AWS Cloud Engineer

Steampunk • McLean, VA

51d • $100,000 - $175,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Cloud Engineer, you will work within our growing DevSecOps practice delivering features to support cloud migration, cloud optimization and cloud deployment. We are looking for candidates with 3-5 years experience with cloud platform services and DevOps practices such as infrastructure as code and confirmation management automation.

Requirements

• Ability to obtain a U.S. government Security Clearance
• Bachelor's degree
• 3+ years of experience architecting, designing, developing, and implementing cloud solutions
• 3+ years of experience with cloud platforms
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing cloud solutions in AWS
• 3+ years of experience with Git SCM providers such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
• 3+ years of experience with systems development in an Agile environment
• 3+ years of experience implementing infrastructure as code and orchestration
• 3+ years of experience integrating deployments with industry standard DevSecOps tooling and orchestration
• Must hold one of the following active AWS Associate-level certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate, AWS Certified Developer - Associate, AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer - Associate

Nice To Haves

• Located in the Washington, DC metro area and willing to come to the Bethesda, MD site at least once a month
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills
• Experience with documenting an as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations
• Experience with scripting in Concourse, Bash, PowerShell, Python, Groovy, or Ruby
• Experience implementing docker containers and utilizing platforms such as Kubernetes
• Experience with automation tools, including Pivotal, Chef, Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible
• Experience in several of the following areas: database architecture, ETL, business intelligence, big data, machine learning, advanced analytics

Responsibilities

• Identify and implement the most optimal cloud-based solutions for the customer
• Design, develop, and deploy modular cloud-based systems
• Understand the needs of stakeholders and convey this to developers
• Automate and improve configuration, provisioning, deployment, and release processes
• Test and examine code written by others and analyze results
• Ensure that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats
• Identify technical problems, perform root cause analysis, and develop software updates and ‘fixes’
• Work with software developers and DevSecOps engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended
• Support enterprise Cloud applications or infrastructure through infrastructure as code including any activities around automated server or network configurations, large-scale software deployments, and monitoring and testing
• Ensure efficient functioning of data storage and process functions in accordance with organizational security policies and best practices
• Document as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations
• Identify, analyze, and resolve infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues
• Act as an individual contributor and mentor more junior team members
• Engineer and implement solutions and provide recommendations for continuous improvement for the services provided
• Present regular status updates and provide cross training to other team members

Benefits

• The projected compensation range for this position is $100,000 to $175,000.
• Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees.
• Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level