Cloud Engineer

Overview As a Cloud Engineer, you will work within our growing Dev Sec Ops  practice delivering features to support cloud migration, cloud optimization and cloud deployment. We are looking for candidates with 3-5 years experience with cloud platform services and Dev Ops practices such as infrastructure as code and confirmation management automation.

Contributions Identify and implement the most optimal cloud-based solutions for the customer

Design, develop, and deploy modular cloud-based systems

Understanding the needs of stakeholders and conveying this to developers

Automate and improve configuration, provisioning, deployment, and release processes

Testing and examining code written by others and analyzing results

Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats

Identifying technical problems, performing root cause analysis, and developing software updates and ‘fixes’Working with software developers and Dev Sec Ops  engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended

Support enterprise Cloud applications or infrastructure through infrastructure as code including any activities around automated server or network configurations, large-scale software deployments, and monitoring and testing

Ensure efficient functioning of data storage and process functions in accordance with organizational security policies and best practices

Document as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations

Identify, analyze, and resolve infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues

Act as an individual contributor and mentor more junior team members

Engineer and implement solutions and provide recommendations for continuous improvement for the services provided

Present regular status updates and provide cross training to other team members.

Qualifications Ability to obtain a U.S. government Security ClearanceBS Degree in an IT field OR BS in a non-IT field and 2 years related IT experience3 Years of Experience architecting, designing, developing, and implementing cloud solutions3 Years of

Experience with one or more clouds (i.e. AWS, Azure, or GCP)3 Years of

Experience with Git SCM providers such as Git Hub, Git Lab, Bitbucket3 Years of

Experience with systems development in an Agile environment3 Years of Experience implementing infrastructure as code and orchestration3 Years of Experience integrating deployments with industry standard Dev Sec Ops  tooling and orchestrationNIH experience AI experience This role will require being onsite in Bethesda one day per week, with occasional additional onsite days depending on meeting schedules and business needs. Preferred:

Certifications:

AWS Certified Dev Oos Engineer AWS Certified Solution Sys Ops Administrator Associate Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator AssociateSAFe Dev Ops Certification Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills

Experience with documenting an as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations preferred

Experience with scripting in Concourse, Bash, Power Shell, Python, Groovy, or Ruby Experience implementing docker containers and utilizing platforms such as Kubernetes

Experience with automation tools, including Pivotal, Chef, Terraform, Cloud Formation, or Ansible Experience in several of the following areas: database architecture, ETL, business intelligence, big data, machine learning, advanced analytics

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