Overview
Overview of the Role:
Edgewater Federal Solutions is seeking an experienced Full-Stack Platform Engineer to build, secure, and evolve a production-grade enterprise data analytics platform supporting a federal agency. The platform supports large-scale data ingestion, validation, transformation, and analytical review across multiple statistical programs. This hands-on role spans React UIs, cloud infrastructure, AI integration, and compliance-driven security controls. The ideal candidate is security-first, shift-left in mindset, builds for end-users, and treats compliance as built-in — not bolted on.
This is a 100% remote position.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities:
Include, but are not limited to the following:
- Develop and maintain React-based UIs: dashboards, data review interfaces, maps, and visualization components.
- Build backend services using Node.js/Express and Python (Flask/FastAPI) API services.
- Design advanced SQL queries and create scalable Python data pipelines using pandas, NumPy, and PySpark.
- Implement data validation rules, edit checks, imputation tracking, and data quality indicators.
- Integrate AI/ML capabilities including LLM APIs (Claude, OpenAI), prompt engineering, RAG patterns, anomaly detection, and predictive modeling.
- Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, GitHub) with integrated security scanning (SAST, DAST, SCA), container security, and policy-as-code.
- Manage containerized deployments (Docker, Kubernetes) with image signing and runtime protection.
- Strengthen platform security through authentication, secrets management, encryption, threat modeling, and vulnerability remediation.
- Deploy and support applications on AWS, manage ETL/ELT pipelines, and optimize performance, reliability, and cost.
- Maintain compliance with FISMA, NIST 800-53, CIPSEA, and FedRAMP-related controls and documentation.
- Collaborate with analysts, technical leads, PMs, and stakeholders to deliver iterative features and support user testing.
Qualifications
- US Citizenship Required
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust
- Frontend: 3+ years with React, ES6+, state management, and data visualization tools such as Chart.js, Recharts, or D3.js.
- Backend: 3+ years with Node.js/Express or Python (Flask/FastAPI), advanced SQL, RESTful APIs, JWT/RBAC, and OWASP Top 10 practices.
- AI / ML: Experience with LLM API integration, prompt engineering, RAG, and machine learning frameworks such as scikit-learn, PyTorch, or TensorFlow.
- DevSecOps: CI/CD with GitLab CI or GitHub Actions, SAST/DAST/SCA tooling, container security, and artifact signing.
- Cloud: AWS, Terraform, VPC, IAM, WAF, CSPM, and SIEM integration.
- Data: ETL/ELT pipelines, Databri