Senior Systems Engineer - Cloud Data Pipeline (Remote)

GovCIO; Lincoln (NE); Remote; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EAP

Corporate discounts

Learning & Development platform

Training, 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) for the U.S. Coast Guard. This 100% remote role focuses on building an enterprise data ingestion and sharing platform using Confluent and Kafka across USCG environments.

You will lead implementation, maintenance, and sustainment phases, ensuring security, configuration management, and operational readiness in cloud deployments under USCG standards.

Qualifications

• DoD 8570 IAT II certification required.
• Proficient in Java, .NET, or Python.
• Strong Linux system administration background.
• Experience with Confluent and Apache Kafka for enterprise data streaming.
• Ability to complete USCG PUMP RBAC process for admin access.
• Solid understanding of configuration management and system architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end implementation of the Cloud Data Pipeline (CDP) in USCG cloud environments.
• Plan and execute maintenance to ensure CDP uptime and performance.
• Provide sustainment leadership for long-term modernization of the CDP.
• Ensure compliance with USCG software standards during all activities.

Skills

DoD 8570 IAT II

Java/.NET/Python

Linux admin

Confluent Kafka

RBAC (PUMP)

Config mgmt/architecture

Education

High School + 9+ yrs

Tools

Confluent Platform

Apache Kafka

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

GovCIO is hiring a Senior Systems Engineer to support the Cloud Data Pipeline (CDP) for the U.S. Coast Guard. This 100% remote role focuses on building an enterprise data ingestion and sharing platform using Confluent and Kafka across USCG environments.

You will lead implementation, maintenance, and sustainment phases, ensuring security, configuration management, and operational readiness in cloud deployments under USCG standards.