Cloud Platform Engineer

ECS; Richmond (VA); À distance; USD 130 000 - 140 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Everforth ECS seeks a Cloud Platform Engineer to support a government multi-cloud environment, with a focus on Azure and AWS GovCloud. You will design scalable cloud architectures, build PoCs, and enforce security and compliance standards while collaborating with development and infrastructure teams.

The role requires US citizenship and the ability to obtain a DHS Public Trust clearance; experience with Azure Synapse, Data Factory, Functions, and related services is a plus.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship required and ability to obtain DHS Public Trust clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of cloud engineering experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure GovCloud and AWS GovCloud environments and solutions.
• Leadership and collaboration with diverse IT teams.
• Strong communication with stakeholders and ability to interact professionally.

Responsabilités

• Design, implement, and optimize cloud solutions in Azure and AWS GovCloud.
• Develop proofs of concept and MVPs for cloud services.
• Maintain cloud architecture standards, security guidelines, and compliance references (NIST/FedRAMP).
• Provision, monitor, and secure cloud resources; support CI/CD pipelines.
• Lead troubleshooting and cost optimization across cloud deployments.

Connaissances

Azure GovCloud

AWS GovCloud

Cloud architecture design

Security best practices

CI/CD pipelines

GitLab

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Outils

GitLab CI/CD

Jira

Confluence

Description du poste

Job Description

Everforth ECS is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to work remotely.

Everforth ECS is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to join a growing Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, and AI/ML teamin support of a government multi-cloud environment with 50+ customer tenants and growing.The Cloud Platform Engineer will supportall phases of development, design, modernization,and rapid development of cloud solutions in Azure and AWS GovCloud. The successful candidate will be comfortable working with complex, mission-critical systems and will bring both technical depth in Azure and AWS GovCloud services and adaptability to help shape the modernization journey.This role will serve as an engineer to support the development and infrastructure teams, ensuring that all cloud solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Provide subject matter expertise using best practices for designing cloud-based and hybrid solutions. Consulting, designing, and implementation of complex cloud solutions using Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS) GovCloud services, ensuring high availability, performance, and security.
• Develop proofs of concept and MVPs of Azure and AWS services to solve current challenges.
• Develop and maintain cloud architecture standards, best practices, and security guidelines for cloud adoption and migration.
• Provision, manage, and set up monitoring in Azure and AWS cloud services/systems to support
• Build and improve GitLab CI/CD pipelines to automate application and infrastructure deployments.
• Experience with deploying cloud serverless technologies and components such as Azure Synapse, Azure Data Factory, Azure Functions, Amazon EC2, Amazon EKS.
• Familiarity with Azure and AWS data storage such as Azure Blob storage, Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Files, Amazon S3, Elastic Block Store (EBS).
• Support design of secure cloud architecture, ensuring system components maintain strict compliance with ATO requirements and security frameworks (NIST/FedRAMP).
• Implement cloud security best practices, including identity and access management, network security, and data encryption
• Conduct risk assessments and audits to identify and address vulnerabilities in the cloud environment
• Continuously monitor and optimize the performance and cost-efficiency of cloud solutions
• Lead troubleshooting efforts for complex issues, ensuring minimal impact to the organization and driving root cause analysis

Salary Range: $130,000 - $140,000

Benefits

General Description of Benefits

Required Skills

• US Citizenship required -Ability to obtain a DHS Public Trust Security Clearance
• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of related cloud engineering experience.
• Experience supporting Microsoft Azure GovCloud and Amazon Web Services GovCloud environments and solutions.
• Expert in leading and collaborating with technical teams of diverse IT related skill sets
• Highly developed interpersonal and oral/written communication skills, with the ability to effectively and professionally interact with a diverse set of stakeholders
• Active Azure or AWS Certifications

Desired Skills

• Previous Federal consulting experience supporting DHS and/or other federal agencies
• Understanding of AI/ML operations and the development-to-field lifecycle.
• Experience of being part of an Agile team (Scrum, Kanban)
• Hands-on knowledge and experience with Atlassian's Jira and Confluence.

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ECS Federal LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local jurisdiction law.

Everforth ECS is the federal segment of Everforth, a $4B global organization with over 10,000 employees. Our nearly 3,500 professionals deliver advanced technology solutions in data and AI, cybersecurity, and enterprise transformation, serving defense, intelligence, and federal civilian agencies.

Our work powers mission-critical outcomes, strengthens technology partnerships, and creates meaningful opportunities for our people. We are defined by a commitment to excellence in delivery, a culture of innovation, and an environment where talent can thrive and grow.

We Value

• Attracting and developing top talent and high-performing teams
• Fostering a culture that is engaging, accountable, and mission-driven

Meet the challenge. Make a difference with Everforth ECS!