Junior Cloud Engineer (4818)

SMX•Huntsville, AL

About The Position

SMX is actively searching for a dynamic and adept Junior Cloud Engineer to support our government client in Huntsville, AL. This role emphasizes operational excellence, championed by a commitment to quality, articulate communication, client success, and measurable results, aligning with the essential duties and required skills for the position. Essential Duties & Responsibilities: Working in an Agile IT environment establishing a cloud-based technology in a government provided hybrid cloud environment with security, performance, operability, and scale for customers Support and facilitate the customer cloud strategy to utilize DoD approved cloud service providers to provide information technology services and capabilities to include Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Data as a Service (DaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS) and Cloud Service Offerings (CSOs) within the Agency supported cloud architecture Assist with defining and engineering solution capabilities that satisfy customer business drivers / requirements Act as a trusted advisor for technical decisions during client engagements; Develop courses of action using innovative and Cloud best practices Assist with architecture, design, and requirements analysis using systems engineering. Focus on cloud-native services and optimizing the customer landscape through adoption of these services Develop and utilize deployment and process automation capabilities (scripts, applications, platforms, cloud native services, APIs) to ensure processes are defined, repeatable, scalable, and able to be published for wider utilization; may include capabilities such as Ansible, PowerShell, Bash, Python, etc. Utilize DevSecOps capabilities utilizing IaC tools (Terraform, Cloud Formation, etc) to Operate and sustain a fully integrated DevSecOps environment to support development, test and deployment of infrastructure and applications utilizing Ci/CD pipelines Take ownership of issues and act with a high sense of urgency when required providing direct support to customers providing advanced technical support, troubleshooting direction, and complex problem resolution. Produce clear and concise documentation including program-level, design artifacts, as-built documents, and user level documentation to fully capture technical baselines and operational capabilities to guide operations and activities associated to enterprise scale cloud environments.

Requirements

Clearance Required: Secret
Bachelor's degree and 1+ years of experience providing cloud-related support
4 additional years of experience may be substituted for the degree requirement
Must have a DoD 8570/8140 aligned certification such as CompTIA Security+
Cloud experience/knowledge in Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure
Delivery experience and working knowledge utilizing key Department of Defense guidance and governance including DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide, Risk Management Framework (RMF), and Secure Cloud Computing Architecture (SCCA)
Skills in delivery areas of Cloud, IT Infrastructure, Architecture, and Security as well as hands on core system administration skills in Linux or Windows
Problem determination skills from design issues through detail level inspection to determine root causes of issue
Core System Administration skills in Linux or Windows with demonstrated skills in Security, Active Directory, ACAS, Identity and Access Management, Zero Trust, and STIG remediation experience
Knowledge of, and hands on with, DoD Enterprise networks and understanding how those solutions translate to a cloud environment
Experience with Infrastructure as Code using appropriate tooling
Understanding of Kubernetes (EKS), ECS, and Docker container fundamentals
Proficient command of CI/CD tools (Terraform, Ansible, Git, Jenkins, AWS CodeCommit, AWS CodePipeline, etc.) with an understanding of GitOps methodologies and best practices in Terraform

Nice To Haves

Possess cloud-related certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, Developer, etc.

Responsibilities

Working in an Agile IT environment establishing a cloud-based technology in a government provided hybrid cloud environment with security, performance, operability, and scale for customers
Support and facilitate the customer cloud strategy to utilize DoD approved cloud service providers to provide information technology services and capabilities to include Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Data as a Service (DaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS) and Cloud Service Offerings (CSOs) within the Agency supported cloud architecture
Assist with defining and engineering solution capabilities that satisfy customer business drivers / requirements
Act as a trusted advisor for technical decisions during client engagements; Develop courses of action using innovative and Cloud best practices
Assist with architecture, design, and requirements analysis using systems engineering. Focus on cloud-native services and optimizing the customer landscape through adoption of these services
Develop and utilize deployment and process automation capabilities (scripts, applications, platforms, cloud native services, APIs) to ensure processes are defined, repeatable, scalable, and able to be published for wider utilization; may include capabilities such as Ansible, PowerShell, Bash, Python, etc.
Utilize DevSecOps capabilities utilizing IaC tools (Terraform, Cloud Formation, etc) to Operate and sustain a fully integrated DevSecOps environment to support development, test and deployment of infrastructure and applications utilizing Ci/CD pipelines
Take ownership of issues and act with a high sense of urgency when required providing direct support to customers providing advanced technical support, troubleshooting direction, and complex problem resolution.
Produce clear and concise documentation including program-level, design artifacts, as-built documents, and user level documentation to fully capture technical baselines and operational capabilities to guide operations and activities associated to enterprise scale cloud environments.