Senior Systems Engineer – CDP

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee technical tasks and offer planning/execution assistance for the deployment of the Cloud Data Pipeline in USCG-designated cloud environments.

• Establish data ingestion and sharing capabilities between the designated source and recipient systems and the CDP.

• Ensure that the implementation activities of the CDP adhere to USCG's software implementation, configuration, and security standards.

• Plan and carry out both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance to guarantee continuous uptime of the CDP.

• Maintain and optimize data ingestion and sharing capabilities between source/recipient networks and the CDP ecosystem.

• Validate maintenance tasks against the software maintenance, configuration, and operational standards set by the USCG.

• Provide technical oversight for the long-term sustainability and modernization of the CDP.

• Manage intricate administrative configurations and performance tuning to facilitate data availability.

• Ensure that sustainment, configuration management, and lifecycle management activities align with established USCG software standards.

⛳️ Requirements

• High School diploma with 9+ years of relevant experience (or equivalent).

• Must possess an active DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification in good standing (e.g., Security+ CE, CySA+, CCNA-Security, GICSP, GSEC, CND, or SSCP).

• Proficient, hands-on programming and scripting experience in Java, .NET, or Python.

• Strong background in Linux programming and system administration.

• Previous production-level experience with the Confluent platform and knowledge of Apache Kafka for enterprise data streaming.

• Ability to complete the USCG Privileged User Management Program Process (PUMP) to acquire an RBAC administrative account that requires both a .14 token and a .1c token.

• Expert-level understanding of configuration management, requirements analysis, and system architecture principles.

• Capability to author technical engineering documentation.

• Must hold an active Secret clearance.

• Previous experience supporting U.S. Coast Guard or Department of Homeland Security IT programs is preferred.

• Familiarity with federal enterprise cloud architectures (AWS or Microsoft Azure) and pipeline automation is preferred.

• Exposure to Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance bonuses.

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.

• Opportunities for professional development and training.

• Flexible work arrangements to promote work-life balance.