Senior Cloud Data Engineer — Remote Data Platform Lead

GovCIO; Cheyenne (WY); Remote; USD 195,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Corporate Discounts

Learning & Development platform

Certification assistance

Referral Bonus Program

Internal Mobility Program

Pet Insurance

Flexible Work Environment

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking a Senior Cloud Data Engineer to support the VA Data Modernization initiative. This fully remote US role focuses on designing, provisioning, and automating cloud-based data workspaces, with expertise in Databricks, Delta Lake, and IAM controls.

You will lead migrations, build catalogs, and collaborate across security and analytics teams. The ideal candidate has Azure experience, cloud automation skills, and strong documentation practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus 12 years IT/engineering experience (or commensurate).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience with Azure or other major cloud platforms.
• Familiarity with IAM, RBAC, and service principals.
• Experience with Delta Lake or similar data lake architectures.

Responsibilities

• Create cloud workspaces with commonly used tools to accelerate onboarding.
• Lead migration from on-premises to cloud-based solutions.
• Develop and maintain documentation for network designs, policies, and procedures.
• Automate provisioning for user intake, workspace creation, and data access.
• Lead teams of data platform engineers, security and analytics stakeholders for compliant operations.
• Map new users to workspace personas and configurations.
• Configure Databricks workspaces and VHA Data Lake integrations.
• Develop and maintain Databricks catalogs for data discovery.
• Troubleshoot cloud provisioning, access, and workspace issues.
• Document SOPs and access models to support repeatability.
• Provide white-glove support and drive user adoption.

Skills

Databricks

Azure cloud

Data engineering

Cloud IAM

Delta Lake

Terraform/Automation

SQL Server

Education

Bachelor's degree + 12 years experience

Tools

Databricks

Azure Data Factory (ADF)

Azure Synapse

Power BI

Terraform

ARM/Bicep

Job description

GovCIO is seeking a Senior Cloud Data Engineer to support the VA Data Modernization initiative. This fully remote US role focuses on designing, provisioning, and automating cloud-based data workspaces, with expertise in Databricks, Delta Lake, and IAM controls.

You will lead migrations, build catalogs, and collaborate across security and analytics teams. The ideal candidate has Azure experience, cloud automation skills, and strong documentation practices.