Cloud Engineer

Access-HR, Inc.•Fort George G Meade, MD

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

Our client is seeking a skilled and DoD cleared Cloud Engineer to support their initiatives in developing and managing cloud-based applications. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in enhancing cloud processes, ensuring that all deliverables meet user acceptance criteria while adhering to security best practices. With a strong background in Azure environments and extensive experience in automation tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, Kubernetes, and Docker, the ideal candidate will be a trusted advisor in implementing industry standards and driving continuous improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business or other related scientific or technical discipline
Certification in one or more cloud environments (Azure or AWS)
Clearance Requirements - Active DoD Security Clearance of Secret or higher
5+ years of DevOps experience
3 years of experience with Azure and other Cloud environments
3 years of experience with Kubernetes in an Azure cloud environment
3 years of experience with application and operating system security
3 years’ hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Ansible and Terraform

Nice To Haves

Experience in Agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban using tools such as Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills, and the ability to communicate strategic information security topics, policies, and standards as well as risk-related concepts to technical and nontechnical audiences at various organizational levels
Knowledge and experience working in DoD Azure environments preferred

Responsibilities

Work with teams to bring continuous improvement to processes and tools
Ensure work product meets user acceptance criteria
Manage self-directed assignments
Meet schedule deadlines and commitments with a high-level of quality of deliverables
Be a trusted automation and tooling advisor for Cloud and other infrastructure initiatives by providing objective, practical and relevant ideas, insights, and advice
Recommend and implement industry standards
Implement and ensure adherence to security practices and incorporate them into the automated pipelines