Junior Cloud Engineer

bcore • Springfield, VA

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

Bcore is hiring a Junior Cloud Engineer to support the NGA customer mission as part of its Common Operations Release Environment (CORE) team. The role provides high-quality, cost-effective cloud solutions and focuses on distributed and managed services that automate the installation, configuration, and maintenance of platform services. The position is based in Springfield, Virginia, or St. Louis, with a hybrid work arrangement. An active TS clearance with SCI eligibility and eligibility to obtain a CI poly are required. Security+ is preferred. On-call support is required.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience.
• Active TS clearance with SCI eligibility and eligibility to obtain a CI poly.
• Willingness to learn cross-domain services available at the customer agency.
• Working understanding of TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, and Bash.
• Experience with GitLab CI/CD pipelines, typically for deploying or updating applications or 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

• Security+ certification (listed as preferred).
• Multi-platform integration connecting processes and services between AWS, GitLab, OpenShift, Nexus, and Self Service.
• Experience with AWS serverless infrastructure components.
• Background as a system administrator.
• Cross-domain engineering experience.
• AWS Diode experience.
• 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.
• Intelligence Community 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 existing infrastructure, including building autoscaling, supporting new services, and optimizing for 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, and documentation, and ensure continuity of recurring tasks.
• Enforce security and reliability best practices and drive security initiatives, including access control and vulnerability testing.
• Work with A&A teams to maintain security requirements for system operations.
• 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

• Health, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401(k).
• Paid time off.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Life and voluntary life insurance.
• Stipends.
• Referral bonuses.
• Service anniversaries and spot awards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed