VMWare Engineer

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 94,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, seeks a cloud engineer to design, deploy, and optimize cloud infrastructure for government clients in Austin. You will implement IaC, manage IAM and security groups, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable services.

Responsibilities include scripting for provisioning, CI/CD, and documenting best practices. You will engage with clients to ensure requirements are met and help identify new cloud services and capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent relevant work experience.
• CSP Associate cloud certs (AWS/Azure/OCI/Google Cloud).
• Professional level certification a plus.
• 8-15 years IT experience with a mix, including 3-4 years cloud engineering.
• 4+ years debugging Windows or Linux in admin/support/engineering roles.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and optimize cloud services for clients with scalable provisioning.
• Define network, storage, and compute design specs for secure operations.
• Manage cloud services: IAM, Security Groups, CSP native services.
• Apply infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and architecture reviews.
• Develop scripts/templates for provisioning and configuration.
• Collaborate to translate objectives into technical requirements.
• Review deployment requirements with teams and clients for support.
• Create documentation for cloud infrastructure best practices.
• Serve as client liaison in meetings to ensure needs are met.
• Identify and plan potential new cloud services and features.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Infrastructure as code

CI/CD

Scripting

IAM / Security

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

CSP Associate certs (AWS/Azure/OCI/Google Cloud)

Professional certs a plus

Job description

Responsible for the deployment, provisioning, hardening, and optimization of cloud infrastructure and related cloud services. Utilizes scripting and infrastructure technologies for environment orchestration. Collaborates with cross functional teams for the deployment and ongoing support of cloud services to both internal stakeholders and clients.

• Build and deploy new cloud-based computing services at scale for clients and deliver timely and effective provisioning of new hosts.

• Formulate detailed network, storage, and compute design specifications for stable and secure computing operations in a dynamic cloud environment.

• Management of cloud services: Identity and Access Management, Security Groups, and CSP native services.

• Utilize software engineering methodologies (e.g., Infrastructure as code, continuous integration and delivery, architecture reviews, etc.) to create and manage infrastructure in the cloud.

• Develop scripts and templates required for provisioning and configuration of resources.

• Collaborate with internal and external parties to transform high-level technical objectives into comprehensive technical requirements.

• Reviews operational requirements with project teams, management and client services groups for deployment and ongoing support.

• Develops documentation for best practices as it relates to server infrastructure and cloud computing operational experience.

• Serves as a liaison with clients, participating in meetings to ensure client needs are met.

• Assist with identifying and planning of potential new cloud services, features, and capabilities.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent relevant work experience

• CSP Associate level cloud certification/s in either AWS, Microsoft Azure, OCI, Google Cloud.

• Professional level certification a plus

• 8-15 years of IT experience with a combination of:

• 3-4 years of cloud engineering experience, working with one or more vendor platforms.

• 4+ years experience debugging Microsoft Windows or Linux based operating systems in an administrative/support/engineering capacity

Other Job Specific Skills

• Advanced knowledge of Identity Access Management and Shared Security responsibilities.

• Strong understanding of backup and/or storage principles, theories, and concepts within the cloud environments.

• Hands-on experience supporting enterprise server, backup and/or storage solutions within the cloud environments.

• Analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Advanced troubleshooting knowledge to include the areas of storage, backups, server operating systems and networks.

• Advanced knowledge of cloud service providers.

• Strong cloud command line scripting skills.

• Documentation skills to include creating and updating detailed environment and network design

• Outstanding communication, project & priority management, and collaboration skills.

• Knowledge of information life-cycle management concepts and best practices.

Compensation Ranges

Compensation ranges for ASM Research positions vary depending on multiple factors; including but not limited to, location, skill set, level of education, certifications, client requirements, contract-specific affordability, government clearance and investigation level, and years of experience. The compensation displayed for this role is a general guideline based on these factors and is unique to each role. Monetary compensation is one component of ASM's overall compensation and benefits package for employees.

EEO Requirements

It is the policy of ASM that an individual's race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation or national origin are not and will not be considered in any personnel or management decisions. We affirm our commitment to these fundamental policies.

All recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications is done without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, or age. All decisions on employment are made to abide by the principle of equal employment.

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements described in "Knowledge, Skills and Abilities" above are representative of those which must be met by an employee to successfully perform the primary functions of this job. (For example, "light office duties' or "lifting up to 50 pounds" or "some travel" required.) Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualifying disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the primary functions.

Disclaimer

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

$94,100 - $155,300

EEO Requirements

It is the policy of ASM that an individual's race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, gender identity, veteran status, sexual orientation or national origin are not and will not be considered in any personnel or management decisions. We affirm our commitment to these fundamental policies.

All recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications is done without regard to race, color, religion, sex, veteran status, disability, gender identity, or age. All decisions on employment are made to abide by the principle of equal employment.