Sr. Data Infrastructure Engineer (Remote)

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About the Role

As a Sr. Data Infrastructure Engineer, you will be a key member of the Data Platform Operations team, responsible for building out the AWS GovCloud environment. You will design and implement the foundational infrastructure-as-code (IaC), establish database platforms, configure application access management, and create multi-environment systems to establish a secure, compliant, and reliable government cloud data infrastructure. This is a greenfield opportunity to architect and build a modern GovCloud platform aligned with FedRAMP and compliance requirements.

What You’ll Do

Design and build AWS GovCloud infrastructure, establishing the foundational architecture, security compliance (FedRAMP, FISMA), network security, and platform operations across dev, preprod, and production environments.

Establish PostgreSQL database infrastructure in GovCloud, including initial setup, performance optimization frameworks, backup/recovery architecture, replication strategies, high availability configuration, and security hardening standards.

Design and implement infrastructure-as-code from the ground up using Chef, creating comprehensive cookbooks, recipes, and automation frameworks for server provisioning, configuration management, and repeatable deployments.

Integrate application access controls and identity management systems with Google SAML integration, establishing secure authentication.

Deploy and configure Business Intelligence infrastructure in GovCloud from scratch, including initial installation, architecture design, performance optimization, user management frameworks, and authentication system integration.

Architect and implement multi-environment infrastructure from the ground up, following AWS best practices for network segmentation, security boundaries, environment isolation, and promotion workflows.

Design and implement comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and observability systems for infrastructure and data pipelines, including creating runbooks, operational standards, and disaster recovery procedures.

Provide ongoing operational support by monitoring, triaging, and resolving data pipeline and infrastructure incidents including ETL/ELT failures, database performance issues, and access problems.