Senior Cloud Data Pipeline Engineer - Remote (USCG)

GovCIO; Honolulu (HI); Remote; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Corporate Discounts

Learning & Development

Certification support

Referral Bonus Program

Internal Mobility

Pet Insurance

Flexible Work Environment

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support the Cloud Data Pipeline (CDP) for the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG).

You will drive end‑to‑end implementation, maintenance, and sustainment of the CDP in USCG‑designated cloud environments, leveraging Confluent Platform and Apache Kafka to enable enterprise data ingestion and sharing across the Coast Guard. The successful candidate will hold DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification, have strong Linux backgrounds, and be able to work in a fully remote

Qualifications

• Active DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification required.
• Proficient in Java, .NET, or Python with hands-on development experience.
• Strong Linux system administration and scripting background.
• Experience with Confluent Platform and Apache Kafka for enterprise data streaming.
• Ability to complete USCG Privileged User Management Program (PUMP) RBAC process.
• Expertise in configuration management, requirements analysis, and system architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution for deploying the Cloud Data Pipeline within USCG cloud environments.
• Implement robust data ingestion and sharing between source/recipient systems and the CDP.
• Ensure compliance with USCG software implementation, configuration and security standards.
• Plan and execute maintenance to ensure CDP uptime within USCG environments.
• Tune data ingestion and sharing capabilities and validate ongoing operational standards.
• Oversee long-term sustainment and modernization of the CDP and system configurations.

Skills

DoD 8570 IAT II

Java/.NET/Python

Linux administration

Confluent Kafka

RBAC PUMP

Engineering standards

Education

High School + 9+ years experience

Tools

Confluent Platform

Apache Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

GovCIO is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support the Cloud Data Pipeline (CDP) for the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG).

You will drive end‑to‑end implementation, maintenance, and sustainment of the CDP in USCG‑designated cloud environments, leveraging Confluent Platform and Apache Kafka to enable enterprise data ingestion and sharing across the Coast Guard. The successful candidate will hold DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification, have strong Linux backgrounds, and be able to work in a fully remote