Cloud Engineer

Overview

JANUS Research Group is seeking a Cloud Engineer to support the IT Services and Support (ITSS) requirements for the U.S. Army Product Lead Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Enterprise Systems and Services (PL ALTESS) requirement, in support of the Program Executive Office Enterprise (PEO Enterprise) in Radford, VA. The Cloud Engineer will support the ALTESS commercial cloud services infrastructure. ALTESS is a managed service provider for Army and DoD IT systems and plans to offer managed cloud services in public clouds, MS Azure, AWS and Private Clouds.

Note: This position is contingent upon contract award. Candidates must have an active Secret clearance and verify, before applying, that you meet the minimum requirements of the position.

• Support the ALTESS commercial cloud services infrastructure.
• Assist in offering and managing cloud services in public clouds (Azure, AWS) and private clouds.
• Provide expertise in IPSEC/VPN, secure transport technologies, and Border Gateway Protocol.
• Proven experience migrating on-premises applications to the cloud.
• Understand network, storage, server, and application technologies; participate in automation initiatives using scripting and automation tools.
• Implement and support CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, AWS Code Deploy, Travis CI).
• Manage multiple large-scale projects; communicate effectively.

• Experience in Computer Science or IT.
• CompTIA Security+ or equivalent IA cert and related certifications (e.g., MCSD Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Solutions Architect).
• DoD Secret Security Clearance.
• Mid to senior level Cloud Engineer experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience automating routine administrative tasks is desired.
• Strong experience with IPSEC/VPN and other secure transport technologies; knowledge of Border Gateway Protocol.
• Experience migrating on-premises applications to the cloud.
• Working knowledge of code repositories (Git) and DoD STIGs and IAVM.
• Cloud automation tools and scripting languages (Ansible, Terraform, Python, Power Shell, Bash, Puppet, Chef, etc.).
• CI/CD pipeline experience (Jenkins, Travis CI, AWS Code Deploy).

• Senior IT experience in networking or equivalent.

JANUS strives to provide opportunities for career growth through training and development. We also offer an attractive comprehensive benefit package to include health and welfare plans and financial products. As part of a total rewards program, employees can benefit from our referral bonus program, and other various employee awards. JANUS Research Group takes pride in our benefit package and rewards program which has earned us the certification of a Great Place to Work™.

JANUS Research Group provides reasonable accommodation so that qualified applicants with a disability may participate in the selection process. Please advise us of any accommodations you request to express interest in a position by e-mailing:
Judy Pagac, Chief Human Resources Officer at  or calling . Please state your request for assistance in your message. Only reasonable accommodation requests related to applying for a specific position within JANUS Research Group will be reviewed at the e-mail address and phone number supplied. Thank you for considering a career with JANUS Research Group.

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JANUS Research Group is an equal opportunity/ affirmative action employer. It is company policy to provide equal opportunity in all areas of employment practice without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, citizenship, or disability.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.