About this Solutions/Data Bricks Architect - Remote role at MKS2 Technologies
MKS2 Technologies, LLC, an award-winning high growth small business, creates innovative and customer-centric technology solutions in the areas of Cyber Security, Instructional Design and Training, Software Engineering and IT Support Services to improve the security and well-being of our clients. Our commitment to excellence and our “Mission First” orientation has resulted in steady growth and an expanding client base across government agencies. We have employees nationwide and for the past three consecutive years were named one of the fastest growing Veteran-owned companies in the nation. Please take a moment to browse through our website and learn more about what it means to serve with MKS2.
Start Date: 9/15/2026 - 5 year POP
- Design and implement enterprise data lakehouse architectures using Databricks.
- Develop scalable ETL pipelines, data integrations, and real-time data processing solutions.
- Lead Databricks platform optimization, including Delta Lake, Databricks SQL, and Apache Spark workloads.
- Ensure compliance with federal security and governance requirements, including FedRAMP, FISMA, and NIST standards.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
- Integrate Databricks with AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, or other federal cloud environments.
- Support advanced analytics, reporting, and machine learning initiatives utilizing MLflow and related technologies.
- Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and best practices guidance to engineering teams.
- 5+ years of experience in data engineering, data architecture, or large-scale data platforms.
- 3+ years of hands-on Databricks experience.
- Strong expertise with:
- Databricks Lakehouse Platform
- Delta Lake
- Databricks SQL
- Apache Spark
- Python, Scala, or Java
- Experience with cloud platforms supporting federal environments, including AWS GovCloud and Azure Government.
- Strong knowledge of ETL development, data modeling, data lakes, and data warehousing.
- Experience implementing security, governance, and compliance controls in regulated environments.
- Advanced SQL skills and experience managing large datasets.
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM).
- Experience with Kafka, Azure Event Hubs, AWS Kinesis, or other streaming technologies.
- Familiarity with TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, and MLflow.
- Knowledge of Hadoop, Flink, Elasticsearch, or other Big Data technologies.
- Databricks Certified Professional Data Engineer or related certifications.
- Federal cloud and cybersecurity certifications (CISSP, CCSP, CISM, AWS Security Specialty).
- Prior federal consulting experience supporting mission-critical data initiatives.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: MKS2 Technologies is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
