Cloud Engineer; Top Secret Clearance Required) Security Clearance

Position: Cloud Engineer (Top Secret Clearance Required) with Security Clearance
New Cloud Engineer (Top Secret Clearance Required) Herndon, Virginia, United States Apply North Point Technology is looking to hire a Cloud Engineer to support a cutting-edge geospatial intelligence and data management program serving national security missions. This position requires an active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with Polygraph. Responsibilities:
The Cloud Engineer will oversee cloud computing strategy including cloud application design, management, and monitoring, and will develop and implement product development strategies using agile processes. The role involves delivering IT solutions across PaaS, SaaS, and IaaS models, analyzing complex environments, and designing pragmatic architectures. The engineer will work across conceptual, logical, and physical hardware and software designs and develop solutions using dynamic scripting and programming languages.

Required Skills/

Experience:

* Object-oriented programming (OOP) building enterprise-level applications using established design patterns

* Multi-tiered or microservice application development

* Experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud)

* Containerization using Docker, Kubernetes, or Open Shift

* CI/CD pipeline implementation using Git Lab CI or Jenkins

* Shell or general-purpose scripting (e.g., Python, Bash, Perl, Power Shell)

* Linux system administration and usage
Preferred Skills/

Experience:

* Experience supporting U.S. government agencies

* Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud services

* Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, or Cloud Formation

* Deploying and maintaining Kubernetes distributions

* Git Ops tooling including Git Lab and ArgoCD

* Monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Open Telemetry, or ELK Stack

* Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes

* Networking fundamentals including security and firewall concepts

* Dev Sec Ops  principles and identity and access management (IAM)

* Building automated pipelines

Qualifications:

* Active Top Secret clearance required to start; must be able to obtain and maintain TS/SCI with Polygraph North Point Technology is THE BEST place to work for curious-minded engineers motivated to support our country’s most crucial missions! We focus on long term projects, leveraging the latest technology in support of innovative solutions to solve our customer’s most difficult problems. At North Point Technology, EMPLOYEES come first!

We value our employees by providing excellent compensation, benefits, and a flexible work-life balance. We strive for a close-knit and open atmosphere where the owners are always directly available to our team members. Come join us! Apply with North Point Technology today! For positions requiring a federal security clearance, your clearance level must be clearly identified on your resume. Get new jobs like this in your inbox We'll email you when North Point Technology posts a job like this one.
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