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ECS · 15 hours ago

Cloud Engineer

Fairfax, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

7+ years exp

ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government, focusing on supporting the development and integration of Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Solutions. The Cloud Engineer will work on maintaining and operating AWS GovCloud, Azure, and classified cloud environments, ensuring security compliance and providing core cloud services support.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud InfrastructureComplianceConsultingCyber SecurityInformation TechnologyMachine LearningSecuritySoftware

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Collaborate with operations, technical and business development managers, and ECS Centers of Excellence on key components of large solutions

Monitor and manage security compliance, remediations and patch management for both classified and unclassified environments

Evaluate customer issues and make educated decisions on technologies, tools and the overall delivery strategy

Thrive in a hybrid environment (split between SCIF/on-site and remote), able to be on-site at SCIF 4 days a week

Successfully communicate to customers, contract program managers, industry partners, ECS senior management, and Government representatives

Provide leadership and creativity in new business capture and proposal development

Track industry trends and leverage them to drive innovation and solution excellence across various functional domains

Qualification

AWSAzureDevOpsTerraformLinux AdministrationKubernetesDockerPowerShellSecurity ClearanceAnalytical SkillsITIL v3 FoundationsDOD 8570-01M CertificationCommunication SkillsCustomer Focus

Required

Bachelor of Science or equivalent experience

Must have an existing and active TS/SCI security clearance

Experience in the administration of Linux (Patch, STIG, configure, and troubleshoot)

Expertise in DevOps, Gitlab, Configuration Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Automation, scripting experience with PowerShell and Python

Cloud Formation/Automation/ PowerShell / Comparable Linux Scripting

Experience building infrastructure as code (IAC) using Terraform

Experience with container orchestration with Kubernetes and Docker

Hands-on experience implementing AWS components such as: Lambda, IAM, Load Balancers, RDS, Cloudformation, S3, EC2, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Sagemaker

Experience enforcing cloud security practices including configuring encryption, implementing VPC endpoint policies, bucket policies, and locking down security groups

Demonstrated, hands-on technical experience in Network and Transport protocols, tools, and techniques

Strong knowledge of IP Networking including VPCs, VPNs, VRF, DNS, load-balancing, and firewalls

Experience developing and maintaining systems architecture and configuration documentation

At least 5 years of experience with customer-facing cloud projects (AWS and/or Azure)

Highly technical and analytical possessing 7+ years of IT platform implementation experience

A strong understanding of AWS and or Azure/cloud-based technologies with a desire to learn more

3+ years of relevant experience in a progression of roles to include delivering and sustaining technical and cloud solutions

Demonstrated customer focus and strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Strong verbal and written communications skills

DOD 8570-01M certification: IAM Level I or better (e.g., Security+)

Experience working within a classified cloud environment

AWS Certified Solution Architecture/Developer/SysOPS or AWS Certified Solutions Architect -Professional

Experience in the administration of Red Hat Servers (Patch, STIG, configure, and troubleshoot)

Demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product and technical challenges

Advanced understanding of DevOps Continuous Integration/CD

Proven experience in communicating and demonstrating the value of technical solutions to a variety of stakeholders to address complex and competing drivers in complex technical environments

Depth of understanding of data management and security

ITIL v3 Foundations

Company

ECS

Glassdoor3.6

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