Senior Cloud Engineer

Steampunk • McLean, VA

166d • $130,000 - $180,000

About The Position

As a Senior Cloud Engineer, you will work within our growing DevSecOps practice delivering features to support cloud migration, cloud optimization and cloud deployment. We are looking for candidates with 5-8 years experience with cloud platform services and DevOps practices such as infrastructure as code and confirmation management automation.

Requirements

• Ability to obtain a U.S. government Security Clearance
• BS Degree in an IT field OR BS in a non-IT field and 2 years related IT experience
• 5 Years of Experience architecting, designing, developing, and implementing cloud solutions
• 5 Years of Experience with one or more clouds (i.e. AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• 5 Years of Experience with Git SCM providers such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
• 5 Years of Experience with systems development in an Agile environment
• 5 Years of Experience implementing infrastructure as code and orchestration
• 5 Years of Experience integrating deployments with industry standard DevSecOps tooling and orchestration
• 3 Years of Experience in several of the following areas: database architecture, ETL, business intelligence, big data, machine learning, advanced analytics

Nice To Haves

• Certifications: AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, AWS Certified Solution Architect Professional, Microsoft Certified DevOps Engineer Expert, SAFe DevOps Certification
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills
• Experience with documenting an as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations preferred
• Experience with scripting in Concourse, Bash, PowerShell, Python, Groovy, or Ruby
• Experience implementing docker containers and utilizing platforms such as Kubernetes
• Experience with automation tools, including Pivotal, Chef, Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible

Responsibilities

• Identify and implement the most optimal cloud-based solutions for the customer
• Design, develop, and deploy modular cloud-based systems
• Understanding the needs of stakeholders and conveying this to developers
• Automate and improve configuration, provisioning, deployment, and release processes
• Testing and examining code written by others and analyzing results
• Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats
• Identifying technical problems, performing root cause analysis, and developing software updates and ‘fixes’
• Working with software developers and DevSecOps engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended
• Support enterprise Cloud applications or infrastructure through infrastructure as code including any activities around automated server or network configurations, large-scale software deployments, and monitoring and testing
• Ensure efficient functioning of data storage and process functions in accordance with organizational security policies and best practices
• Document as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations
• Identify, analyze, and resolve infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues
• Act as an individual contributor and mentor more junior team members
• Engineer and implement solutions and provide recommendations for continuous improvement for the services provided
• Present regular status updates and provide cross training to other team members.

Benefits

• The projected compensation range for this position is $130,000 to $180,000.
• Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree