Cloud Engineer

Overview

ERP International is seeking a skilled and DoD cleared Cloud Engineer to support our initiatives in developing and managing cloud-based applications. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in enhancing our cloud processes, ensuring that all deliverables meet user acceptance criteria while adhering to security best practices. With a strong background in Azure environments and extensive experience in automation tools such as Jenkins, Git Lab, Kubernetes, and Docker, the ideal candidate will be a trusted advisor in implementing industry standards and driving continuous improvement.

Job Location: On customer site (Ft. Meade, MD) with telework options. Candidates will need to be on-site de, MD at least 3 times per week, but available to be onsite daily.

Pay Range: $140,000 – $190,000

The salary range for this position is determined based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, experience, qualifications, skill level, and location. The final salary offer will fall within this range and will be commensurate with the candidate’s background and the specific demands of the role.

Responsibilities Include:

• Work with teams to bring continuous improvement to processes and tools
• Ensure work product meets user acceptance criteria
• Manage self-directed assignments
• Meet schedule deadlines and commitments with a high level of quality of deliverables
• Be a trusted automation and tooling advisor for Cloud and other infrastructure initiatives by providing objective, practical and relevant ideas, insights, and advice
• Recommend and implement industry standards
• Implement and ensure adherence to security practices and incorporate them into the automated pipelines

• Clearance Requirements
  • Active DoD Security Clearance of Secret or higher
• Education:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business or other related scientific or technical discipline
• Minimum Experience:
  • 5+ years of Dev Ops experience
  • 3 years of experience with Azure and other Cloud environments
  • 3 years of experience with Kubernetes in an Azure cloud environment
  • 3 years of experience with application and operating system security
  • 3 years’ hands‑on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Ansible and Terraform
  • Experience in Agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban using tools such as Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket
• Skills:
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills, and the ability to communicate strategic information security topics, policies, and standards as well as risk‑related concepts to technical and non‑technical audiences at various organizational levels
• Preferred
  
  Skills:
  
  
  • Certification in one or more cloud environments (Azure or AWS)
  • Knowledge and experience working in DoD Azure environments

ERP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

ERP International is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.