Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Description:
100% on site in Washington, DC

Fortune 500 mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets

This is a contract to hire opportunity. Applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis and convert to FTE following contract duration. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance. Due to federal security clearance requirements, applicant must be a United States Citizen or Permanent Resident with an active Public Trust clearance.

Rate: $52-62/ hr. w2

Responsibilities:

• Architect, build, and design solutions integrating public Cloud services
• Create and update cloud environment configurations for application workloads
• Utilize Infrastructure as Code for automation platforms
• Provide operational support and communicate with cloud leadership
• Identify opportunities to improve security posture in cloud environments
• Collaborate with development teams on cloud workload solutions

Experience Requirements:

• 5 years experience with Microsoft Azure or AWS Cloud
• Understanding of infrastructure components: compute, network, storage
• Shell scripting and command line proficiency
• Infrastructure as Code: CloudFormation, Terraform
• Scripting: PowerShell, Python
• Configuration of Azure and AWS environments

Education Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree required