Sr. Cloud Engineer; Clearance

Overview

Everforth ECS is seeking a Senior
Cloud Engineer to work on our Naval and Department of War Cloud-based infrastructure support team. This position supports the development, deployment and integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cloud-based infrastructure solutions based around the Naval Harbinger contract and efforts.

The main focus of this effort, and position's responsibilities, are designing, deploying, operating and maintaining multiple AWS, Gov Cloud, Azure, and Classified cloud-based environments. To execute these duties, this position supports client teams developing and enriching applications in the cloud, as well as providing core cloud service maintenance and support in both Classified and Unclassified environments, with the goal of providing a stable, secure, flexible, efficient, and cost effective CSO.

• Monitor and manage security compliance, remediations and patch management for both classified and unclassified environments. Evaluate customer issues and make educated decisions on technologies, tools and the overall delivery strategy.
• Evaluating and implementing proof of concept solutions that fits the need of the platform and client requirements
• Leverage best practices to deploy and monitor deployments, facilitate management oversight, and put in place detection, incident-response, and mitigation practices to minimize and rapidly resolve discovered anomalies
• Periodically review and evaluate project progress and planned goals to anticipate development of new solutions, architecture designs, configuration-management practices, business intelligence, and technical documentation
• Have a solid understanding of AWS, Azure, and/or GCP Cloud Services, Network Infrastructure, Security Capabilities, Storage Solutions, Database Services/Tooling and Identity & Access Management capabilities to be able to engage with technical and non-technical leadership as well as product owners
• Participate in status meetings on progress, priorities, issues, performance issues, and future work
• Thrive in a hybrid environment (split between on-site and remote), able to be on-site at 3-4 days as required to support customer and mission requirements.
• Successfully communicate to customers, program managers, industry partners, and Government representatives.

• Bachelor of Science or equivalent experience.
• Must have an existing and active Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI.
• Experience in the administration of Linux (Patch, STIG, configure, and troubleshoot).
• Expertise in Dev Ops, Gitlab, Configuration Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Automation, scripting experience with Power Shell and Python.
• Experience building infrastructure as code (IAC) using Terraform
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• Experience with container orchestration with Kubernetes and Docker
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• Hands-on experience implementing AWS components such as, but not limited to:
  Lambda, IAM, Load Balancers, RDS, Cloud Formation, S3, EC2, Cloud Watch, Cloud Trail, Sage Maker, Bedrock
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• Experience enforcing cloud security practices including configuring encryption, implementing VPC endpoint policies, bucket policies, and locking down security groups.
• Demonstrated, hands-on technical experience in Network and Transport protocols, tools, and techniques.
• Strong knowledge of IP Networking including VPCs, VPNs, VRF, DNS, load-balancing, and firewalls.
• Experience developing and maintaining systems architecture and configuration documentation.
• At least 10 years of experience with customer-facing cloud projects (AWS and/or Azure).
• Highly technical and analytical possessing 7+ years of IT platform implementation experience.
• A strong understanding of AWS and or Azure/cloud-based technologies with a desire to learn more.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in a progression of roles to include delivering and sustaining technical and cloud solutions.
• Demonstrated customer focus and strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills.
• DOD 8570-01M certification: IAM Level I or better (e.g., Security+)
• Experience working within a classified cloud environment.
• AWS Certified Solution Architecture/Developer/SysOPS or AWS Certified Solutions Architect
  -Professional
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• Experience in the administration of Red Hat Servers (Patch, STIG, configure, and troubleshoot).

• Demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product and technical challenges.
• Advanced understanding of Dev Ops Continuous Integration/CD.
• Experience in communicating and demonstrating the value of technical solutions to a variety of stakeholders to address complex and competing drivers in complex technical environments.
• Deep understanding of Cloud-based data management and security.
• ITIL v3 Foundations.

ECS Federal LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to…