APPLICATION ENGINEER LEVEL 4

EOA Technologies; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

EOA Technologies seeks an Application Engineer to support a U.S. Government customer on a full-time basis. Responsibilities include developing guidance for cloud workloads compliant with security controls and collaborating across teams to secure cloud configurations.

Role requires active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance, strong customer-facing and communication skills, and deep knowledge of cloud/security architectures.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance.
• Customer-facing skills to drive discussions with senior personnel on trade-offs and risk mitigation.
• Experience with cloud computing and virtualization platforms.
• Ability to learn rapidly with evolving cloud, networking, and infra management tech.
• Excellent communication, writing, problem solving, and architectural whiteboarding.
• Strong knowledge of application system and network architectures and security principles including data protection.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed guidance for cloud workloads ensuring compliance with security controls (NIST SP 800-53).
• Collaborate with cloud-focused teams to design, test, and implement secure cloud workload configurations.
• Facilitate creation of procedures for migrations from legacy environments into AWS.
• Evaluate and research cloud services for security configurations to protect data.
• Evaluate and research cloud security technologies and their use.

Skills

TS/SCI with polygraph

Customer-facing

Cloud computing

Virtualization

Communication

Architectural whiteboarding

Security principles

Data protection (at rest/in transit/in

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Associate's Degree

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Doctorate

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

Description

EOA Technologies is seeking an Application Engineer on one of our subcontracts. This is a full-time position offering the opportunity to support a U.S. Government customer.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop detailed guidance for cloud workloads that ensure compliance with Government security and regulatory requirements such as NIST SP 800-53 security controls


• Collaborate with cloud-focused teams across various organizations to design, test, and implement cloud workload security configurations and solutions.


• Facilitate the creation of procedures and cybersecurity guidance for migrations from legacy cloud environments or hardware environments into AWS


• Evaluate and research cloud services and make recommendations for security configurations of those services to ensure data is appropriately protected.


• Evaluate and research cloud security technologies and make recommendations for their use.

Requirements

To be considered for this position you must have the following:

• Possess an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance


• Customer facing skills to drive discussions with senior personnel regarding trade-offs, best practices, project management and risk mitigation


• Experience with cloud computing and virtualization platforms.


• Ability to quickly learn and shift in step with the latest cloud-computing, networking, and infrastructure management technologies.


• Excellent communication, writing, problem solving, and architectural whiteboarding skills


• Strong knowledge of application system and network architectures and associated security principles including protection of data at rest, in transit, and in process.


• Knowledge of security and compliance requirements for cloud-based solutions.


• Twelve (12) years minimum experience and a High School Diploma/GED OR Ten (10) years minimum experience and an Associate's Degree OR Eight (8) years minimum experience and a Bachelor's Degree OR Six (6) years minimum experience and a Master's Degree OR Four (4) years minimum experience and a Doctorate's Degree.


• All experience and education will be in a technical field directly related to the labor category being proposed and all diplomas, GED certificates, and degrees will be from accredited institutions.

Desired:

• A commercial Cloud Certification at the Associate level, a specialty, or higher; AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud are preferred


• Familiarity with the Risk Management Framework/Zero-Trust Implementation


• Experience with security-focused AWS concepts and services including IAM (Identity Access Management), SCPs (Security Control Policies), AWS Key Management Service, AWS Config, AWS Security Hub, Guard Duty, and Inspector

Employment decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs - not on any protected characteristic. EOA Technologies, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, marital status, religious affiliation, hairstyle, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. EOA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations when feasible to individuals with disabilities.