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ECS · 2 days ago

Junior Systems Engineer

McLean, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

5+ years exp

ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. They are seeking a highly skilled Junior Systems Engineer to collaborate with a team of Cloud Engineers, Solutions Architects, and Cybersecurity Professionals to migrate, manage, and modernize workloads in the cloud for DoD customers.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud InfrastructureComplianceConsultingCyber SecurityInformation TechnologyMachine LearningSecuritySoftware

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Collaborate with a large team of Cloud Engineers, Solutions Architects, and Cybersecurity Professionals to migrate, manage, and modernize workloads in the cloud-servicing DoD customers

Provide technical expertise to troubleshoot complex problems and design and implement solutions

Assist team to solve complex technical problems and build automations to eliminate mundane tasks

Research and learn the latest available technologies to continuously find more efficient solutions to common problems

Document any developed processes and procedures

Qualification

AWS CertificationCompTIA Security+ CertificationTerraformCloud conceptsPythonInfrastructure as CodeAgile environmentOrchestration toolsContainerizationActive Directory

Required

Must be clearable for DoD Public Trust or higher

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field

Current CompTIA Security+ Certification or ability to obtain it in the first 60 days

Current AWS Certification or ability to obtain it in the first 90 days

A minimum five (5) years related technical work experience

Ability to work and produce results in an agile and fast-paced environment with dynamic deadlines

Strong AWS and Terraform skills is a must

Familiarity with basic cloud concepts (EC2/VM, service-based databases, Infrastructure as code, Virtual Networking, etc.)

Proficiency/Familiarity with Python

Familiarity with JSON or YAML object writing

Understanding of orchestration tools (Jenkins, GitLab, Ansible, or AWS SSM preferred)

Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Cloud Formation)

Familiarity with containerization in the cloud (EKS, ECS, Fargate)

Familiarity with common protocols including but not limited to: DNS, SMTP, HTTP(s), SFTP, SCP

Understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS, OCI, GCP, Azure, Private Clouds etc.)

Familiarity with Active Directory and/or other LDAP based solutions

Experience automating tasks in a cloud or on premise environment

Preferred

Familiarity with Sys Admin scripting languages (Shell, PowerShell, JavaScript)

AWS Associate, Specialty, or Pro Level Certification

Experience with migrating workloads to the cloud

Company

ECS

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ECS is a fast-growing 4,000-person, $1.2B provider of advanced technology solutions for federal civilian, defense, intelligence, and commercial customers.

Founded in 2001

Fairfax, Virginia, USA

1001-5000 employees