NCDIT - Cloud Engineer- Mid Level

Software Technology Inc; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The North Carolina Department of Information Technology, through the Enterprise Data Office, seeks a Cloud Engineer to lead enterprise data integration, design a secure cloud landing zone, and modernize ingestion patterns for statewide programs. The role emphasizes building scalable, governed data pipelines and cloud-native architectures.

You will collaborate with architects, security teams, vendors, and agency partners to ensure reliable, compliant data delivery.

Qualifications

• Cloud data engineering and integration across enterprise systems.
• ETL and pipeline development with robust orchestration and lineage.
• Data quality, metadata governance and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and modernization of enterprise data pipelines and secure data processes.
• Architect cloud ingestion patterns and a modern landing zone for state programs.
• Migrate legacy feeds (SFTP, Azure Blob, batch) to scalable cloud-native services.
• Collaborate with architects, security teams, vendors, and agency partners.

Skills

Cloud data engineering

ETL & pipeline orchestration

Data quality & governance

Security & privacy compliance

Job description

Typical Experience: 36-60 months
*This is a hybrid position where the candidate will be expected on site once a week.

This role serves as the technical and strategic lead for enterprise data integration across statewide programs and agencies. The Cloud Engineer designs, implements, and modernizes the enterprise landing zone, cloud ingestion patterns, and secure data pipelines, re engineering legacy feeds such as SFTP, Azure Blob, and batch pathways into scalable, automated, cloud native services aligned with state security policies and compliance requirements. The position collaborates with architects, security teams, vendors, and agency partners to ensure reliable, secure, standardized pipelines from ingestion through transformation and delivery, and it drives operational support across the full lifecycle.

Beyond integration, the role builds and maintains cloud based data warehouse capabilities, including medallion structures (Bronze, Silver, Gold), to enable governed, analytics ready transformations. It defines storage and partitioning conventions for performance and traceability, promotes governance alignment and privacy controls across frameworks such as HIPAA, CJIS, and NIST, and serves as the division s ETL subject matter expert on metadata, lineage, and modeling. The engineer also advances innovation by evaluating emerging tools and AI assisted development to improve reliability, efficiency, and readiness for future capabilities.

The Enterprise Data Office (EDO), a division within the North Carolina Department of Information Technology (DIT), is responsible for delivering enterprise data and analytics capabilities that support statewide programs, agencies, and strategic initiatives. Through these capabilities, the EDO enables improved decision making, operational efficiency, and better outcomes for citizens across North Carolina.

Required/Desired Skills

SkillRequired /DesiredAmountof ExperienceCloud data engineering and integration, including modern lakehouse and medallion architecturesRequired5YearsETL and pipeline development with robust orchestration, error handling, validation, and lineageRequired5YearsData quality, metadata management, and governance practices to ensure accuracy and complianceRequired3YearsSecurity and privacy alignment across frameworks such as HIPAA, CJIS, and NIST, plus DevSecOps awarenessRequired3YearsNetworking and cloud platform fundamentals, identity and access management, and distributed compute and storage in Azure, AWS, or SAS ViyaRequired3Years

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