Remote Senior Systems Engineer, Cloud Data Pipeline

GovCIO; Cheyenne (WY); Remote; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Corporate Discounts

Learning & Development platform

Training, Education and Certification

Referral Bonus Program

Internal Mobility Program

Pet Insurance

Flexible Work Environment

Job summary

GovCIO is hiring a Senior Systems Engineer to support the Cloud Data Pipeline for the U.S. Coast Guard, leveraging Confluent and Apache Kafka to enable enterprise data ingestion and sharing across USCG environments.

This is a fully remote role. The engineer will cover implementation, maintenance, and sustainment of the CDP, ensuring uptime, security, and compliance in accordance with USCG standards and RBAC controls.

Qualifications

• DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification in good standing (e.g., Security+ CE, CySA+, CCNA-Security, GICSP, GSEC, CND, or SSCP).
• Advanced programming/scripting in Java, .NET, or Python.
• Strong Linux programming and system administration background.
• Production-level experience with Confluent and Kafka for enterprise data streaming.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end CDP implementation within USCG environments.
• Plan and execute maintenance to ensure continuous uptime of CDP in USCG environments.
• Provide expert oversight for sustainment, modernization, and configuration management of the CDP.

Skills

DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification

Java/.NET/Python

Linux

Confluent Platform

Apache Kafka

PUMP RBAC access

configuration management

system architecture concepts

Education

High School + 9+ years experience

Tools

Confluent Platform

Apache Kafka

Job description

GovCIO is hiring a Senior Systems Engineer to support the Cloud Data Pipeline for the U.S. Coast Guard, leveraging Confluent and Apache Kafka to enable enterprise data ingestion and sharing across USCG environments.

This is a fully remote role. The engineer will cover implementation, maintenance, and sustainment of the CDP, ensuring uptime, security, and compliance in accordance with USCG standards and RBAC controls.