Cloud Engineer – AWS GovCloud & Databricks Platform
Cloud Engineer – AWS GovCloud & Databricks Platform Location: Remote Work Duration: 12 Month Immediate Start Role Overview We are seeking a Cloud Engineer to design, implement, and operate secure, scalable, and compliant cloud platforms on AWS GovCloud. The role will focus on Databricks platform engineering, infrastructure automation, networking, security, CI/CD, governance, and operational excellence to support enterprise-scale Data, Analytics, and AI workloads.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and deploy AWS cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
- Build and manage Databricks environments across Development, Staging, and Production.
- Implement secure networking architectures including VPCs, PrivateLink, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, Security Groups, and NACLs.
- Configure and manage IAM, AWS IAM Identity Center, SSO, SCIM, and role-based access controls.
- Implement encryption and secrets management using AWS KMS and AWS Secrets Manager.
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or AWS CodePipeline.
- Deploy and manage Databricks Asset Bundles (DAB), cluster policies, SQL Warehouses, Unity Catalog, and Delta Lake workloads.
- Support data engineering, ML, and AI platform deployments in Databricks.
- Implement governance, audit logging, monitoring, and compliance controls aligned with enterprise and GovCloud requirements.
- Troubleshoot infrastructure, platform, networking, and deployment issues.
- Collaborate with Data Engineers, Platform Engineers, Security Teams, and Architects to deliver enterprise cloud solutions.
Required Skills Cloud & Infrastructure
- AWS (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, KMS, CloudWatch, Lambda, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway)
- AWS GovCloud experience preferred
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
Databricks
- Databricks Administration
- Unity Catalog
- Delta Lake
- Databricks Workflows
- Cluster Policies
- SQL Warehouses
- MLflow (preferred)
DevOps & Automation
- GitHub Actions / GitLab CI/CD / CodePipeline
- Docker
- Kubernetes (EKS preferred)
- Bash / Python scripting
Security & Governance
- IAM & RBAC
- Secrets Management
- Audit Logging
- Compliance & Security Best Practices
- Policy-as-Code (tfsec, Checkov)
Good to Have
- AI/ML Platform experience
- Databricks Certifications
- AWS Certifications
- Experience with Delta Sharing and Data Governance
- Experience working in regulated industries (Defense, Aerospace, Healthcare, Financial Services)
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect / SysOps / DevOps Engineer preferred.
- Databricks Certified Associate or Professional certifications are a plus.