CLOUD ENGINEER (TS/SCI CLEARANCE REQUIRED)

Select Search Associates LLC; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SSA LLC seeks a Cloud Engineer for a Federal program in Springfield, VA. The role requires an active TS/SCI clearance and sponsorship for CI Polygraph within the first year.

You will automate deployments, optimize performance, and integrate with enterprise authentication services within an agile team. Responsibilities include building secure infrastructure in AWS, maintaining monitoring, producing detailed docs, and mentoring junior developers.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or related field or equivalent 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
• Experience with AWS and cloud deployments.

Responsibilities

• Maintain AWS infrastructure including EC2, S3, Load Balancer, RDS.
• Automate and optimize service deployments.
• Develop full-stack web applications and resolve production issues.
• Mentor junior developers and review code.
• Support security operations and documentation.
• Collaborate with customers during requirements gathering.

Skills

AWS

Troubleshooting

Go

Python

Java

JavaScript

TypeScript

HTML/CSS

Agile/Scrum

DevOps

REST APIs

Microservices

CI/CD

Bash scripting

PowerShell scripting

Perl scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab

Jenkins

Nexus

Job description

CLOUD ENGINEER (TS/SCI CLEARANCE REQUIRED)

• Springfield, VA
• Information Technology

• Springfield, VA
• Information Technology

SSA LLC has aCloud Engineerto support a Federal Program inSpringfield, VA.This is a direct-hire role with our client, a fast-growing Federal Integrator.An active TS/SCI Clearance is required, will sponsor for CI Polygraph within first year.Cloud Engineer

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; provide 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 for 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:

Education/Experience:

• 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

Required Skills:

• 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