Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Edgewater Federal Solutions is a government contracting firm supporting federal customer missions. The company seeks an experienced Full-Stack Platform Engineer to provide senior technical leadership and hands-on engineering for a secure enterprise data analytics platform, including scalable web applications, APIs, data integrations, cloud solutions, AI/ML capabilities, and secure development practices.
Responsibilities
- Lead architecture, design, and development of full-stack solutions using React, Node.js/Express, Python (Flask/FastAPI), REST APIs, and advanced SQL
- Design and support cloud-based data integrations, ETL/ELT pipelines, Databricks or equivalent analytics services, and data quality capabilities
- Establish secure engineering and DevSecOps practices, including CI/CD, automated security testing, containerization, infrastructure as code, and code reviews
- Integrate AI/ML capabilities, including LLM APIs, RAG patterns, prompt engineering, and secure handling of sensitive data
- Architect solutions within AWS using appropriate IAM, networking, secrets management, encryption, logging, and security controls
- Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, support production troubleshooting, and communicate technical recommendations to stakeholders
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, keyboard, and standard office equipment
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to fifteen (15) pounds
- Fine hand manipulation (keyboarding)
Skills
- US Citizenship is required
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field
- 10+ years of software/platform engineering experience, including senior technical leadership or architecture responsibilities
- Strong experience with React, Python and/or Node.js, REST APIs, advanced SQL, AWS, and modern data platforms
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD, Docker/Kubernetes or ECS, Terraform, Git, and automated security tooling
- Knowledge of application security, IAM/RBAC, OWASP practices, observability, and secure cloud architecture
- Experience supporting federal or regulated environments and familiarity with FISMA, NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, and ATO processes
- Preferred certifications include AWS, CISSP/Security+, Databricks, CKA/CKS, or comparable technical credentials
Benefits
- Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Disability, Life Insurance, and AD&D
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Pre-Tax 401K and/or After-Tax Roth IRA (with employer matching contribution)
- Tuition and Technical Training Reimbursement
- Exercise Reimbursement
- Computer Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program
- Remote role
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