Data Engineer

IMAGINEEER LLC

48d•Remote

About The Position

Imagineeer is seeking a Data Engineer to support the design, development, and maintenance of secure, compliant data pipelines and enterprise data platforms within DoD and federal healthcare environments. This role will focus on building scalable ingestion frameworks, implementing secure data transformation workflows, and ensuring all engineering activities align with federal cybersecurity, privacy, and records management standards. The ideal candidate has experience operating in regulated, IL4/IL5 cloud environments and understands the compliance obligations associated with handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and sensitive healthcare data.

Requirements

5–10+ years of experience in data engineering or enterprise data platform development
Experience supporting DoD or federal civilian agencies
Hands-on experience with IL4/IL5 cloud environments (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, or equivalent)
Strong experience with SQL and Python
Experience building pipelines using Spark or distributed processing frameworks
Experience with streaming technologies (Kafka or equivalent)
Familiarity with DevSecOps and CI/CD practices
Understanding of NIST 800-series security controls and federal compliance environments
Experience implementing encryption, logging, and monitoring controls
Ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting Military Health System or federal healthcare environments
Experience with lakehouse platforms (Databricks, Snowflake, or similar)
Experience implementing metadata catalogs and data lineage tools
Familiarity with zero-trust architecture principles
Experience handling CUI in regulated environments
Knowledge of automated records retention and disposition workflows
Strong documentation skills supporting compliance and audit readiness
Ability to collaborate with architects, data scientists, cybersecurity teams, and
Active DOD clearance

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain secure ETL/ELT data pipelines in IL4/IL5 cloud environments
Implement ingestion frameworks integrating structured and unstructured data sources
Develop API-based and streaming ingestion mechanisms
Integrate enterprise systems such as: MHS GENESIS, TRICARE, United States Transportation Command
Enforce data validation, schema enforcement, and metadata tagging standards
Implement encryption in transit and at rest in accordance with DoD and NIST requirements
Develop automated logging, monitoring, and audit trails for all data ingestion and transformation activities
Support implementation of attribute-based access control (ABAC) and role-based access control (RBAC) mechanisms
Assist with RMF documentation and ATO package development
Ensure compliance with: NIST SP 800-53 controls, FedRAMP Moderate/High baselines, CMMC requirements, HIPAA security rules, DoD 5400.11-R privacy requirements.
Participate in DevSecOps pipeline implementation and CI/CD automation
Support data cataloging, metadata management, and lineage tracking initiatives.