Cloud Engineer

Avalore•Arlington, VA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Cloud Engineer will design, engineer, and integrate the cloud environment that forms the foundation of the WDP System. This person will implement and manage cloud services, optimize the cloud architecture for performance and cost, and ensure the environment is secure, scalable, and highly available. This person will architect multi-cloud and hybrid cloud solutions to meet specific requirements, implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to automate cloud resource provisioning, and establish cloud governance policies and guardrails. This person will design and implement cloud networking solutions including VPCs, subnets, and connectivity to on-premises resources, configure cloud security services and controls to protect cloud resources, and implement cloud monitoring and logging solutions to provide visibility into operations. This person will optimize cloud resource utilization to control costs, implement auto-scaling solutions to handle variable workloads, and design disaster recovery and business continuity solutions for cloud workloads. This person will evaluate new cloud services and features for potential adoption, maintain cloud architecture documentation, and provide cloud expertise to other teams.

Requirements

SECRET Security Clearance Required
Cloud+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+, or SSCP cerification (for Junior / Journeyman roles)
SecurityX / CASP+, CCNP Security, CCSP, FITSP-O, or GFACT certification (for Senior role)
Bachelor's Degree
Good communication skills
Self-starter mindset
Professional proficiency in English is required
Demonstrated proficiency in using all Microsoft Office applications
Currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
Applicants must not require sponsorship for work visas.

Responsibilities

Design, engineer, and integrate the cloud environment.
Implement and manage cloud services.
Optimize cloud architecture for performance and cost.
Ensure the environment is secure, scalable, and highly available.
Architect multi-cloud and hybrid cloud solutions.
Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to automate cloud resource provisioning.
Establish cloud governance policies and guardrails.
Design and implement cloud networking solutions including VPCs, subnets, and connectivity to on-premises resources.
Configure cloud security services and controls to protect cloud resources.
Implement cloud monitoring and logging solutions.
Optimize cloud resource utilization to control costs.
Implement auto-scaling solutions to handle variable workloads.
Design disaster recovery and business continuity solutions for cloud workloads.
Evaluate new cloud services and features for potential adoption.
Maintain cloud architecture documentation.
Provide cloud expertise to other teams.