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Idaho National Laboratory · 2 days ago

Cloud Engineer

Idaho Falls, ID

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$95K/yr - $234K/yr

5+ years exp

Idaho National Laboratory is hiring a Cloud Engineer to work on their Infrastructure & Operations team. The role involves engineering solutions that integrate security, speed, and reliability into cloud services while collaborating with cross-functional teams to define cloud strategies and manage resources effectively.

BiofuelEnergyHomeland SecurityInformation Technology

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Apply operational cloud infrastructure and technical support across distributed and hybrid architectures to ensure functionality, security, compliance, and process automation principles, theories, and concepts to provide solutions for a variety of environments and application hosting needs

Plan, develop, and implement solutions to complex automation problems and major projects

Work to support project plans and requirements, establish scope, cost and schedule estimates for design and development activities

Participate in technical reviews for projects at various phases of development and provide recommendations for computer technology solutions to customers and management’s needs

Maintain and upgrade a variety of services for data protection, backup/recovery, and disaster recovery strategies for hosted and on-premise workloads

Manage and optimize cloud resources to ensure cost-efficiency, performance, and availability

Monitor system performance, reliability, system health, troubleshoot issues, and provide timely resolutions to minimize downtime

Collaborate with cross-functional teams(DevSecOps, Cyber, Architects, Network, Data Scientists, AI Engineers) to define cloud strategies, architecture, platforms, and best practices

Evaluates and integrates AI/ML services into cloud architectures to enhance automation, observability, and operational intelligence

Implement and manage cloud security measures to protect sensitive data and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations

Automate deployment, monitoring, and management processes using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools and practices

Create and review new methodologies and architectures that advance the organizations’ mission and build security into the process of application development and delivery

Ensure compliance with INL’s safety, security, environmental, health and quality assurance requirements

Document activities, reports, and existing technologies

Write and present technical papers representing the INL

Review and analyze source code and system design documentation, reports from users, and other technical artifacts to create reports and present to other staff and management assessments of code quality, the probable origin and implications of defects and anomalies, and recommendations for improvements and enhancements

Engage in professional development to maintain technical proficiency in current and emerging technologies

Utilize expertise to define strategic direction in assigned areas

Mentor junior engineers

Qualification

Cloud platforms AWSCloud platforms AzureCloud architectureContainerization DockerContainerization KubernetesAutomation tools AnsibleAutomation tools TerraformScripting languages PythonScripting languages BashScripting languages PowerShellCyber securityProcess automationTechnical proficiencyMentoring

Required

Bachelor's Degree in computer science, software engineering, information technology or related field and at least 5 years of direct professional experience for Level 3

Bachelor's Degree in computer science, software engineering, information technology or related field and at least 9 years of direct professional experience for Level 4

Experience in lieu of education commensurate with a High School diploma or equivalent and at least 11 years of direct/professional experience for Level 3

High School diploma or equivalent and at least 15 years of direct/professional experience for Level 4

Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy 'L' clearance, which requires US Citizenship