Senior Cloud Engineer

Active Ts/sci Security Clearance Required

Deliver simple solutions to complex problems as a Senior Cloud Engineer. Here, you’ll tailor cutting-edge solutions to the unique requirements of our clients. With a career in application development, you’ll make the end user’s experience your priority and we’ll make your career growth ours.

How a Cloud Engineer will make an Impact

In this role, you’ll join our Common Operations Release Environment (CORE)team, providing high-quality, cost-effective cloud solutions to our clients. Be part of a dynamic environment where your expertise in cloud operations will drive significant enhancements in the efficiency and effectiveness of our customers’ operations. As a Cloud Engineer on our team, you will be responsible for distributed and managed services automating the installation, configuration and maintenance of platform services.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain and improve existing build and deployment processes using CI/CD tools to automate and optimize service deployments within development, test, and production systems

• Integrate with enterprise authentication services

• Maintain and improve existing infrastructure (build out autoscaling, support new services, optimize for cost efficiencies/authentication/search, etc.)

• Manage and aggregate server logs and monitor for security and system related incidents

• Monitor and analyze system performance, such as server load and resource usage

• Apply configuration management disciplines to maintain software revisions, security patches, hardening, and documentation along with maintaining documentation and ensuring continuity of recurring tasks

• Enforce best practices for security and reliability, and drive security initiatives, like access control and vulnerability testing

• Work with A&A teams to maintain security requirements for operation of systems

• Follow up on engineering tasks for operational solutions and validate completion

• Participate in SAFe and Scrum development teams and meetings

• On-call support will be required

Required skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree

• 8+ years of experience

• AWS serverless infrastructure components

• Willing to learn cross-domain services available at NGA

• A working understanding of TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Bash

• Multi-platform integration (connecting processes and services between AWS, GitLab, OpenShift, Nexus, Self Service)

• GitLab CI/CD pipelines, typically centered around deploying or updating applications/services in Openshift or AWS

• Strong understanding of DevSecOps and software/application development processes

• Understanding of GitLab or other DevSecOps/Continuous Integration tools

• Knowledge of network technologies, common infrastructure components, load balancers, firewalls, virtual and physical infrastructure design

Desired skills:

• Background as a system administrator

• Cross Domain engineering

• AWS Diode

• Security+ Certification

• Understanding of access management and security groups (i.e. IAM, S3 bucket, SSH, VPN, etc.)

• Ability to write and use unit and functional testing

• Experience using Jira and Confluence

• Strong written and oral communication

Additional Information

• All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

• Compensation is unique to each candidate and relative to the skills and experience they bring to the position. The salary range for this position is typically $170-$180k. This does not guarantee a specific salary as compensation is based upon multiple factors such as education, experience, certifications, and other requirements, and may fall outside of the above-stated range.

• Highlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match, Accrued PTO, STD/LTD/Life Insurance, Referral Bonuses, professional development reimbursement, and more!

D2 Technical Services is committed to a merit-based recruitment process and encourages applications from all qualified individuals. As a Veteran-Owned Small Business, we particularly welcome applications from veterans who have the requisite skills and experience. Job applicants that are interested in one of our openings and may require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, should contact us to request an accommodation.