Remote Senior Data Engineer: Cloud Pipelines & Kubernetes

Defense Unicorns, Inc; United States; Remote; USD 124,250 - 166,750; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Savings Account

Life Insurance

Flexible Time Off

401(k) Retirement Plan

Company Stock Options

Home Office Budget

Job summary

Defense Unicorns, Inc is seeking a skilled data engineer to design and implement data workflows on AWS cloud and on-prem environments. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience, particularly with Kubernetes and data streaming technologies like Kafka and Redpanda. This remote position offers a competitive salary, flexible time off, and a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance and company stock options.

Candidates should have excellent communication skills and be ready to work in fast-paced environments and with cybersecurity best practices.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in data engineering.
• Experience with Kubernetes and data streaming solutions.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity principles.
• Capability to work independently and in teams.

Responsibilities

• Design data workflows and pipelines to support ETL/ELT.
• Ensure reliability and maintainability of data systems.
• Architect and operate data streaming technologies.
• Implement best practices in Kubernetes and AWS environments.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and monitoring.

Skills

Building data pipelines

Maintaining databases

Kubernetes deployment

Data streaming technologies (Kafka, Redpanda)

API security

Containerization (Docker)

Cybersecurity principles

Excellent communication

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Job description

Defense Unicorns, Inc is seeking a skilled data engineer to design and implement data workflows on AWS cloud and on-prem environments. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience, particularly with Kubernetes and data streaming technologies like Kafka and Redpanda. This remote position offers a competitive salary, flexible time off, and a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance and company stock options.

Candidates should have excellent communication skills and be ready to work in fast-paced environments and with cybersecurity best practices.