Linux and Cloud Application Support Specialist

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc•Pittsburgh, PA

About The Position

General Dynamics Mission Systems has an immediate opening for a . This position provides an opportunity to further advance the cutting-edge technology that supports some of our nation’s core defense/intelligence services and systems. General Dynamics Mission Systems employees work closely with esteemed customers to develop solutions that allow them to carry out high-stakes national security missions. REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES AND TASKS: • Configures, and administers cloud computing technologies, infrastructure, and applications to meet the organizations requirements• Assists and supports the design, deployment, management, and operation of scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems in the cloud by working directly with the stakeholders • Lead and perform the installation and configuration of cloud management applications by leading medium to large sized efforts • Develops, and designs software automation and scripts to orchestrate cloud and virtualization technologies with defined scope, schedule and expectations • Views and analyzes summary data on cloud resource deployment and takes appropriate action• Monitors requests and key metrics for cloud resources, as well as the performance of systems in the cloud and directs remediation • Troubleshoots issues and plans for future cloud capacity requirements. Develops roadmap and business case for capacity growth • Identifies, manages and resolves cloud computing security risks and implements best practices as applied within a cloud environment • Provides subject matter expert technical support to customers using Cloud Platform products, solutions and APIs• Identifies and documents product bugs and feature requests and works with internal support teams, external providers, as well as customers to implement effective solutions • Supports and leads the evaluation of new service offerings from Cloud Service Providers to determine potential usage by GDMS• May provide work direction to other employees as a technical lead

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field or equivalent experience is required plus a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus 3 years of relevant experience.
Department of Defense TS/SCI security clearance is preferred at time of hire. Candidates must be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance within a reasonable amount of time from date of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.
Proficient understanding of AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and/or Azure
Proficient understanding of AWS or Azure service offerings
Proficient understanding of virtualization technologies: Server, Storage, Networking
Proficient understanding of computer programming languages: C, C Sharp, C++, Perl, PHP, and Python
Proficient understanding of scripting languages, and software and infrastructure automation skills
Detailed and fully proficient knowledge of technology trends and champions new ideas and product and process improvements
Experience administering systems in a virtualized Cloud environment based on VMware vRealize, vCloud Director, and NSX technologies
Strong understanding of security, risk and compliance frameworks, disaster recovery, high availability architectures, hardware, operating systems and networking connectivity
Experience creating templates with CloudFormation, and similar technologies
Shows initiative on assignments, and professionally executes projects with very little direction, or can provide direction and leadership to technical teams
Proficient ability to handle significant responsibility, leadership and accountability while executing complex assignments
Effective communication skills (written and verbal)
Lean-Agile mindset Proficient in the understanding and becoming familiar with the Lean-Agile mindset
Lean-Agile principles and practices (includes DevSecOps, Scurm, SAFe, and Kanban) Proficient knowledge of the Lean-Agile principles and practices (includes DevSecOps, Scurm, SAFe, and Kanban.

Responsibilities

Configures, and administers cloud computing technologies, infrastructure, and applications to meet the organizations requirements
Assists and supports the design, deployment, management, and operation of scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems in the cloud by working directly with the stakeholders
Lead and perform the installation and configuration of cloud management applications by leading medium to large sized efforts
Develops, and designs software automation and scripts to orchestrate cloud and virtualization technologies with defined scope, schedule and expectations
Views and analyzes summary data on cloud resource deployment and takes appropriate action
Monitors requests and key metrics for cloud resources, as well as the performance of systems in the cloud and directs remediation
Troubleshoots issues and plans for future cloud capacity requirements. Develops roadmap and business case for capacity growth
Identifies, manages and resolves cloud computing security risks and implements best practices as applied within a cloud environment
Provides subject matter expert technical support to customers using Cloud Platform products, solutions and APIs
Identifies and documents product bugs and feature requests and works with internal support teams, external providers, as well as customers to implement effective solutions
Supports and leads the evaluation of new service offerings from Cloud Service Providers to determine potential usage by GDMS
May provide work direction to other employees as a technical lead