Cloud Engineer II; Security Clearance

Position: Cloud Engineer II (4817) with Security Clearance
SMX is actively searching for a dynamic and adept Cloud Engineer II to support our government client in Huntsville, AL. This role emphasizes operational excellence, championed by a commitment to quality, articulate communication, client success, and measurable results, aligning with the essential duties and required skills for the position.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

* Experience working in an Agile IT environment establishing a cloud-based technology in a government provided hybrid cloud environment with security, performance, operability, and scale for customers
* Support and facilitate the customer cloud strategy to utilize DoD approved cloud service providers to provide information technology services and capabilities to include Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Data as a Service (DaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS) and Cloud Service Offerings (CSOs) within the Agency supported cloud architecture
* Define and engineer solution capabilities that satisfy customer business drivers / requirements
* Act as a trusted advisor and Cloud SME for technical decisions during client engagements. Develop courses of action using innovative and Cloud best practices
* Perform architecture, design, and requirements analysis using systems engineering. Focus on cloud-native services and optimizing the customer landscape through adoption of these services
* Develop and utilize deployment and process automation capabilities (scripts, applications, platforms, cloud native services, APIs) to ensure processes are defined, repeatable, scalable, and able to be published for wider utilization; may include capabilities such as Ansible, Power Shell, Bash, Python, etc.
* Utilize Dev Sec Ops  capabilities utilizing IaC tools (Terraform, Cloud Formation, etc) to Operate and sustain a fully integrated Dev Sec Ops  environment to support development, test and deployment of infrastructure and applications utilizing Ci/CD pipelines
* Take ownership of issues and act with a high sense of urgency when required providing direct support to customers providing advanced technical support, troubleshooting direction, and complex problem resolution.
* Produce clear and concise documentation including program-level, design artifacts, as-built documents, and user level documentation to fully capture technical baselines and operational capabilities to guide operations and activities associated to enterprise scale cloud environments. Required Skills/

Experience:

* Clearance Required:

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* Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of experience providing cloud-related support
* 4 additional years of experience may be substituted for the degree requirement
* Must have a DoD 8570/8140 aligned certification such as CompTIA Security+
* Cloud subject matter expertise in Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure
* Delivery experience and working knowledge utilizing key Department of Defense guidance and governance including DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide, Risk Management Framework (RMF), and Secure Cloud Computing Architecture (SCCA)
* Skills in delivery areas of Cloud, IT Infrastructure, Architecture, and Security as well as hands on core system administration skills in Linux or Windows
* Problem determination skills from design issues through detail level inspection to determine root causes of issue
* Core System Administration skills in Linux or Windows with demonstrated skills in Security, Active Directory, ACAS, Identity and Access Management, Zero Trust, and STIG remediation experience
* Knowledge of, and hands on with, DoD Enterprise networks and understanding how those solutions translate to a cloud environment
* Experience with Infrastructure as Code using appropriate tooling
* Understanding of Kubernetes (EKS), ECS, and Docker container fundamentals
* Proficient command of CI/CD tools (Terraform, Ansible, Git, Jenkins, AWS Code Commit, AWS Code Pipeline, etc.) with an understanding of Git Ops methodologies and best practices in Terraform Desired Skills/

Experience:

* Possess cloud-related certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Sys Ops Administrator, Developer,…