protection.
• Strengthen platform security through authentication, secrets management, encryption, threat modeling, and vulnerability remediation.
• Deploy and support applications on AWS, manage ETL/ELT pipelines, and optimize performance, reliability, and cost.
• Maintain compliance with FISMA, NIST 800‑53, CIPSEA, and FedRAMP‑related controls and documentation.
• Collaborate with analysts, technical leads, PMs, and stakeholders to deliver iterative features and support user testing.

Skills

React

ES6+

Data Visualization

Node.js/Express

Python (Flask/FastAPI)

SQL

JWT/RBAC

OWASP Top 10

CI/CD

Docker/Kubernetes

AWS

Pandas/PySpark

Security/Compliance

Tools

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

SAST/DAST/SCA tooling

Docker

Kubernetes

Databricks

Terraform

Job description

Edgewater Federal Solutions is seeking an experienced Full-Stack Platform Engineer to build and secure a production‑grade enterprise data analytics platform for a federal agency. The role covers React UIs, cloud infrastructure, AI integration, and compliance‑driven security; a remote, security‑first posting guiding modern data processing.

This is a 100% remote position with responsibilities including designing data pipelines, implementing CI/CD with security scanning, and ensuring adherence to