[Remote] Cloud Data Engineer (Remote)
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. GovCIO is a government technology company supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Data Modernization initiative. The Cloud Data Engineer will design, provision, and automate cloud-based data workspaces using Databricks and VHA Data Lake integrations, while improving onboarding, access, reliability, and governance. The role also provides cross-functional collaboration, troubleshooting, documentation, and user support.
Responsibilities
- Create cloud workspaces equipped with the most commonly used tools to ensure rapid assignment and reduced onboarding friction
- Automate provisioning processes for user intake, workspace creation, and core Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW) access
- Map new users to the appropriate workspace personas and configurations through an improved intake workflow
- Build and configure workspaces in PreProd (with live data) or Prod environments, including setup of Service Principals, workgroup personas, access controls, and security configurations
- Create and manage linked services, mount points, and integrations between Databricks and the VHA Data Lake
- Develop and maintain Databricks catalogs to support streamlined data discovery and governed access
- Collaborate with data platform engineers, security teams, and analytics stakeholders to ensure compliant and efficient workspace operations
- Troubleshoot issues related to cloud provisioning, access, and workspace functionality, delivering timely and high‑quality support
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives including automation enhancement, intake optimization, and workspace standardization
- Document processes, SOPs, access models, and configurations to support operational transparency and repeatability
- Provide white‑glove support to new and existing users, ensuring strong adoption and high user satisfaction
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, or a related field. (or commensurate experience)
- 12+ years of experience in cloud tools, Databricks, Data Lake integrations, and workspace provisioning
- Strong analytical, problem solving, and communication skills
- Azure Administrator and/or AWS Cloud Practitioner certification
- Experience with SQL Server, Active Directory, Data Lake design, data governance, cloud migration, business intelligence, GitHub, Terraform, ansible and Kubernetes
- Hands-on experience with Azure or other major cloud platforms
- Experience with Databricks workspace administration, catalog creation, mount configurations, and cluster setup
- Familiarity with cloud identity and access management (IAM), including Service Principals, role-based access control (RBAC), and persona-based configurations
- Working knowledge of data lake architectures, especially Delta Lake or similar structured storage solutions
- Experience automating cloud provisioning workflows (e.g., Terraform, ARM, Bicep, PowerShell, Python)
- Background supporting enterprise-scale data modernization or cloud migration initiatives
- Understanding of intake workflows, user provisioning, or data-access onboarding processes
- Ability to collaborate with cross-functional engineering and business teams
- Strong documentation practices and experience building standard operating procedures
- Experience supporting public sector or healthcare data environments is a plus
Benefits
- This position is fully remote, located in the United States.
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