CLOUD ENGINEER (TS/SCI CLEARTANCE REQUIRED)

CLOUD ENGINEER (TS/SCI CLEARTANCE REQUIRED)

• Springfield, VA


• Information Technology

NorthHill Technology Resources has a need for aCloud Engineer to support a Federal Program inSpringfield, VA .This is a direct-hire role with our client, a fast-growing Federal Integrator. Experience with Cross-Domain Solutions is strongly desired.An active TS/SCI Clearance is required , will sponsor for CI Polygraph within first year.

Cloud Engineer

In this role, you'll join our Common Operations Release Environment (CORE) team, providing high-quality, cost-effective cloud solutions to our clients. Be part of a dynamic environment where your expertise in cloud operations will drive significant enhancements in the efficiency and effectiveness of our customers’ operations. As a Cloud Engineer on our team, you will be responsible for distributed and managed services automating the installation, configuration and maintenance of platform services.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain and improve existing build and deployment processes using CI/CD tools to automate and optimize service deployments within development, test, and production systems


• Integrate with enterprise authentication services


• Maintain and improve existing infrastructure (build out autoscaling, support new services, optimize for cost efficiencies/authentication/search, etc.)


• Manage and aggregate server logs and monitor for security and system related incidents


• Monitor and analyze system performance, such as server load and resource usage


• Apply configuration management disciplines to maintain software revisions, security patches, hardening, and documentation along with maintaining documentation and ensuring continuity of recurring tasks


• Enforce best practices for security and reliability, and drive security initiatives, like access control and vulnerability testing


• Work with A&A Teams to maintain security requirements for operation of systems


• Follow up on engineering tasks for operational solutions, and validate completion


• Participant in SAFe and Scrum development teams and meetings


• On-call support will be required

Required Skills:

• AWS serverless infrastructure components


• Willing to learn cross-domain services available at NGA


• A working understanding of TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Bash


• Multi-platform integration (connecting processes and services between AWS, GitLab, OpenShift, Nexus, Self Service)


• GitLab CI/CD pipelines, typically centered around deploying or updating applications/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, virtual and physical infrastructure design

Desired Skills:

• Background as a system administrator


• Cross Domain engineering


• AWS Diode


• Security+ Certification


• Understanding of access management and security groups (i.e. IAM, S3 bucket, SSH, VPN, etc.)


• Ability to write and use unit and functional testing


• Experience using Jira and Confluence


• Strong written and oral communication


• Customer engagement