ECS · 7 hours ago
Cloud Engineer
Fairfax, VA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government, seeking a Cloud Engineer to support a large DoD program. The role involves developing and integrating AI and Cloud Solutions, managing security compliance, and providing core cloud services maintenance in both classified and unclassified environments.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingCyber SecurityLegalConsultingSoftwareInformation TechnologyCloud InfrastructureComplianceMachine LearningSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
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
Evaluating and implementing proof of concept solutions that fits the need of the platform and client requirements
Leverage best practices to deploy and monitor deployments, facilitate management oversight, and put in place detection, incident-response, and mitigation practices to minimize and rapidly resolve discovered anomalies
Periodically review and evaluate project progress and planned goals to anticipate development of new solutions, architecture designs, configuration-management practices, business intelligence, and technical documentation
Have a solid understanding of AWS, Azure, and/or GCP Cloud Services, Network Infrastructure, Security Capabilities, Storage Solutions, Database Services/Tooling and Identity & Access Management capabilities to be able to engage with technical and non-technical leadership as well as product owners
Participate in status meetings on progress, priorities, issues, performance issues, and future work
Thrive in a hybrid environment (split between on-site and remote), able to be on-site at 3-4 days as required to support customer and mission requirements
Successfully communicate to customers, program managers, industry partners, and Government representatives
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science or equivalent experience
Must have an existing and active Top Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI
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, but not limited to: Lambda, IAM, Load Balancers, RDS, CloudFormation, S3, EC2, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, SageMaker, Bedrock
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
5+ 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
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Company
ECS
ECS is a fast-growing 4,000-person, $1.2B provider of advanced technology solutions for federal civilian, defense, intelligence, and commercial customers.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2018-01-31Acquired
2015-04-10Private Equity
Leadership Team
Keith McCloskey
VP / Chief Technology Officer
Ryan Garner
Chief Financial Officer
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