Cloud Engineer – AWS Enclave & Secure Migrations

J5 Consulting is a Maryland based company established in 2006 to provide computing and consulting services for government and commercial entities. Our services improve Information System networking performance and compliance and protect electronic assets from loss and compromise. We welcome your application to receive consideration for the following position.

Job Overview:
Available Immediately

Introduction

The Customer plans to build a new secure cloud-based enclave and migrate off of legacy on-premises infrastructure. The Customer requires cloud engineering support to help design and build the new cloud enclave, perform Operations and Maintenance (O&M) tasks, evolve and enhance the cloud architecture once the build out and migration is complete, help continuously identify and mitigate system and data risks and achieve and maintain Assessment & Authorization (A&A) compliance.

This position will:

• Work closely with the Customer for work prioritization
• Set up, configure, update and maintain the Customer’s AWS cloud-based enclave, in all environments including PRODUCTION
• Work in close coordination with the cloud vendor’s Professional Services as the cloud-based enclave is initially designed and stood up
• Take the lead, in coordination with the Customer, in implementing the new cloud-based enclave architecture as well as moving mission data into the cloud for the migration from the legacy (Windows-based) on-premises enclave
• Reach out to partners for technical details and solutions related to system implementation and security
• Execute cloud engineering tasks to support the Customer’s information technology enterprise, as well as related tasks such as documentation, knowledge transfer, configuration management, systems security-related tasks and planning activities
• Provide technical support and assist in the timely resolution of technical issues related to the Customer’s cloud environment and systems
• Support system requirements gathering and refinement as directed by the Customer, and provide technical expertise on cloud computing techniques and technologies
• Coordinate with and participate in meetings with internal and external teams and partners
• Monitor current, and estimate future cloud-related costs and provide recommendations to the Customer for cost-optimization strategies
• Provide input and recommendations to Customer staff and coordinate with the Information System Security Manager (ISSM) staff as necessary to help achieve and maintain ATO for the Customer’s cloud enclave
• Provide support for application deployments, fixes and configuration changes in the cloud environment
• Plan and implement backup and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions in accordance with Customer’s requirements
• Evaluate cloud strategy and architecture and provide recommendations and roadmaps for changes to improve security, reduce cost, and streamline operations to the Customer
• Select appropriate cloud services to design and deploy applications based on given requirements
• Create functional design specifications, architectures, and render support to other cloud project deliverables
• Design, build and maintain high availability cloud-based IT systems
• Use Infrastructure-as-Code principles and automation within cloud environments to reduce the risk of errors, streamline operations and facilitate repeatability
• Keep the Customer informed of security, data integrity or technical risks
• Work off-hours on occasion to support deployments, fixes or operations (happens rarely)
• Identify, analyze, and resolve infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues
• Perform O&M tasks related to Customers enclave
• Perform cloud activities including but not limited to;
  Create and configure virtual private clouds (VPCs), Create EC2 instances, Create RDS instances, Create and secure AMIs that meet security requirements, Create, manage, and test Lifecycle policies for backup and DR purposes, Create public and private subnets, Create auto scaling groups, Configure load balancers, Configure security groups, Create users and groups in cloud environments, Integration with external services

• Demonstrated experience including…