JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Support the development of and recommend improvements to open architectures and applications, infrastructure, and cloud platforms to ensure they are best suited for Cloud deployment and consumption.
* Support the adoption of Cloud best practices and supporting technologies to enable such capabilities as DevSecOps, Big Data/Analytics, AI, Micro-Services.
* Support the architecture, design, development, troubleshoot, and implementation of cloud solutions
* Work closely with the Cyber Security team to ensure the applications and solutions designed and deployed are secure and compliant.
* Demonstrate creative and valuable solutions for addressing problems or improving services for our customers
* Report status on tasks and assignments, including appropriate task prioritization
* Must be able to perform effectively as part of a project "team".
* Travel as needed to maintain existing solutions at customer sites (up to 25%)
* Generate preliminary and detailed designs as required for enhancements or modifications to existing designs with high level guidance provided by senior engineers, requiring the application of current industry design concepts and utilization of basic technical writing skills.
* Identify and evaluate appropriate technology solutions to meet customer needs including determining the extend of customization needed to an existing solution and the impact to implementing within the program cost and delivery schedule
* Effectively Interface with Customer personnel at varying organizational levels
* Must be self-motivated and expected to work independently with minimal supervision
* Create, delegate, and prioritize tasks while mentoring junior engineers in support of program goals QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
* Must be eligible for DoD Personal Security Clearance
* Bachelor& 39;s degree in technical field such as Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering
* 7+ years of hands on experience in a specific technology practice (Infrastructure, Network, Storage, Servers, Security, Windows, Linux, etc.) for both on premise and cloud resources
* 5+ years networking experience
* 2+ years operating system (Windows, Linux, or similar) administration and operation experience
* 2+ years virtualization (VMware, HyperV, VirtualBox, or similar) experience
* 2+ years experience with high order software languages such as C, C++, Java, Python
* 2+ years experience in container management technologies like OpenShift, AKS, EKS, Rancher, Docker
* Experience using a source code repository such as Git, BitBucket, Mercurial, or Subversion
* Experience using a defect management system such as Jira, Bugzilla or Fogbugz
* Experience with Agile development methodologies
* Experience briefing technical topics to various audiences
* Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role. PREFERRED SKILLS
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Well refined troubleshooting skills, ability to determine the root cause of a problem and identify and resolve systemic problems.
* Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
* Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
* Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
* Experience using and deploying RDMS, NoSQL, or Graph databases
* Experience working with service-based architectures and Web APIs
* Experience with HTML, HTML5, CSS, XML, XSLT, and JSON.
* Experience with administration of CI/CD pipeline tools.
* Experience with writing Linux bash scripts
* Experience with one or more of the following: Terraform, Cloud Formation, Microsoft Bicep
* Experience managing/implementing server/clients with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Platforms and Federation Services (NetIQ, ADFS, Azure MFA, Keycloak, Red Hat SSO, Duo, SAML, etc.)
* Experience scaling applications based on user demand.
* IAT Level 2 Certification (e.g. Security +).
* Experience working and deploying on DOD networks including NIPR, SIPR, and JWICS
* Administration experience on Microsoft Enterprise CA – Cert Requests/Monitoring.
* Administration experience on Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS).
* Familiarity with Information Assurance programs.
* Any of the following: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP), (ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
* CompTIA Cloud+
* Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert
* Amazon Web Services Certified Solutions Architect — Professional
* Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Certifications such as Practitioner, Scrum Master, Product Owner
* Experience designing, developing for, and deploying custom air-gapped systems