Cloud Engineer 808

Freedom Technology Solutions Group•Annapolis Junction, MD

1d•$165,000 - $215,000

About The Position

Join Freedom’s team supporting the Government’s Corporate Management Services (CMS) organization on a prime contract. The Cloud Engineer helps design, modernize, secure, and sustain enterprise applications and platforms. The work supports mission-enabling business systems across secure environments and involves collaboration with professionals in software engineering, cloud computing, DevSecOps, systems engineering, user experience, and enterprise platforms. The role assesses existing capabilities and identifies approaches for expanding DevOps adoption and transitioning applications and capabilities into cloud environments. It analyzes migration and modification needs, including data, legal, security, and compliance requirements; coordinates technical activities with System Administrators; and uses automation and configuration-management tools to support system administration, deployments, and operations. The Cloud Engineer also plans and tests patches and upgrades, develops and tests software changes, coordinates deployment plans, and integrates modified capabilities into cloud environments with attention to performance, reliability, automation, and resource utilization.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
Bachelor’s degree in IT and six years of software development/engineering experience, or four additional years of software development experience in lieu of a degree.
Four years of experience with cloud technologies.
Experience managing and optimizing DevOps practices within a project or organization.
In-depth understanding of DevOps principles, tools, and methodologies, with a focus on efficiency and continuous improvement.
Strong communication skills and ability to explain complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire cross-functional teams and foster collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
Experience with Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) processes for automation.
Experience developing and updating technical documentation.
Experience with agile development methodologies.

Nice To Haves

Relevant certifications in DevOps and related technologies.
Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite, including Confluence and Jira.
Experience managing systems hosted in virtual environments such as AWS.

Responsibilities

Assess existing capabilities, identify opportunities to expand DevOps adoption, and develop approaches for transitioning applications and capabilities into cloud environments.
Analyze data migration, software modification, legal, security, and compliance requirements for cloud transformation efforts.
Collaborate with System Administrators to plan, prioritize, and coordinate day-to-day technical activities supporting cloud conversion and system operations.
Use Ansible and other automation and configuration-management tools to streamline system administration, deployment, and operational tasks.
Plan, test, and deploy system security patches, kernel updates, and software upgrades using patch-management and configuration-management tools.
Design, develop, and test software changes required to transition capabilities to the cloud, following the selected approach and technical direction.
Develop, test, and coordinate deployment plans for application and infrastructure changes in cloud environments.
Integrate modified capabilities into cloud environments while optimizing system performance, reliability, automation, and resource utilization.

Benefits

Flexible work environment.
Competitive compensation and benefits.
Matching 401(k).
Fully paid medical coverage.
Generous paid time off, including paid site closure days.
Paid training and tuition reimbursement.
Referral bonuses.
Fully paid life and disability coverage.
Annual logo wear allowance.
Company-sponsored events, including game nights, holiday and summer parties, and happy hours.
Career growth and advancement opportunities.