Cloud Engineer

Location: Randolph

About Arcticom, LLC Arcticom LLC provides network and systems administration, enterprise architecture and resource planning, certification and accreditation, software design, programming, maintenance of telecommunications and land mobile radio equipment and systems, help desk support and IT transformation services among other services. About this position:
Cloud Engineer Location – Randolph AFB, TX The

Essential Duties and Responsibilities are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed for this position and are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. Other duties may be assigned. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Applicants will be notified via phone or email within ten (10) business days of submittal.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities Provide guidance across data, compute, storage, network, virtualization, containerization, and security, and help transform the organization to take advantage of Dev Sec Ops , CI/CD, and Agile methodologies. Develop architecture for cloud environments. Promote Dev Ops engineering principles throughout the portfolio. Assess cloud architectures for scalability, security, resilience, and mission alignment. Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative technical solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems, driving data-driven decisions.

Evaluate analytics from the cloud environment to make recommendations for improvements and optimization. Provide technical advisory to leadership, engineers, and cybersecurity SMEs. Ensure cloud solutions are secure, interoperable, and compliant with engineering, cybersecurity, and program requirements. Required (Minimum Necessary) Qualifications

Education Requirements:

A Bachelor's degree or seven years of equivalent experience. Level of Experience Requirements: 15–20 years of technical infrastructure and/or systems engineering experience. Seven years of experience in all aspects of cloud computing (compute, storage, platforms, data, and security). Proven track record in implementing large-scale cloud environments. Hands-on experience in cloud computing-based services architecture, technical design, and implementations, including IaaS and PaaS.

Must be a US Citizen. Must have or be able to attain a SECRET security clearance. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics Deep knowledge of AWS, Azure, Oracle, or Google Cloud, with experience in large-scale deployments. Strong knowledge of cloud cost optimization techniques. Experience in one or more automation languages (CLI, Python, Ruby, Power Shell). Strong knowledge of Direct Connect, Private Link, VPN, and other public cloud connectivity solutions.

Thorough understanding of infrastructure automation, CI/CD, networking, storage, and cloud-based delivery models. Strong knowledge of networking and web standards such as DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, HTTP, web security, and firewalls. Highly experienced in autoscaling, load balancing, and disaster recovery (DR) cloud computing models.

Experience with SSO/Federation. Working knowledge of configuration management tools (Chef, Puppet, and Ansible). Thorough understanding of cloud-native, vendor-agnostic, and cloud-ready application development. Thorough understanding of cloud governance. Strong working knowledge of cloud monitoring tools, application performance monitoring tools, and operational dashboarding. Preferred Agile development experience. Active SECRET security clearance Supervisory Responsibilities This position will not have supervisory responsibilities. DOT Covered/Safety-Sensitive Role Requirements This position is not subject to federal requirements regarding Department of Transportation “safety-sensitive” functions.

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