Principal Cloud Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Principal Cloud Engineer with Security Clearance
Responsibilities & Qualifications RESPONSIBILITIES
* Producing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) or Configuration as Code (CaC), delivering solutions with a code first approach with sufficient comments and structure
* Collaborating with engineering and development teams to evaluate and identify optimal cloud solutions
* Diagnosing and resolving complex performance, security, and/or technical challenges
* Supporting all tiers of applications deployed in the cloud, configuring network, cloud native services, infrastructure, and privileges for development teams
* Identifying opportunities for optimizing cloud consumption by the agency and providing strategic direction for addressing those opportunities
* Creating/updating cloud environment configurations to establish/support application workloads, including
* Azure Focused:
Configuration of Subscriptions, Resource Groups, VNets, Subnets, load balancers, App Services, Azure Batch, Virtual Machines, resource tagging, billing, policy implementation, and security controls
* AWS Focused:
Configuration of AWS Accounts, IAM Users and Roles, VPCs, subnets, load balancers, Network routes, Transit Gateway, Control Tower, Systems Manager, Config Manager, stack sets, WAF, Cloud Front, and Route
53 REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
* 12+ years experience in information technology WITH 8+ years of focused, HANDS ON experience deploying/configuring workloads within EITHER AWS or Azure - preferred experience is Dev Ops focused

* Experience designing and implementing cloud architectures

* Good understanding of FedRAMP services and best practices for their consumption

* Experience managing AWS Public and Gov Cloud across regions

* Experience deploying stack sets and using AWS Control Tower

* Strong knowledge of enterprise computing and operating systems such as Linux and Windows, and experience with troubleshooting

* Proficiency in automating processes with Terraform, AWS Cloud Formation, Packer, Power Shell, or Python, including use of remote APIs

* Demonstrated proficiency with implementing and managing AWS services via AWS Console or CLI of AWS accounts, IAM users, IAM roles, VPCs, and load balancers

* Demonstrated understanding of cloud engineering methods, applications, and best practices across cloud service providers

* Knowledge of Agile Project Management methodologies

* Experience documenting requirements, user stories, and use cases

* Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and team environment

* Professional Architect Certification within EITHER AWS or Azure Overview We are seeking a Principal Cloud Engineer to join our team supporting the Department of Transportation. Tek Synap is a fast growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. "Technology moving at the speed of thought" embodies these principles - the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.

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Additional Job Information WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

* Location:

Washington, DC
* Type of environment:
Office
* Noise level:
Low

* Work schedule:

Schedule is day shift Monday - Friday. May be requested to work evenings and weekends to meet program and contract needs.
* Amount of Travel:
Less than 10% PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle, feel, touch;

reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is…