System Engineer 6 Annapolis Junction, MD 7/15/2026

Avid Technology Professionals, LLC; Annapolis (MD); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Avid Technology Professionals, LLC is seeking an experienced dataflow architect to lead the design, integration, and sustainment of enterprise dataflow architectures supporting mission-critical analytics.

You will manage Linux and Cloudera Hadoop cloud infrastructures, implement monitoring and automation, provide DevOps leadership in Agile/Scrum in cross-functional teams, and ensure security governance across data handling.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and operating large-scale dataflow architectures.
• Strong knowledge of Linux-based infrastructures and cloud environments.
• Proven track record leading DevOps initiatives in Agile/Scrum environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, integration, and sustainment of enterprise dataflow architectures.
• Manage and optimize Linux and Cloudera Hadoop cloud infrastructures for thousands of dataflows.
• Engineer end-to-end dataflow solutions with schema, metadata, and governance focus.
• Develop monitoring, troubleshooting, and automation strategies to improve continuity and performance.
• Provide technical leadership for DevOps and Agile/Scrum initiatives across cross-functional teams.
• Ensure compliance with security and data handling requirements through governance policies.

Skills

Linux

Cloud architectures

DevOps leadership

Agile/Scrum

Tools

Cloudera Hadoop

Cron scripting

Monitoring tools

Job description

Lead the design, integration, and sustainment of complex enterprise dataflow architectures supporting mission-critical analytics, ensuring reliable ingestion, processing, routing, and delivery across large-scale cloud and distributed environments.

Manage and optimize high-availability Linux and Cloudera Hadoop cloud infrastructures, including virtual machines, storage containers, and enterprise data repositories, to support thousands of secure operational dataflows.

Engineer and maintain end-to-end dataflow solutions using technologies, and related processing systems, ensuring schema compatibility, metadata integrity, and proper data governance throughout the lifecycle.

Develop and implement monitoring, troubleshooting, and automation strategies utilizing system instrumentation, cron scripting, logging, and operational monitoring tools to improve system continuity, performance, and incident response capabilities.

Provide technical leadership for DevOps and Agile/Scrum initiatives, including task prioritization, workflow modernization, requirements management, and cross-functional coordination to improve operational efficiency and team performance.

Ensure compliance with enterprise security, classification, and data handling requirements by applying deep knowledge of intelligence community governance policies, access controls, and secure data routing methodologies.

Coordinate across engineering, operations, analytics, and stakeholder organizations to deploy new capabilities, transition systems into production, establish standard operating procedures, and support enterprise-wide mission objectives through scalable and resilient dataflow solutions.