Senior Cloud Engineer

Overview

Thank you for considering IT Concepts dba Kentro, where innovation drives opportunity and collaboration leads to success. Our dynamic community of experts is fully committed to advancing our customers' missions, fostering professional growth, and making a positive impact on our communities.

Kentro is hiring an experienced Sr. Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer to support a DOC Census opportunity. Kentro will provide the Government with program management and services related to emerging technology solutions, including Enterprise Architecture (EA) and data science, application development and management support, training, and enterprise ecosystem support.

• Maintains enterprise cloud infrastructure to ensure proper configuration, availability, performance, capacity, and maintenance.
• Responsible for installing, configuring, administrating, supporting, and maintaining cloud-based systems and resources.
• Maintains expertise in cloud infrastructure and cloud-based capabilities to enhance the scalability and efficiency of data solutions, support the development of containerized cloud-based applications, and provide O&M support for cloud-based web applications.
• May be responsible for supporting Secure Cloud Architecture.
• May be responsible for supporting Dev Sec Ops  Strategy.
• May be responsible for supporting Infrastructure as Code efforts to optimize execution for dependency management and maximize efficiency by reducing manual reconciliation efforts.
• May be responsible for supporting Security Compliance to comply with NIST 800-53 Rev 5 standards

On-site in Washington DC - Department of Commerce

• Senior level: 10+ years of experience and an MA/MS degree.

• Substitutions for education:

• Associate’s degree plus 4 years work experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree
• Bachelor's degree plus 8 years work experience may be substituted for a master’s degree
• 6 years of work experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree
• 12 years of work experience may be substituted for a master’s degree

Desired

Certifications:

• Microsoft Certified:
  Azure Administrator Associate
• Google Cloud:
  Certified Cloud Architect, Certified Security Professional
• CompTIA:
  Security+ CE, Network+, A+
• Other: ITILv4 Foundation

Preferred

Skills:

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
• Ability to work with teams but is self-motivated to complete projects independently.
• Ability to work entirely on-site with minimal accommodation

Preferred Technical

Skills:

• Cloud Platforms: GCP, Microsoft Azure
• Infrastructure as Code:
  Terraform, Terragrunt, Power Shell DSC, Ansible, YAML, JSON Dev Sec Ops  / CI/CD:
  Azure Dev Ops, Git Lab, Docker, Kubernetes
• Virtualization: VMware (vSphere, vSAN, NSX, Horizon, vRealize), Hyper-V
• Security & Compliance: NIST 800-53, Zero Trust, STIG, CIS, Azure Sentinel, Microsoft Defender
• Scripting:
  Power Shell, Bash, KQL, JavaScript, Regex (Splunk)
• Hardware & Infrastructure:
  Cisco Hyperconverged, Dell Isilon, Dell Data Domain
• Microsoft Stack: AD, Azure AD, DNS, Always-On AG, Certificate Services

• Top Secret Clearance

We believe in generating success collaboratively, enabling long-term mission success, and building trust for the next challenge. With you as our partner, let’s solve challenges, think innovatively, and maximize impact. As a valued member of our team, you have the unique opportunity to work in a diverse range of technology and business career paths, all while supporting our nation and delivering innovative technology solutions.

We are a close community of experts that pride ourselves on creating an environment defined by teamwork, dedication, and excellence.

We hold three ISO certifications (27001:2013, 20000-1:2011, 9001:2015), two CMMI ML 3 ratings (DEV and SVC) and CMMC Level 2 Certification.

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