Data Platform Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 14, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 15, 2026.
Swift is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. Our capabilities include Software Development, Engineering & IT, Data Science, Cyber Enablement, Logistics, and Training. Founded in 2019, Swift supports Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers across the country and around the globe.
Are you passionate about data and data science? How about providing the tools and foundation for the community to build applications while working at the intersection of infrastructure and application engineering? We're looking for a high-performing DevOps Engineer to perform software engineering and technical O&M support for a large and complex cloud-based computing platform.
The ideal candidate will be experienced in coding, scripting, and collaborating with the end users from external groups as well as partners across the community. You will deploy the environments and tools to support the data science community, creation of standalone applications and services. You will also lead efforts to develop new ways to access the platform in controlled security environments.
Candidate must be able to work independently and as part of a team. Due to the complexity and diversity of the platform, the ideal candidate is eager to learn, research new technologies and solutions, and enjoy being part of a high performing team! The location of this job is Reston, VA.
Responsibilities:
- Support cloud infrastructure and system administration
- Support system operations and maintenance
- Monitor general system and server health, create solutions where needed
- Troubleshoot and resolve system issues
- Assist with security scans and security accreditation activities
- Perform system account management (managing certificates, system credentials, expiration dates)
- Maintain updated repositories on multiple fabrics
- Manage backup and restore process for core services
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field
- 8+ years of relevant experience
- Proficiency in Linux including scripting (Bash, Python) and service management
- Experience building and deploying applications in AWS (preferred),
- Azure, or Google Compute Environment
- Experience with deployment automation and continuous integration tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or similar
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and version control (Git, GitLab)
- Experience with code repositories and build/development pipelines (Jenkins, Maven, or Nexus)
- Hands-on experience with containers and orchestration (Docker,
- Kubernetes, Mesos, or Marathon)
- Experience working with software development teams under source control project environments
- US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required
Desired Experience:
- At least 10 years of DevOps / software engineering experience Knowledge of SQL and relational database technologies (PostgreSQL, MySQL, RDS)
- Experience working with Amazon Web Services
- Experience working with distributed databases and streaming technologies, for example, Hadoop, Spark, Yarn, Hive, Trino
- Knowledge of or experience with data science applications such as Python, Anaconda, Jupyter Notebook or NiFi.
Do you know anyone for this position, or other positions open at The Swift Group? We offer a $5,000 bonus for any referral candidate we hire, paid out at the new hire’s 90-day mark.
We are not working with outside staffing agencies to fill this position, and we will not be accepting unsolicited resumes. All inquiries must go through the recruiting team.
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The Swift Group and Subsidiaries are 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.
Pay Range: $49,996.80 - $290,004.00
Pay ranges are a general guideline and not intended as a guaranteed and/or implied final compensation or salary for this job opening. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several different factors including, but not limited to: level of position, complexity of job responsibilities, geographic location, work experience, education, certifications, Federal Government contract labor categories, and contract wage rates.
At The Swift Group and Subsidiaries, you will receive comprehensive benefits including but not limited to: healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, education, and time off benefits.