Senior Cloud Data Pipeline Engineer (Remote)

GovCIO; Annapolis (MD); Remote; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EAP

Discounts

Learning platform

Certification assistance

Referral bonus

Internal mobility

Pet insurance

Flexible work environment

Job summary

GovCIO is hiring a Senior Systems Engineer to support the Cloud Data Pipeline (CDP) and engineering services for the U.S. Coast Guard.

This 100% remote role focuses on building an enterprise data ingestion and sharing platform using Confluent and Apache Kafka, enabling data availability across the USCG enterprise. You will lead end-to-end engineering tasks, implement CDP in designated cloud environments, maintain data pipelines, and ensure compliance with USCG standards.

Qualifications

• Active DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification in good standing (e.g., Security+ CE, CySA+, CCNA-Security, GICSP, GSEC, CND, SSCP).
• Proficient in Java, .NET, or Python with hands-on programming/scripting.
• Strong Linux programming and system administration background.
• Experience with Confluent Platform and Apache Kafka for enterprise data streaming.
• Ability to complete USCG Privileged User Management Program Process (PUMP) for RBAC admin access.
• Expert understanding of configuration management, requirements analysis, system architecture concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end CDP implementation in USCG-designated cloud environments.
• Plan and execute maintenance to ensure uptime and data availability.
• Maintain and tune data ingestion and sharing between source/recipient networks and the CDP.
• Provide expert guidance on sustainment, modernization, and lifecycle management of the CDP.

Skills

Java

.NET

Python

Linux

Config management

Education

High School with 9+ years

Tools

Confluent Platform

Apache Kafka

PUMP RBAC

DoD 8570 IAT Level II

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

GovCIO is hiring a Senior Systems Engineer to support the Cloud Data Pipeline (CDP) and engineering services for the U.S. Coast Guard.

This 100% remote role focuses on building an enterprise data ingestion and sharing platform using Confluent and Apache Kafka, enabling data availability across the USCG enterprise. You will lead end-to-end engineering tasks, implement CDP in designated cloud environments, maintain data pipelines, and ensure compliance with USCG standards.