Remote Senior Data Engineer — Databricks & Data Governance

Peraton; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Database Engineer SME to lead database design, security implementation, and production migration for a federal data integration program. You will serve as the database authority within a hybrid AWS cloud environment, ensuring compliance with FIPS 140, NIST SP 800-171/800-172, and CUI standards.

The role emphasizes RBAC, data governance, and data quality in a remote work setting. Strong Databricks/Spark experience and Python/Scala coding are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and substantial professional experience.
• Experience with cloud data platforms and federal data governance.
• Proficiency in Python or Scala for ETL and automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of a harmonized data schema in a cloud data lakehouse.
• Document data lineage, type conversions, and mapping logic.
• Enforce metadata standards and data security controls.
• Develop automated data quality validation within ETL pipelines.
• Oversee production migration and post-deployment validation.

Skills

Cloud data platforms

Databricks

Python/Scala

RBAC & data security

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Masters degree or higher

Associates degree + experience

Tools

Databricks

Delta Lake

Python

Scala

AWS GovCloud

Apache Spark

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Database Engineer SME to lead database design, security implementation, and production migration for a federal data integration program. You will serve as the database authority within a hybrid AWS cloud environment, ensuring compliance with FIPS 140, NIST SP 800-171/800-172, and CUI standards.

The role emphasizes RBAC, data governance, and data quality in a remote work setting. Strong Databricks/Spark experience and Python/Scala coding are required.