Role: Cloud Platform and Data Engineer
Location: Remote; work must be performed within the United States. Preference for candidates located in the following states: CA, CO, DC, GA, FL, IL, MS, NC, NY, OH, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, and VT.
Type: Full-Time, W-2
Compensation: $100,000-$120,000 depending on experience
Experience: 3-5 years of relevant professional experience, including hands-on Salesforce platform experience
Eligibility & Clearance RequirementsDue to federal contract requirements supporting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agency programs, applicants must:
- Be a U.S. Citizen.
- Currently reside within the United States.
- Have lived within the U.S. for at least 3 of the past 5 years.
- Be eligible to obtain and maintain the required U.S. government Public Trust suitability determination.
- Successfully complete the required background investigation, including a credit check, before beginning work.
Your Route Into Cloud Platform & Data EngineeringWelcome to Via Logic, where innovation meets collaboration. We are seeking a Cloud Platform and Data Engineer with 3-5 years of relevant professional experience to support our federal government client. Hands-on experience with both the Salesforce platform and AWS is required. In this role, you will contribute to the deployment, automation, integration, and ongoing support of secure cloud environments and Salesforce-connected applications. You'll collaborate with developers, platform specialists, and other technical team members to maintain reliable infrastructure, improve data flows, troubleshoot issues, and strengthen delivery processes. Our environment brings together AWS, Salesforce, APIs, databases, infrastructure as code, and CI/CD tooling. You'll apply your understanding of the Salesforce platform alongside cloud engineering and automation skills to support reliable connections between applications, infrastructure, and data. This is a great opportunity for an engineer with a solid technical foundation who is ready to deepen their experience while supporting meaningful, mission-driven work.
Your Mission TodayYour Responsibilities- AWS Infrastructure: Build, deploy, maintain, and optimize AWS infrastructure, including compute, storage, networking, and databases, to support secure, scalable, and reliable applications.
- Salesforce Platform Support: Work with Salesforce-based solutions and connected systems, collaborating with platform and development teams to support application workflows, integrations, and data access.
- Integration & Data Management: Support APIs, data ingestion, and ETL processes that connect Salesforce with AWS-hosted applications and other systems. Investigate data flow issues and help maintain accuracy and consistency.
- CI/CD & Delivery Automation: Build and maintain automated pipelines that incorporate testing, security checks, and deployment validation using tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI/CD.
- Infrastructure as Code: Develop and maintain infrastructure configurations using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible to support consistent, repeatable deployments.
- Containers & Microservices: Support the deployment and operation of containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, or related AWS services.
- Monitoring & Reliability: Use monitoring, logging, and diagnostics to identify performance issues, improve availability, and support efficient resource utilization.
- Production Support & Troubleshooting: Investigate and help resolve infrastructure, application, API, integration, and database issues. Automate recurring operational tasks where practical.
- Security & Compliance: Apply secure networking, access controls, encryption, and secrets management practices while supporting applicable federal security and compliance requirements.
- Testing & Documentation: Contribute automated tests for infrastructure and deployment processes, validate changes, and maintain technical documentation and operational procedures.
- Agile Collaboration: Actively participate in Agile teams, sprint activities, technical reviews, and cross-functional collaboration.
What Helps Explorers Succeed HereRequired Skills & Experience- Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Experience: 3-5 years of relevant professional experience in cloud engineering, platform engineering, DevSecOps, data engineering, or a closely related discipline.
- Salesforce Platform: Hands-on professional experience working with the Salesforce platform, including an understanding of its data model, permissions, application workflows, and integration capabilities.
- AWS: Hands-on experience deploying and supporting applications or infrastructure on AWS, including compute, storage, networking, security, and database services.
- APIs & Integrations: Experience building, supporting, or troubleshooting APIs and data exchanges between Salesforce and other applications or services.
- CI/CD: Experience building or maintaining automated build and deployment pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or comparable tools.
- Infrastructure as Code: Experience using Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, or comparable tools to automate infrastructure provisioning or configuration.
- Containers: Working knowledge of Docker and container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes, ECS, or EKS.
- Programming & Automation: Experience using Python, Bash, Java, or similar languages to automate tasks and support application or infrastructure operations.
- Data: Working knowledge of SQL, relational databases, data modeling, and ETL processes.
- Troubleshooting: Experience using monitoring, logging, and diagnostic tools to investigate infrastructure, application, integration, or data issues.
- Security: Understanding of cloud security practices, including identity and access management, encryption, secure networking, and secrets management.
- Development Practices & Agile: Experience with Git, technical reviews, testing, and collaborative delivery within an Agile environment.
- Communication & Collaboration: Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across development, platform, security, data, and client teams.
Preferred Experience- Experience integrating Salesforce with AWS-hosted applications or services.
- Experience with AWS services such as EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, RDS, or DynamoDB.
- Experience with PostgreSQL, Oracle databases, Redis, or related data technologies.
- Familiarity with Helm, New Relic, or comparable deployment and observability tools.
- Experience supporting analytics or reporting solutions using Tableau, Power BI, or similar tools.
- Familiarity with federal security standards and frameworks such as FISMA, FedRAMP, and NIST SP 800-53.
- Previous federal government experience, particularly supporting DHS.
- Current or previous favorable U.S. government Public Trust determination.
CertificationsNo certifications are required. AWS, Salesforce, Kubernetes, Terraform, or related technical certifications are a plus.
Why Explorers Stay- Remote-first flexibility within the U.S.
- Comprehensive healthcare benefits.
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO).
- Collaborative and supportive team culture focused on growth and continuous learning.
- Opportunities to expand into broader cloud, platform, data, and DevSecOps responsibilities.
- Meaningful work supporting mission-driven programs with real-world impact.
How We Work- This is a client-facing role that includes virtual collaboration and occasional customer interaction.
- Team members are expected to actively engage through Slack, Teams, email, Monday.com, and other company or client-provided collaboration tools.
- Availability for meetings and collaboration during Eastern Time work hours is expected.
- Cameras on during virtual meetings is part of our collaborative culture.
- This is a full-time W-2 position.
- Work must be performed within the United States.
