Cleared AWS MDM/Big Data Engineer

ABOUT PRISM
PRISM is devoted to modernization and innovation within the world of technology, security, and IT enterprise solutions. We are recognized for meeting performance requirements and exceeding customer expectations since 1994. Our culture is founded on relationships, opportunity, and success. Offering comprehensive benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, and 401K along with our people - first approach sustains our reputation as a premier employer.

PRISM is seeking an experienced AWS MDM / Big Data Engineer to build next generation cloud infrastructure and integration platforms for a mission critical, highly classified modernization initiative. In this role, you will design scalable AWS data lakes using Amazon S3, AWS Glue, and Lake Formation, create robust ETL and ELT pipelines, build metadata catalogs, and enforce fine grained data governance and attribute based access controls across complex datasets.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and evolve enterprise AWS data lakes leveraging Amazon S3, AWS Glue, and AWS Lake Formation.
• Develop and maintain metadata catalogs, automated schema ingestion pipelines, and cross enterprise data discovery frameworks.
• Design high performance ETL and ELT data pipelines to optimize access for complex analytics workloads.
• Enforce fine grained data governance policies, metadata tagging models, and attribute based access controls (ABAC).

Required Qualifications

• 5 plus years of data engineering experience with demonstrated hands on delivery across core AWS cloud services.
• Proven expertise designing data lake architectures, ingestion pipelines, transformations, and metadata management solutions.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise data governance protocols and secure access control models.
• Demonstrated experience building scalable cloud solutions within tightly controlled, highly secure environments.
• Active TS SCI security clearance with eligibility for program specific read ons and special access approvals.
• Must reside within local commuting distance of an approved secure facility in Herndon VA, Washington DC, Seattle WA, or Denver CO.
• Ability to work full time on site within secure facilities, with occasional travel to customer sites as required.

Desired Qualifications

• Hands on experience implementing Data Mesh or Zero Trust data architectures.
• Proficiency with Amazon Athena, OpenSearch, Amazon EMR, or advanced enterprise metadata platforms.
• Active AWS Professional or Specialty certifications, or industry credentials such as CompTIA Security plus or CISSP.

REQUIRED SECURITY CLEARANCE:

• Active TS-SCI Clearance

PRISM is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.