Principal Data Platform Engineer

To support the establishment of a new data and AI platform for federal background investigations, the contract Principal Data Platform Engineer will design and build the data architecture, implement infrastructure-as-code, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards while working remotely. Key responsibilities Design and establish the organization's data and AI platform architecture, including compute, storage, and lakehouse foundation Implement infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and build CI/CD pipelines for data environment promotion Establish data governance, including cataloging, lineage, and fine-grained access control for analysis-ready data products Required qualifications Bachelor's degree in a technical field, computer science, software engineering, or equivalent experience 8-10 years of experience in data engineering or data platform engineering with principal-level ownership Proficiency in Python and SQL, along with hands-on experience with a major cloud provider (Azure preferred) Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) and CI/CD for data workloads U.S. citizenship is required