AWS Cloud Engineer

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AWS Cloud Engineer

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**ACTIVE TS/SCI SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED**


Transform technology into opportunity as a Cloud Engineer with GDIT. A career in enterprise IT means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most. At GDIT you'll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate.


As a Cloud Engineer you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a TS/SCI level Cloud Engineer joining our team to support our intelligence customer in Springfield, VA or St. Louis, MO.


HOW A CLOUD ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT


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; providing customers technical support. The Cloud Engineer will be integrated with an agile environment participating with scrums and other meetings.


Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

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


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


• Produce detailed documentation


• Maintain System in AWS environment using EC2, S3, Load Balancer, and RDS


• 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


• Refactoring legacy application code for improved reliability and maintainability


• Mentoring junior developers


• 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:

• 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


• 8+ years IT experience


• Meet DoD 8570 IAT Level II requirements including one of the following:  Security+ CE, CND, SSCP, GSEC, GICSP, CySA+, or CCNA


• Strong knowledge of Amazon Web Services


• Strong Troubleshooting skills


• Experience in automating tasks using scripted languages such as Bash, PowerShell, or Perl


• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodology


• Familiarity with DevOps development processes and Continuous Integration tools: GitLab, Jenkins, Nexus


• Extensive Typescript or Javascript background


• Angular frontend framework; UI/UX design


• Microservice-based backend architecture; integrating with COTS/FOSS software REST APIs


• Supporting a full-stack application in a PaaS environment


• CI/CD pipeline implementation, ideally with GitLab


• Creating and deploying containerized applications, ideally with Docker


• Designing/implementing container orchestration with Kubernetes

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)


• Experience with Go programming language


• Familiarity with HTML, CSS, Markdown, and portal development


• Database experience with a Postgres backend


• Strong communication skills

Desired Certifications:

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

\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 $140-$150k. 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.