Senior Data Engineer - AWS Glue, DoD Clearance, Remote

Modus21, LLC.; North Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Modus21, LLC. is seeking a Data Engineer with AWS Glue expertise to support a large-scale data migration from a legacy system to a modern application for a DoD-related program.

You will design, build, and maintain data pipelines ensuring data integrity and secure, compliant migration. The role requires 8+ years in data engineering, Sec+ and AWS certifications, strong SQL, DevSecOps, and CI/CD mastery, with capability to work with remote stakeholders.

Qualifications

• BA/BS/MS degree in related area.
• Minimum of eight (8) years experience in a data engineering role.
• Required Sec+ Certification
• Required AWS Cloud Practitioner Foundations Certification
• Hands-on expertise with AWS Cloud (EC2, S3, Lambda, Redshift, IAM) and AWS Glue
• Strong proficiency with SQL and scripting languages
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps and CI/CD best practices for data pipelines
• Strong presentation, customer interfacing, and experience working remotely (by phone, virtually, etc.)
• Strong collaboration, interpersonal and organizational skills
• Exceptional verbal, written and presentation skills
• Must be a US citizen and hold or be able to obtain a Department of Defense (DoD) TOP SECRET Security Clearance

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain AWS Glue pipelines to support large-scale data transformations
• Implement data mapping, transformation, and validation processes to ensure accuracy, consistency, and quality
• Collaborate with requirements, development, architecture, and infrastructure teams to deliver reliable data solutions
• Provide technical leadership on AWS services (Glue, Lambda, Redshift, S3) to optimize data processing
• Troubleshoot and optimize data ingestion and transformation jobs for performance and scalability
• Develop and maintain documentation for migration processes, workflows, and data models
• Provide technical support during testing, validation and cutover activities
• Ensure compliance with DoD data handling, security, and governance standards

Skills

Data engineering

AWS Glue

SQL

Scripting languages

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Communication

Collaboration

Remote work experience

Presentation skills

Education

BA/BS/MS degree in related area

Tools

AWS Glue

AWS Lambda

Amazon Redshift

Amazon S3

IAM

Job description

Modus21, LLC. is seeking a Data Engineer with AWS Glue expertise to support a large-scale data migration from a legacy system to a modern application for a DoD-related program.

You will design, build, and maintain data pipelines ensuring data integrity and secure, compliant migration. The role requires 8+ years in data engineering, Sec+ and AWS certifications, strong SQL, DevSecOps, and CI/CD mastery, with capability to work with remote stakeholders.