Cloud Engineer

Cwsc; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Computer World Services is seeking a Cloud Engineer to implement high-quality technology solutions for cloud, network, and systems infrastructure, with a focus on AWS. The role supports planning, design, and lifecycle management of cloud resources and cost optimization in a government-facing environment.

Responsibilities include monitoring performance, ensuring availability, configuring network devices, and applying security configurations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher required.
• Eligible to qualify for a DHS Entry of Duty background investigation followed by DHS Public Trust Clearance approval.

Responsibilities

• Execute and manage tasks to support cloud system performance, scalability, and sustainability.
• Monitor performance and ensure system availability and reliability.
• Monitor system resource utilization, trending, and capacity planning.
• Configure and install network devices and services (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN, QoS).
• Perform network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes and security configurations.
• Provide Level-2/3 support and troubleshooting to resolve issues.
• Work within established configuration and change management policies to ensure awareness, approval and success of changes made to the network infrastructure.
• Select and implement security tools, policies, and procedures in conjunction with the company’s security team.
• Communicate with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution.
• Provide engineering analysis to assist government in program Systems Development Life Cycle gate reviews.
• Provide cost analyses and execute business case analyses to help the customer decide on hardware/software, infrastructure and cloud support.

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Tools

Splunk Enterprise

Dynatrace

Job description

Overview

The Cloud Engineer is responsible for implementing high quality technology solutions that meet the business requirements. Supports planning, design, and implementation for cloud infrastructure, systems infrastructure, and networking infrastructure. Supports the development of network systems as-built documentation and executes hardware/software lifecycle management, including evaluation of products and recommendations for acquisition of new products and sun-setting of obsolete products. Evaluates change requests that specifically impact the production system. They may also be responsible for supporting financial planning, forecasting, cost optimization and applying common cloud best practices across the AWS cloud platform to help bridge finance and cloud operations and drive efficient use of cloud resources.

Responsibilities

• Execute and manage tasks to support cloud system performance, scalability, and sustainability.
• Monitor performance and ensure system availability and reliability.
• Monitor system resource utilization, trending, and capacity planning.
• Configure and install network devices and services (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN, QoS).
• Perform network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes and security configurations.
• Provide Level-2/3 support and troubleshooting to resolve issues.
• Work within established configuration and change management policies to ensure awareness, approval and success of changes made to the network infrastructure.
• Select and implement security tools, policies, and procedures in conjunction with the company’s security team.
• Communicate with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution.
• Provide engineering analysis to assist government in program Systems Development Life Cycle gate reviews.
• Provide cost analyses and execute business case analyses to help the customer decide on hardware/software, infrastructure and cloud support.

Nice to have

• Splunk Enterprise Management
• Dynatrace management

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher and 6 years of experience
• Candidate must be eligible to qualify for a DHS Entry of Duty background investigation followed by DHS Public Trust Clearance approval

Company information

Computer World Services is an affirmative action and equal employment opportunity employer. Current employees and/or qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations. Computer World Services is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Computer World Services will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Human Resources at [e-mail]