Senior Systems Engineer (Data Integration Pipeline Engineer) Jobs
clearancejobsAlexandria (VA)
Senior Systems Engineer (Data Integration Pipeline Engineer) Jobs
Posted 6 days ago
clearancejobsAlexandria (VA)
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About the role
Senior Systems EngineerPRISM is devoted to modernization and innovation across technology, security, and IT enterprise solutions. We are recognized for meeting performance requirements and exceeding customer expectations since 1994. Our culture is founded on relationships, opportunity, and success. Offering comprehensive benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, and 401K along with our people - first approach sustains our reputation as a premier employer. PRISM is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support the Cloud Data Pipeline (CDP) and engineering services. This position supports the Infrastructure Services Division's effort to enhance the Integrated Data Environment (IDE) system. By leveraging the Confluent platform you will help build an enterprise approach to data ingestion and data sharing-reducing information silos, consolidating data, and making critical data discoverable, resilient, and usable. As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will provide comprehensive engineering services covering the end-to-end lifecycle-implementation, maintenance, and sustainment-of the Cloud Data Pipeline (CDP). This is a 100% Remote position.
Responsibilities: Key responsibilities are divided across three operational phases:
Implementation:
Planning & Execution: Lead technical tasking and provide planning/execution support for deploying the CDP within designated cloud environments.
Data Integration: Implement robust data ingestion and data sharing capabilities between designated source/recipient systems and the CDP.Compliance Integration: Ensure all initial CDP implementation activities strictly comply with software implementation, configuration, and security standards.
Routine Maintenance:
Operational Readiness: Plan and execute scheduled and unscheduled maintenance tasking to ensure continuous uptime of the CDP.Pipeline Preservation: Maintain and tune data ingestion and data sharing capabilities between source/recipient networks and the CDP ecosystem.
Operational Alignment: Validate that all ongoing maintenance work complies with software maintenance, configuration, and operational standards.
Lifecycle Sustainment:
Long-Term Planning: Provide expert technical oversight for planning and executing the long-term sustainment and modernization of the CDP.System Configurations: Manage complex administrative configurations and performance tuning to support data availability.
Lifecycle Compliance: Ensure all sustainment, configuration management, and lifecycle management activities adhere completely to established software standards.
Required Qualifications: (Skills/Education) High School with 6 to 9 years (or commensurate experience)
Certifications:
DoD 8570 Compliance: Must hold an active DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification in good standing (e.g., Security+ CE, CySA+, CCNA-Security, GICSP, GSEC, CND, or SSCP).Programming Proficiency: Advanced, hands-on programming and scripting experience in Java, .NET, or Python.
Systems Environment: Strong background in Linux programming and system administration.
Data Ecosystems: Prior production-level experience with the Confluent platform.
Engineering Standards: Expert-level understanding of configuration management, requirements analysis, system architecture concepts, and the ability to author technical engineering guidance.
Clearance Level: Must have an active Secret clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
Prior experience supporting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) IT programs. Strong familiarity with federal enterprise cloud architectures (AWS or Microsoft Azure) and pipeline automation. Exposure to Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).REQUIRED SECURITY CLEARANCE: Active Secret Clearance PRISM is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.
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