Overview
Location: Remote within USA
Employment Type: Contract (W2)
Build Data Foundations That Power WorldClass Research
Are you a Data Engineer who thrives at the intersection of largescale data movement, cloud platforms, and secure research environments? Trissential is hiring a Data Engineer to join our client's Medical Education & Research (Next Gen Data Architecture) team. This is a highimpact opportunity where your expertise in Globus Managed File Transfer (MFT), GCP, and Linux will directly enable secure, compliant, and highperformance research data workflows.
You'll play a critical role in operationalizing a Globus MFT platform within a GCPhosted Data DMZ, supporting researchers and enterprise teams while ensuring performance, reliability, and compliance in a regulated healthcare environment.
What's In It for You?
- MissionDriven Impact - Support cuttingedge medical education and research by enabling secure, largescale data transfers
- HandsOn Technical Ownership - Lead deployment, configuration, and optimization of Globus MFT in a production GCP environment
- Highly Collaborative Environment - Partner with data architects, developers, analysts, and research stakeholders
- Exposure to EnterpriseGrade Security - Work within HIPAA, NIST, and ZeroTrust frameworks
- Skill Expansion - Deepen expertise across cloud infrastructure, data pipelines, and research data workflows
Your Role & Responsibilities
- Deploy, configure, and operationalize Globus Connect Server (GCS v5) within a GCPhosted Data DMZ
- Configure storage gateways, collections, endpoints, and secure data transfer workflows
- Support onboarding of research users and provide Tier 1/2 operational support
- Manage and optimize largescale, highthroughput data transfers (GridFTP)
- Monitor platform health, troubleshoot performance issues, and ensure reliability
- Build and maintain processes supporting data transformation, metadata, and workload management
- Perform complex data analysis to investigate data issues and explain outcomes to stakeholders
- Conduct data quality reviews and contribute to data governance initiatives
- Ensure compliance with HIPAA, NIST, and ZeroTrust security standards
- Create documentation and provide knowledge transfer to enable longterm platform ownership
- Collaborate closely with enterprise interfaces, data, analytics, and security teams
Skills & Experience You Should Possess
- 3+ years of handson experience with Globus MFT (GCS v5, endpoints, collections)
- Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform (Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, IAM, networking)
- Advanced SQL skills for querying, troubleshooting, and data mining across complex datasets
- Solid understanding of data modeling concepts and ETL processes
- Linux system administration experience with Bash scripting
- Experience supporting large, disconnected datasets and complex data pipelines
- Strong analytical and problemsolving skills, including root cause analysis
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities in a fastpaced environment
- Excellent communication skills with both technical teams and end users
Bonus Points If You Have
- Experience working in healthcare or other regulated environments
- Background in Managed File Transfer (MFT) or research data platforms
- Familiarity with Terraform / Infrastructure as Code or Azure DevOps
- Exposure to HPC or research data workflows
- Experience with identity governance tools (e.g., SailPoint)
- Monitoring and observability tooling experience
Education & Certifications You Need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related fieldOR
- Associate's degree with two (2) years of relevant professional experience
- No required certifications; relevant cloud or data certifications are a plus
What We Offer
At Trissential, you'll join our client's team on meaningful, highvisibility initiatives while enjoying flexibility and strong benefits.
- Competitive Compensation -$54-$64 per hour. Final compensation is determined based on skill alignment, years of experience, and fair, marketbased rates by geography.
- Comprehensive Benefits for you and your dependents - Medical, dental, vision, free telehealth, HSA with company contribution, life and disability insurance, and 401k with matching
- Paid Time Off - Offers paid time away from work
- CareerEnhancing Work - Gain experience supporting enterprisescale, cloudbased research platforms
- Collaborative Culture - Work alongside experts who value knowledge sharing and continuous improvement
This role is open only to candidates authorized to work in the United States.
Ready to Make an Impact?
If you're passionate about data engineering, secure cloud platforms, and enabling research through reliable data movement, this is your opportunity. Apply today and take the next step in your career with Trissential
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