Cloud Computing Engineer

FTS International, LLC (FTS) is committed to providing the Federal Government with quality consultants and support. To ensure mission success we focus on putting our customers first while minimizing corporate bureaucracy on our staff. We provide Subject Matter Experts (SME) free of Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI) focused on independent analysis and mission support services within the disciplines of Engineering, Counter Terrorism Operations, Management, Information Technology, Signals Analysis, Administration, Cyber Security and Linguistics.

FTS has an opportunity for a Cloud Computing Engineer in Chantilly, VA.

The Cloud Computing Engineer serves a Program Office leading Research & Development (R&D) of evolutionary, revolutionary, and transformational cloud-based architectures.

Responsibilities

• Provide recommendations for cloud development strategies, adoption of commercial cloud services, solution architecture, and application and data migration
• Active member of enterprise R&D, learning, and innovation environment creating, gathering, and sharing knowledge to grow organizational competency and capability
• Support researchers and users using cloud computing, integration of applications and libraries, and problem resolution

Required Skills/Qualifications

• TS/SCI with polygraph
• BS STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) in engineering discipline
• 11 + years of relevant experience
• Understanding of and experience with commercially available cloud computing services such as Infrastructure as a Service (laaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS) and emerging cloud services
• Expertise with cloud computing services and architectures
• Expertise developing and maintaining cloud computing environments
• Working knowledge of the security considerations, best practices, and implementation associated with cloud computing services and architectures
• Understanding of current artificial intelligence (Al) and machine learning (ML) offerings and research
• Experience with two or more cloud service providers (AWS, Azure, Google, etc.)
• Working knowledge of networks, compute, storage, virtualization, design and architecture across multiple fabrics (classification levels)
• Proven experience with UNIX and Windows operating systems and commands.
• Experience with applications used in research such as Python and Jupyter Lab
• Proven self-starter

Desired Skills/Qualifications

• Ability to describe complex cloud computing architecture concepts and configurations to non-technical audiences
• Proficient skills using Microsoft Office applications (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint)
• Critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills
• Interpersonal and communication skills for written reports, group discussion, and oral presentations. Working experience in the IC or DoD

FTS International, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer - vets/disabled.