Cloud Engineer

CTC Group; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision

401k

PTO and holiday pay

Disability and life insurance

Job summary

CTC Group is seeking a Cloud Engineer to design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure supporting complex software systems and mission-critical applications. This role emphasizes cloud architecture, infrastructure configuration, systems integration, and the reliability and availability of cloud-hosted services.

Candidates should have active TS/SCI with polygraph clearance, recent AWS experience, and hands-on work with Terraform and CloudFormation for migration and high-availability

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance.
• Recent experience with cloud technologies, preferably AWS.
• Experience designing, configuring, and maintaining cloud infrastructure using Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Experience supporting application migrations to cloud environments.
• Experience with microservices and containerized architectures.
• Experience integrating systems using ActiveMQ and/or Kafka.
• Experience designing and supporting high-availability cloud environments.
• Experience with systems engineering, architecture development, requirements analysis, and system integration.
• Experience troubleshooting complex technical issues and performing root cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Analyze system requirements and architecture to develop cloud infrastructure specifications.
• Design and implement cloud-based architectures supporting migration and containerized environments.
• Configure, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure using Terraform and CloudFormation (AWS).
• Develop interface specifications for integration between cloud services and applications.
• Support integration of messaging technologies (ActiveMQ/Kafka) across cloud systems.
• Plan deployment strategies for high availability and performance.
• Troubleshoot issues and perform root-cause analysis with corrective actions.
• Manage configuration baselines and coordinate changes to requirements.
• Develop and maintain architecture documentation and test plans.
• Generate after-action reports documenting issues and improvements.

Skills

Cloud engineering

AWS

Terraform

CloudFormation

Microservices

Containerized environments

System integration

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS

ActiveMQ

Kafka

Job description

Summary

CTC Group is seeking a Cloud Engineer to design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure supporting complex software systems and mission-critical applications. This role emphasizes cloud architecture, infrastructure configuration, systems integration, and the reliability and availability of cloud-hosted services.

Responsibilities

• Analyze system requirements, concept of operations documents, and high-level architectures to develop cloud infrastructure specifications.
• Design and implement cloud-based system architectures supporting application migration, microservices, and containerized environments.
• Configure, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure using Terraform and CloudFormation, preferably within AWS environments.
• Develop system requirements and interface specifications to support integration between cloud services and existing applications.
• Support the integration of messaging technologies such as ActiveMQ and Kafka across cloud-based systems.
• Plan and implement deployment strategies to ensure high availability, reliability, and system performance.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure and application integration issues, conduct root cause analysis, and recommend corrective actions.
• Manage system configuration baselines, evaluate technical risks, and coordinate changes to system requirements.
• Develop and maintain system architecture documentation, interface control documents, and integration and test plans.
• Generate after-action reports documenting identified issues, new requirements, and improvements to Tier 1 standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance.
• Recent experience with cloud technologies, preferably AWS.
• Experience designing, configuring, and maintaining cloud infrastructure using Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Experience supporting application migrations to cloud environments.
• Experience with microservices and containerized architectures.
• Experience integrating systems using ActiveMQ and/or Kafka.
• Experience designing and supporting high-availability cloud environments.
• Experience with systems engineering, architecture development, requirements analysis, and system integration.
• Experience troubleshooting complex technical issues and performing root cause analysis.

Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
  • Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
• Fourteen (14) years of experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required.

Pay Information

The final salary may be influenced by various factors, such as location, labor categories, experience, education, and/or certifications. CTC also provides a variety of benefits as well as opportunities for continuous education and development.

The estimated salary range for this position is $160,000 - $190,000.

Why CTC Group?

We recognize that successful partnerships are based on open and direct communication, mutual respect, and the ability to adapt to evolving capabilities. Our cleared employees bring decades of experience supporting customers in the Intelligence and Defense communities. We specialize in providing engineering, technical, operational support, and training services to Federal government, and Mission Operations.

• Health/Dental/Vision
• 401k
• PTO and holiday pay
• disability and life insurance

CTC Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, physical disability, genetic information, mental disability, age, military status or status as a Vietnam-era or special disabled veteran, marital status, registered domestic partner status, gender (including sex stereotyping), medical condition (including, but not limited to, cancer related or HIV/AIDS related) or sexual orientation in accordance with applicable federal and state laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.