Cloud Engineer Sr
About The Position
The Senior Cloud Engineer will join the Common Operations Release Environment (CORE) team to provide high-quality, cost-effective cloud solutions. The role focuses on distributed and managed services that automate the installation, configuration, and maintenance of platform services, while improving the efficiency and effectiveness of customer operations. The engineer will maintain and improve deployment processes and infrastructure, integrate enterprise authentication, monitor system performance and security, and apply configuration management practices. The position also supports security and reliability initiatives, collaborates with A&A teams, participates in SAFe and Scrum development activities, and requires on-call support.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship, an active TS/SCI clearance, and the ability to obtain a CI Polygraph.
- At least 8 years of relevant experience.
- Understanding of AWS serverless infrastructure components.
- Willingness to learn cross-domain services available at the customer agency.
- Working understanding of TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, and Bash.
- Experience with multi-platform integration connecting processes and services between AWS, GitLab, OpenShift, Nexus, and Self Service.
- Experience with GitLab CI/CD pipelines, typically focused on deploying or updating applications and services in OpenShift or AWS.
- Strong understanding of DevSecOps and software/application development processes.
- Understanding of GitLab or other DevSecOps/continuous integration tools.
- Knowledge of network technologies, common infrastructure components, load balancers, firewalls, and virtual and physical infrastructure design.
Nice To Haves
- Background as a system administrator.
- Cross-domain engineering experience.
- AWS Diode experience.
- Security+ certification.
- Understanding of access management and security groups, such as IAM, S3 buckets, SSH, and VPN.
- Ability to write and use unit and functional tests.
- Experience using Jira and Confluence.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Customer engagement experience.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and improve build and deployment processes using CI/CD tools to automate and optimize service deployments across development, test, and production systems.
- Integrate with enterprise authentication services.
- Maintain and improve infrastructure, including building autoscaling capabilities, supporting new services, and optimizing cost efficiencies, authentication, and search.
- Manage and aggregate server logs and monitor for security and system-related incidents.
- Monitor and analyze system performance, including server load and resource usage.
- Apply configuration management practices to maintain software revisions, security patches, hardening, documentation, and continuity of recurring tasks.
- Enforce security and reliability best practices and drive security initiatives such as access control and vulnerability testing.
- Work with A&A teams to maintain system-operation security requirements.
- Follow up on engineering tasks for operational solutions and validate their completion.
- Participate in SAFe and Scrum development teams and meetings.
- Provide on-call support.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Health Savings Account with company contribution.
- Annual paid time off and paid holidays.
- Paid parental leave.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Training and development opportunities.
- Award programs.
- Company-sponsored events.
- Benefits covering healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
