Senior Cloud Engineer; Remote

Position: Senior Cloud Engineer (Remote)
United States

Suitability/Public Trust

Fully remote

IT Infrastructure & Network Engineering & Operations

** Overview*
* GovCIO is currently seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to support the transition of Digital Collection Services (DCS) from on-premises infrastructure to AWS Gov Cloud. The engineer will provide hands-on administration, configuration, troubleshooting, security, and operational support for the AWS infrastructure supporting large-scale evidentiary data and DCS applications.

The position requires strong AWS infrastructure experience, particularly with EC2, FSx ONTAP, IAM, networking, and Cloud Watch, as well as the ability to operate in a hybrid AWS, Azure, and VA on-premises environment.

This position is fully remote located in the continental United States.

** Responsibilities*
* + Administer, configure, and troubleshoot AWS Gov Cloud infrastructure supporting DCS.

+ Manage Amazon EC2, including Windows-based cloud servers.

+ Configure and administer Amazon FSx for Net App ONTAP storage environments.

+ Manage Amazon S3 storage and associated cloud infrastructure.

+ Configure and maintain AWS IAM roles, policies, and access controls.

+ Configure and troubleshoot VPCs, security groups, firewall rules, ports, routing, and network connectivity.

+ Implement and maintain Cloud Watch monitoring, logging, and alerting.

+ Support secure connectivity and data flows between AWS, Azure, and VA on-premises environments.

+ Use AWS CLI and automation tools to support infrastructure administration and operational activities.

+ Troubleshoot infrastructure, storage, network, connectivity, availability, and performance issues.

+ Support cloud security and compliance requirements within the AWS Gov Cloud environment.

+ Monitor infrastructure capacity, performance, availability, and operational health.

+ Develop and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and troubleshooting runbooks.

+ Coordinate with VA platform teams, AWS engineering teams, application teams, and other technical stakeholders.

+ Support the transition from legacy on-premises infrastructure to sustainable cloud operations.

** Qualifications*
* ** Required Skills and Experience*
* + Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field preferred and 12+ years of experience. Equivalent professional experience may be considered.

+ 5+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure engineering or systems engineering.

+ 3+ years of hands-on AWS administration experience.

+ Experience working in AWS Gov Cloud or comparable regulated cloud environments.

+ Hands-on experience administering Amazon EC2, including Windows Server environments.

+ Hands-on experience with Amazon FSx for Net App ONTAP.

+ Experience managing Amazon S3 storage.

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Experience with AWS IAM, including roles, policies, permissions, and access controls.

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Experience with AWS VPCs, security groups, firewall rules, ports, routing, and network connectivity.

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Experience with Amazon Cloud Watch for monitoring, logging, and alerting.

+ Experience using AWS CLI for administration and automation.

+ Experience supporting hybrid or multi-cloud environments, including AWS, Azure, and on-premises infrastructure.

+ Knowledge of cloud security, access management, and compliance requirements.

+ Experience troubleshooting cloud infrastructure, networking, storage, and performance issues.

+ Experience developing technical documentation, procedures, and operational runbooks.

+ Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

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* Clearance Required:

** Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust/Suitability clearance.

** Preferred Skills and Experience*
* + AWS certification such as Solutions Architect or Sys Ops Administrator.

+ Experience supporting FedRAMP or federal government cloud environments.

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Experience with Net App ONTAP and Snap Mirror.

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Experience with Azure administration.

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Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or Cloud Formation.

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Experience with Dev Ops or CI/CD practices.

+ Experience supporting large-scale storage environments.

** Posted Salary Range*
* USD $ - USD $ /Yr.

** Company Overview*
* GovCIO is…