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Role Description

The Cloud Data Platform Administrator is the hands-on technical resource responsible for implementing, securing, and operating the Enterprise Data Platform (EDP). This role owns end-to-end platform operations, security configuration, governance enablement, and cost control—ensuring the environment is compliant, reliable, and optimized for secure analytics and AI/ML workloads at scale.

• Implement, secure, and operate AWS-based data platform environments
• Provision and administer AWS GovCloud infrastructure (networking, compute, storage, IAM, monitoring)
• Implement secure-by-default configurations aligned to agency security baselines
• Establish monitoring, alerting, dashboards, and operational health checks
• Maintain runbooks, documentation, and operational procedures
• Configure audit logging and access visibility (CloudTrail, CloudWatch)
• Support compliance evidence collection and security reviews
• Coordinate secure networking (PrivateLink, VPC, egress controls, firewall/proxy integration)
• Implement cost guardrails (auto-termination, cluster policies, scheduling, workload sizing)
• Produce cost optimization insights and capacity planning forecasts
• Automate platform configuration using Terraform, CLI, and REST APIs
• Manage CI/CD promotion across SDLC environments
• Support change control for upgrades, configuration updates, and integrations
• Build and manage POC environments with repeatable and controlled provisioning
• Manage third-party integrations including BI tools (e.g., Power BI)
• Facilitate user onboarding, workspace provisioning, and enablement documentation

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent practical experience
• 3+ years building AWS infrastructure using Terraform
• 3+ years building CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or GitLab preferred)
• Strong AWS expertise:
• IAM roles & policies
• S3 security & bucket policies
• KMS encryption key management
• VPC networking concepts
• CloudWatch & CloudTrail integration
• PrivateLink
• Secrets Manager / Systems Manager
• Cross-account access patterns
• Identity & Access Management:
• SSO concepts
• SCIM provisioning
• Group-based RBAC
• Service principals
• Least-privilege patterns
• Security fundamentals:
• Secrets management
• Secure connectivity
• Audit logging
• Access monitoring
• Automation & Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CLI, REST APIs)
• Strong troubleshooting and incident communication skills

Requirements

• SQL proficiency & data engineering fundamentals
• ETL/ELT workflow understanding
• Python or Scala familiarity
• Experience with compliance frameworks:
• FedRAMP
• HIPAA
• SOC2
• SLA/SLO and incident management experience
• Vendor management experience (e.g., Databricks account teams)
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional)