Data Engineer (Remote) at GovCIO
Columbia, SC
$175,000–$185,000from the description
Jul 7, 2026
Columbia, SC
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A data engineering role supporting a federal agency's data modernization effort, focused on automating the provisioning and configuration of cloud-based data workspaces in Databricks and Azure. Day-to-day work spans building ETL pipelines, managing data lakehouse infrastructure, administering access controls, and directly supporting end users through onboarding and troubleshooting. Suits an experienced engineer comfortable bridging platform engineering with hands-on customer success in a government environment.
Senior level · 12+ years · Remote · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 8 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 500 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (database architects). range 150–890
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $142,568 (middle half $111,775–$173,013). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The required experience field states '12+ years of experience in business analysis, project management, or a similar role' — an unusually broad framing for a Data Engineer posting. The actual technical requirements (Databricks, Azure, ETL, IAM/RBAC, IaC) are consistent with a Senior-level data/platform engineering role, so seniority is assessed as Senior despite the 12-year floor.
SOC classification is a genuine judgment call: the role centers on building and automating data pipelines, workspace provisioning, and lakehouse architecture (pointing to 15-1243 Database Architects / Data Engineers), but also involves substantial infrastructure-as-code and platform automation work that could fit 15-1252 Software Developers. 15-1243 is chosen as the primary because data platform design and ETL/ELT are the stated core.
Clearance is listed as 'Ability to obtain and maintain a suitability/Public Trust clearance' — this is a Public Trust suitability determination, not a formal US security clearance (Confidential/Secret/TS). Clearance_required is set to None accordingly; the Public Trust requirement is noted here for the hiring manager's awareness.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's degree … or commensurate experience,' so no hard degree gate exists.
Python appears in both the required scripting list (alongside PowerShell/Bash) and the preferred section as a standalone data-analysis skill. It is captured once as required, reflecting its placement in the required qualifications block.
Terraform, ARM, and Bicep are listed together as IaC options in the required section; Terraform is used as the primary skill name with ARM and Bicep as alternatives. CI/CD and Terraform also appear in the preferred section but are already captured as required.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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