Cloud Engineer

Convirgence; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Herndon, VA is seeking a Mission Cloud Engineer to develop and maintain high visibility cloud-based IT systems. The role demands extensive skills in Linux, AWS, DevOps tools, and troubleshooting. Candidates must possess a Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline and a minimum of 15 years related experience. Join a team that values autonomy and meaningful work with a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years related experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain high visibility cloud-based IT systems.
• Provide support for development in or transition to the cloud.
• Manage system infrastructure and related processes.

Skills

Linux (CentOS)

Shell scripting (bash, sh, etc.)

AWS services (EC2s, S3, KMS, Cloud formation, VPC)

DevOps Tools (Git, Jenkins, Maven, SonarQube, Puppet)

Apache Tomcat and HTTPD

Troubleshooting skills

Technical documentation

Monitoring/metrics collection (Icinga, Prometheus)

Cisco Devices (ASA, Switches)

RDS (Oracle, MySQL)

Windows Server (2012, 2016)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline

Job description

Clearance: ACTIVE TS/SCI with Full Scope Poly required.

Job Description

Our client supports and secures some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work has meaning and impact on the world around us, but also on us, and that’s important.

Our client creates a family environment. You make it your own by embracing autonomy, seizing opportunity, and being trusted to deliver your best every day.

And their work depends on a Cloud Engineer joining our team to support Government activities at Herndon, VA.

Role

As a Mission Cloud Engineer supporting the customer, you will develop and maintain high visibility cloud-based IT systems. In this role, a typical day will include:

• Providing support for development in or transition to the cloud, implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems.
• Managing system infrastructure and any processes related to these systems.

Requirements

• Demonstrated Linux (CentOS) skills
• Demonstrated shell scripting (bash, sh, etc.)
• Demonstrated AWS services (EC2s, S3, KMS, Cloud formation, VPC)
• Demonstrated experience with DevOps Tools (Git, Jenkins, Maven, SonarQube, Puppet)
• Demonstrated experience with Apache Tomcat and HTTPD
• Strong troubleshooting skills, including OS and networking
• Demonstrated experience writing technical documentation and presentations
• Strong written and oral skills
• Comfortable presenting to all levels of expertise

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Demonstrated experience with monitoring/metrics collection (Icinga, Prometheus)
• Demonstrated configuration and management of Cisco Devices (ASA, Switches)
• Demonstrated skills with RDS (Oracle, MySQL)
• Demonstrated Windows Server (2012, 2016) knowledge
• Demonstrated development using Capistrano

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience.
• Minimum of 15 years related experience.