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Backend Developer, Data Platform

Reston, VA💼 Full-time💰 $113,000–$113,000🗓 2026-04-07 → 2026-07-31

Core

Designing, building, and maintaining backend services and platform components for a modern data architecture to support Intelligence Community AI efforts.

Role type

Senior Backend Developer/Engineer (Data Platform)

Builds

Mission-critical data platform components, integrations, and scalable data workflows for the Intelligence Community.

Domain

Defense/Intelligence / Distributed Systems & Data Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

Python, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, AWS (S3, RDS), System Design, CI/CD, Testing, Troubleshooting

Preferred skills

Data pipelines, ETL/ELT, GitLab CI, Openshift, Helm, Docker, Security certifications (Security+, CySA+, CCNA Security, GICSP, GSEC, SSCP)

Technologies

Python, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, AWS, GitLab, Openshift, Helm, Docker

Responsibilities

Design and maintain backend services and platform components; Build integrations with internal and external data sources, APIs, and event streams; Partner with data engineering, analytics, and product managers to define scalable data models; Improve reliability, observability, and performance of data workflows; Implement best practices for testing, monitoring, logging, and deployment; Contribute to architecture decisions around storage, orchestration, metadata management, and access patterns; Troubleshoot and debug production systems.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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