Cloud Engineer I

AMERICAN SYSTEMS•Quantico Base, VA

10d•$110,000 - $130,000

About The Position

Epsilon, Inc. has joined AMERICAN SYSTEMS. As one organization, we offer expanded resources, streamlined operations, and increased opportunities for growth and development. Join us to be part of a dynamic, collaborative environment dedicated to innovation and customer success. As the Cloud Engineer I, you will assist with the deployment, integration, operations, and maintenance of VMWare vSphere 8, vSAN, Microsoft Azure Cloud, and Office 365 environments and applications. You will perform systems administration/engineering tasks for VMWare, Azure cloud, and Office 365 services, troubleshoot issues, and participate in the integration of the Azure cloud platform into customer environments. You will also have a high degree of customer interaction, including pre-deployment planning and knowledge transfer, as well as handling technical escalations.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Must hold active DOD Interim Secret or Secret Clearance.
DOD 8570 certification compliance (IAT Level II or Higher) (CySA+, SSCP, Security+ CE, CCNA Security or GSEC) is required.
Must have the following Operating System (OS) Certification: VMWare certified Professional, MS Azure Fundamental or higher certification.
Experience with administration or engineering of vSphere, MS Azure or Office 365 Cloud Environments.
3+ years' experience with systems engineering.
Working knowledge of Azure cloud infrastructure and Microsoft 365 deployments.
Understanding of Azure Active Directory (AAD), cloud networking and server deployment.
Must have real-world experience helping to manage and maintain Active Directory, GPO's etc.
VMware administration, operations and maintenance experience.
Possess working knowledge of vSphere, Azure AD, Intune, Cloud App Security, Conditional Access.
Ability to communicate technical issues to non-technical audiences and provide concise status updates.
Detail oriented with excellent debugging, problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
Self-motivated, innovative, creative, and possess a passion for excellence.
Possess the ability to analyze a situation for potential future problems.
Extremely responsive, with a strong sense of urgency.
Proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook.

Nice To Haves

Experience with building or deploying cloud applications desired.
Familiarity with the following Office 365 tools is desired: Azure Active Directory, Azure Active Directory Federation Service (ADFS), Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection (EOP), Teams, Intune and other O365 workloads.

Responsibilities

Assist with the implementation, operations, and maintenance of enterprise cloud solutions using vSphere 8, vSAN, Office 365, and related core technologies including Active Directory, Cloud Identities, Exchange, Teams, ADFS, AAD Connect, Intune, and PowerShell.
Ensure appropriate implementation of technology following all standards and best practices set forth by governing bodies.
Provide Azure engineering support to operations and foundational teams.
Assist with performing root cause analysis to provide guidance to technical leadership regarding future issue prevention.
Analyze customer business requirements.
Assist with construction, configuration, and maintenance of all facets of an Office 365 Tenant.
Execute an end-to-end implementation of the target workloads.
Stay informed of emerging cloud and Office 365 technologies.
Perform Operations and Maintenance on vSphere environment, Office 365, and Azure AD workloads.
Ensure cloud governance standards are met to maintain cloud security and proper controls, end-to-end automation of deployment, and monitoring and infrastructure management in the cloud environment.