Cloud Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Cloud Engineer with Security Clearance
Location: Dahlgren
Absolute Business Solutions Corp (ABSC) is not just another tech company. Were a community of innovators, engineers, analysts and business professionals working together with our customers to tackle the most complex challenges. For more than 20 years weve supported critical Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), Federal Civilian missions and global, multi-national corporations. We specialize in supporting our clients in the Intelligence, Technology, Defense, AI/ML, and Data Science fields.

As we continue to grow at a rapid pace, we need some amazing new professionals to join our team. ABSC has an exciting opening for you, as a Cloud Engineer, to play a critical role with design, engineering, development, deployment, and use of software for the DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP) where we support our clients mission to centralize and standardize Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination (TCPED) of Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) across the DoD and IC enterprise.

We integrate off the shelf and newly development software to sustain and enhance the TCPED platform. We leverage cloud-based computing, artificial intelligence (Al), machine learning (ML) and cross-domain transfer systems to provide cutting edge data exploitation, enrichment, triage, and analytics capabilities to Defense and Intelligence Community members. DTP advances the state of the art in mission-focused big data analytics tools and micro-service development spanning the breadth of Agile sprints to multiyear research and development cycles.

As a Cloud Engineer, you will be responsible for technical duties such as infrastructure design, creation, maintenance, and support associated with cloud computing. You will be working closely with our Cloud Architect, Solution Architects, Systems Engineers, Software Engineers, and Operations Engineering/Manager as well as Government counterparts to perform and manage our cloud solution, cloud computing strategy and all associated documentation.

Most work will be conducted on-site at our client locations in either Bethesda, MD or Reston, VA. Occasionally, some tasks may be performed remotely. Responsibilities:
As a Cloud Engineer, you will collaborate with our engineering and infrastructure teams to identify and implement the most optimal cloud-based solutions for the program.
* Deploying and debugging cloud initiatives as needed in accordance with best practices throughout the development lifecycle.
* Employing exceptional problem-solving skills.
* Building and designing web services in the cloud.
* Designing and implementing cloud-based platforms throughout the program.
* Coordinate with DTP team to prioritize product backlogs for sprints and releases.
* Assist with monitoring & reporting technical variances; facilitate resolution of technical issues that adversely impact successful product delivery or total system cost.
* Assist with identifying and supporting external dependencies where needed. Requirements:
To be successful in this role you need:
* Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or Engineering or related technical field or equivalent experience with 12+ years in systems engineering or other relevant field. Masters degree with 10+ years experience. Additional years experience will be considered in lieu of degree.
* Must have an active TS/SCI eligibility with the ability/willingness to obtain and maintain a CI Polygraph.
* Experience with Commercial Cloud Services (C2S)
* Knowledge of classified environments security enclave
* Experience with cloud-based services, preferably AWS, for enterprise applications
* Cloud Admin Skills in AWS -- ec2, elb/alb, s3, efs, vpc, aws cli, cloud theory
* Experience with Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service)
* Experience with container deployment platforms such as Kubernetes, Openshift
* Experience with Sec Dev Ops  and CI/CD pipeline
* Experience working with Linux operating system.
* Knowledge of web services: API, REST
* Strong awareness of networking and internet protocols
* Extensive experience with open-source technology, software development and system engineering.
* Experience developing basic tooling…