Data Engineer – Globus MFT & GCP

Trissential is hiring a Data Engineer to join their client’s Medical Education & Research team. In this role, you will operationalize a Globus MFT platform within a GCP-hosted Data DMZ, supporting researchers while ensuring performance, reliability, and compliance in a regulated healthcare environment.

Responsibilities:

• Deploy, configure, and operationalize Globus Connect Server (GCS v5) within a GCP‑hosted 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 large‑scale, high‑throughput 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 Zero‑Trust security standards
• Create documentation and provide knowledge transfer to enable long‑term platform ownership
• Collaborate closely with enterprise interfaces, data, analytics, and security teams

Requirements:

• 3+ years of hands-on 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 problem-solving skills, including root cause analysis
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication skills with both technical teams and end users
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field OR Associate's degree with two (2) years of relevant professional experience
• 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