Senior Systems Engineer

Govcio LLC • Kearneysville, WV

17d • Hybrid

About The Position

GovCIO is currently hiring for a Senior Systems Engineer to support the Cloud Data Pipeline (CDP) and engineering services across U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). This position will be located in Kearneysville, WV and will be a hybrid position.

Requirements

• High School with 9+ years (or commensurate experience)
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (Security+ CE, CySA+, etc.) active and in good standing.
• Advanced programming and scripting proficiency in Java, .NET, or Python.
• Expert-level understanding of system engineering processes, requirements analysis, configuration management, and systems architecture concepts.
• Ability to complete the USCG Privileged User Management Program Process (PUMP) to obtain a Role Based Access Control (RBAC) administrative account requiring both a .14 token and a .1c token.
• Prior hands-on production-level architecture, configuration, or management of the Confluent platform and Apache Kafka ecosystems.
• Ability to author technical blueprints, establish engineering guidance, and lead team-based technical discussions.
• Strong communication skills and a proven track record of mentoring junior staff in a fast‑paced, mission‑critical enterprise data environment.
• Active Secret Clearance

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting U.S. Coast Guard or Department of Homeland Security (DHS) programs.
• Strong familiarity with enterprise cloud architectures (AWS or Microsoft Azure) and IT modernization initiatives within a federal environment.
• Direct experience with Infrastructure‑as‑Code (Terraform, Ansible), pipeline automation, and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Analytical mindset with a focus on continuous technical growth in senior-level systems and data engineering.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for planning, designing, and executing the implementation of CDP within USCG‑designated cloud environments.
• Oversee the implementation, routine maintenance, and comprehensive sustainment of data ingestion and data sharing capabilities between designated source/recipient systems and the CDP.
• Drive the utilization of the Confluent platform and Apache Kafka to reduce information silos, consolidate data, and ensure data accessibility across the USCG enterprise.
• Perform expert-level technical tasking and provide root-cause troubleshooting support for scheduled and unscheduled maintenance of the CDP platform.
• Oversee complex administrative tasking, performance tuning, and system configurations to support the long-term sustainment of CDP.
• Enforce data integrity, security, and accessibility goals to ensure enterprise data remains discoverable, resilient, and usable.
• Optimize engineering workflows to ensure all CDP implementation and maintenance activities comply with USCG software implementation, configuration, operational, and security standards.
• Develop, maintain, and enforce engineering standards to ensure all CDP sustainment activities comply with USCG software sustainment, configuration management, and lifecycle management standards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED