Cleared AWS Modeling & Simulation Data Engineer (Washington, DC)

Are you ready to put your AWS expertise to work on cloud challenges that few engineers get the chance to tackle?

Virtual Service Operations (VSO) is seeking an experienced AWS Modeling & Simulation Data Engineer to join a highly skilled team delivering advanced cloud engineering capabilities for a mission-critical, security-sensitive initiative. Build the data and compute backbone for advanced modeling and simulation. This role blends data engineering with scalable AWS compute to help technical teams run demanding analytical workloads securely and efficiently. You will work with experienced technical partners in a collaborative environment where careful engineering and measurable results matter.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design data ingestion, storage, and processing pipelines for simulation workloads.
• Support GPU-enabled compute and scalable workloads using Amazon EC2, AWS Batch, or HPC patterns.
• Optimize movement, organization, and retrieval of large datasets.
• Work with engineers and analysts to improve repeatability, performance, and reliability.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years in data engineering, modeling and simulation, or related technical engineering.
• Hands-on AWS experience with data pipelines and compute-intensive workloads.
• Ability to design reliable data processing and storage solutions.
• Hands-on AWS cloud experience and ability to work effectively in highly controlled environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with simulation platforms or scientific computing workloads.
• GPU-enabled EC2, AWS Batch, HPC, and large-scale scenario data.
• Relevant AWS professional or specialty certifications; Security+ or CISSP where applicable.