COGENT Infotech · 1 month ago
AWS Systems Engineer
Washington, DC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$90/hr - $95/hr
10+ years expCogent Infotech is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusivity. They are seeking an AWS Systems Engineer familiar with AWS GovCloud to build applications in compliance with FedRAMP or FISMA, focusing on designing and creating custom cloud applications and setting up DevSecOps for cloud environments.
ConsultingInformation ServicesInformation Technology
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design and create custom build cloud applications
Set up and configure DevSecOps for cloud environments
Work cross functionally with the cloud platform team and development team to build, manage, and enable the underlying cloud infrastructure and platforms in support of a business application development project
Qualification
Required
10 years of overall experience in IT where at least 5 are dedicated to supporting Cloud Technologies and Application development
Develop software according to software development lifecycles (SDLCs), including DevOps, Agile, Lean, or Iterative
Designing, deploying, and migrating secure and maintainable systems for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS) environments
Proficient in at least one high-level programming language such as Python, PowerShell, or Infrastructure as Code (AWS CloudFormation, AWS CDK, Terraform, etc.). Python 3.x data engineering with pandas, Databricks, or SPARK preferred
DevOps, CI/CD pipelines and automation, containers, and related best practices for cloud deployment. Experience with GitLab or Azure DevOps preferred
Service offerings in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and government platform experience preferred
Understanding of cloud-based architectures, web servers, caching, application servers, load balancers, and storage. Experience with AWS Load Balancer
Familiarity with loose coupling, stateless systems, and best practices for designing cloud-ready applications
Understanding of cloud federation technologies such as SAML, Okta, OAuth, and OpenID Connect and how to apply these technologies to enterprise and public-facing applications
Understanding of cloud vendor cost structures and the ability to optimize solutions for cost effectiveness
Experience transitioning legacy systems to cloud-ready architecture
Understanding of RESTful Web Services, XML, or JSON. Experience with AWS API Gateway
Awareness of cloud information security risks and best practices, especially in a highly secure operating environment
Familiarity with government cloud deployments (FedRAMP, FISMA, high security environments, etc.)
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field
Experience with direct configuration and management of AWS components, including CloudTrail, CloudWatch, S3, RDS or Aurora, PostgresSQL, Lambda, Glue or MWAA (Airflow)
Experience with designing or implementing cloud architectures for analytics/data processing/machine learning use-cases, such as data lakes, lake formations, etc
Experience with containerization as a strategy for cloud-enabling legacy applications such as Docker and Kubernetes (AWS EKS, ECS, or Fargate preferred)
Familiarity with the Well Architected Framework
Experience with defining platform requirements
Experience integrating with enterprise observability platforms such as Splunk
Experience with Data Quality testing tooling (e.g., Great Expectations, Glue Data Quality)
Company
COGENT Infotech
Cogent Infotech is an IT consulting firm that provides digital business solutions, digital transformation, and research services.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Nandan Banerjee
Founder & CEO
Manu Mehta
Founder, President
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