CLOUD ENGINEER (TOP SECRET CLEARANCE REQUIRED)
Apply NowCompany: NorthHill Technology
Location: Springfield, VA 22153
Description:
NorthHill Technology Resources has a need for a Cloud Engineer to support a Federal Program in Springfield, VA. This is a direct-hire role with our client, a fast-growing Federal Integrator. Excellent compensation, benefits and company culture. Due to the nature of the work, US Citizenship and an active Top Secret Clearance is required. Will sponsor for CI Polygraph.
The Cloud Engineer will be responsible for working with highly functional development team automating service deployments; optimizing system performance; integrating with enterprise authentication services; establishing/improving system monitoring; maintaining established security protocols; provide customers technical support. The Cloud Engineer will be integrated with an agile environment participating with scrums and other meetings.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
Maintain security requirements for operation of systems
Maintain and improve existing infrastructure (build out autoscaling, support new services, optimize for cost efficiencies/authentication/search, etc)
Produce detailed documentation
Maintain System in AWS environment using EC2, S3, Load Balancer, RDS, and IAM
Manage and Maintain AWS WorkSpaces
Automate and optimize service deployments
Delivering a full-stack web application to production; identifying and resolving operational issues in same
Actively participating in technical requirements-gathering process (i.e. meetings with customers)
Executing design and implementation of application features, independently / unassisted, with minimal oversight
Writing and reading unit tests; understanding code-quality analysis concepts
Writing and debugging Javascript, Typescript, or closely-related language
Developing applications backed by a relational database; understanding RDB design concepts
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
Education/Experience:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Programming, Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience
5+ years IT experience
Meet DoD 8570 IAT Level II requirements including one of the following: Security+ CE, CND, SSCP, GSEC, GICSP, CySA+, or CCNA
Required Skills:
Strong knowledge of Amazon Web Services
Strong Troubleshooting skills at the Tier 1-3 level
Angular frontend framework; UI/UX design
Microservice-based backend architecture; integrating with COTS/FOSS software REST APIs
CI/CD pipeline implementation, ideally with GitLab
Strong Knowledge of Active Directory
Windows/Linux/Ubuntu/CentOS Administration experience
Desktop support
Domain/System Administrator experience
Be a team collaborator
Have or able to receive a TS/SCI with CI Poly
Desired Skills:
Strong understanding of cloud APIs and interaction with the AWS/CLI
Experience working with one or more programming languages (e.g. Python, Ruby, or Java)
Familiarity with HTML, CSS, Markdown, and portal development
Database experience with a Postgres backend
Experience in automating tasks using scripted languages such as Bash, PowerShell, or Perl
Familiarity with DevOps development processes and Continuous Integration tools: GitLab, GitLab Pages, and Nexus
Knowledge of Confluence and Jira
Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodology
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Analytical and problem solving skills
The Cloud Engineer will be responsible for working with highly functional development team automating service deployments; optimizing system performance; integrating with enterprise authentication services; establishing/improving system monitoring; maintaining established security protocols; provide customers technical support. The Cloud Engineer will be integrated with an agile environment participating with scrums and other meetings.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
Maintain security requirements for operation of systems
Maintain and improve existing infrastructure (build out autoscaling, support new services, optimize for cost efficiencies/authentication/search, etc)
Produce detailed documentation
Maintain System in AWS environment using EC2, S3, Load Balancer, RDS, and IAM
Manage and Maintain AWS WorkSpaces
Automate and optimize service deployments
Delivering a full-stack web application to production; identifying and resolving operational issues in same
Actively participating in technical requirements-gathering process (i.e. meetings with customers)
Executing design and implementation of application features, independently / unassisted, with minimal oversight
Writing and reading unit tests; understanding code-quality analysis concepts
Writing and debugging Javascript, Typescript, or closely-related language
Developing applications backed by a relational database; understanding RDB design concepts
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
Education/Experience:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Programming, Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience
5+ years IT experience
Meet DoD 8570 IAT Level II requirements including one of the following: Security+ CE, CND, SSCP, GSEC, GICSP, CySA+, or CCNA
Required Skills:
Strong knowledge of Amazon Web Services
Strong Troubleshooting skills at the Tier 1-3 level
Angular frontend framework; UI/UX design
Microservice-based backend architecture; integrating with COTS/FOSS software REST APIs
CI/CD pipeline implementation, ideally with GitLab
Strong Knowledge of Active Directory
Windows/Linux/Ubuntu/CentOS Administration experience
Desktop support
Domain/System Administrator experience
Be a team collaborator
Have or able to receive a TS/SCI with CI Poly
Desired Skills:
Strong understanding of cloud APIs and interaction with the AWS/CLI
Experience working with one or more programming languages (e.g. Python, Ruby, or Java)
Familiarity with HTML, CSS, Markdown, and portal development
Database experience with a Postgres backend
Experience in automating tasks using scripted languages such as Bash, PowerShell, or Perl
Familiarity with DevOps development processes and Continuous Integration tools: GitLab, GitLab Pages, and Nexus
Knowledge of Confluence and Jira
Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodology
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Analytical and problem solving skills