Cloud Engineer - Junior

Assured Consulting•Springfield, VA

6d•$70,000 - $115,000•Onsite

About The Position

Assured Consulting Solutions is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Junior Cloud Engineer to join their team. Cloud Engineers are responsible for defining and supporting implementation approaches and plans to ensure optimal cloud performance and reliability across the servers, networks, and related utilities and hardware that comprise the cloud infrastructure. They conduct analysis and make reliable engineering recommendations to ensure six sigma reliability/resiliency of the cloud infrastructure. They monitor and report on cloud utilization and plan continuous process improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or 9 years of work experience as a Cloud Engineer.
5+ years of experience in government or industry supporting or leading cloud-based systems engineering efforts.
Experience using Jenkins CI/CD
Experience using GitLab
Experience using JavaScript
Must be a U.S. Citizen and possess a current and active TS/SCI clearance granted by the Department of Defense or an Intelligence Community agency.
Must be able to pass a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.
Ability to work onsite in a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) environment
Ability to collaborate effectively with government customers, technical teams, and cross-functional teams
Ability to communicate technical concepts, analyses, and recommendations clearly, both verbally and in writing
Ability to analyze system requirements and support systems engineering, integration, and testing activities
Ability to contribute to technical planning, problem-solving, and system improvement efforts in a mission-driven environment
Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work under deadlines
Ability to operate standard office equipment and remain in a stationary position for extended periods

Nice To Haves

One or more Cloud Certifications (AWS Certified Developer – Associate, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional, Cloud Foundry Developer)
Experience in Scripting/automation via PowerShell, VBscript, AutoIT, Python or the like

Responsibilities

Applies the principles of “cloud native” development as described in “The Twelve-Factor App” through a systematic, engineering approach to the design, architecture, requirements elicitation, development, operation and use of cloud technologies and platforms for mission solutions.
Leverages software-, platform- and infrastructure- as-a-service to deliver GEOINT solutions.
Ensures optimum efficiencies for the utilization of cloud services.
Integrates systems by creating new Application Program Interfaces (API’s).
Creates and maintains automated software deployment pipelines using Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) tools.