[Remote] Systems Adminstrator

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Black Canyon Consulting LLC is searching for a DataOps Engineer to support the National Center for Biotechnology Information at the National Library of Medicine. The role involves developing and continuously improving a DataOps platform, maintaining tools and libraries, and ensuring compliance with federal application security regulations.

Responsibilities

• Develops and continuously improves DataOps platform
• Develops and maintains common tools and libraries
• Evaluates new technologies and practices
• Helps NCBI developers with adoption of platform
• Ensures compliance with the Federal application security regulations and standards by providing automated solutions and compliance pipelines
• Embraces agile development and continuous improvement
• Encourages growth mindset and offers leadership opportunities at any level

Skills

• Strong coding skills in at least one programing language are required (Python, C++, ...)
• Kubernetes, containerization
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure or equivalent cloud services
• Apache Kafka, Google Cloud Pub/Sub or equivalent
• Apache AirFlow or equivalent
• Experience with data processing applications and modern cloud-based data processing infrastructure
• Linux command-line skills
• B.S. in a STEM field (Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics) or equivalent industry experience in Systems Engineering
• Google Anthos
• Docker
• GitOps tools: ArgoCD or equivalent
• Infrastructure as code tools: Terraform or equivalent
• GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket, Teamcity, Artifactory, or equivalent products for management of Git source control, CI/CD pipelines and artifact lifecycle management
• Modern observability and logging tools: Prometheus, EFK (ElasticSearch, fluentd, Kibana), TIGK (Telegraph, InfluxDB, Graphana, Kapacitor)
• DataDog, Sensu, Jaeger, Sentry, OpsGenie, PagerDuty, Splunk, or equivalent
• Secret Management tools such as Hashicorp Vault, CyberArk, Azure Key Vault, Google Cloud Secret Manager or equivalent
• Data transfer tools: AWS DataSync, Aspera, MinIO, CloudSoda or equivalent
• Apache Pulsar, RabbitMQ, Amazon Kinesis, Apache Flume, Apache Storm, Apache Spark Streaming, Google Cloud Pub/Sub
• Experience with best-practice design patterns in coding and architecture
• Experience working in Agile environment

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• 401k plan with employer contribution
• Paid holidays
• Vacation
• Flexible work schedule
• Tuition reimbursement

Company Overview

Black Canyon Consulting, LLC (BCC) is a privately held, Woman-Owned Small Business, whose team of professionals bring over 125 years of experience providing innovative, tactical, and strategic Program and IT Management Support Services. It was founded in 2017, and is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.bccdc.net.

Company H1B Sponsorship

Black Canyon Consulting LLC has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2026, 8 in 2025, 10 in 2024, 1 in 2023. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.