R&D Cloud Engineering Scientist

R&D Cloud Engineering ScientistHiring Department: Applied Research LaboratoriesPosition Open To: All ApplicantsWeekly Scheduled Hours: 40FLSA Status: Exempt from FLSAEarliest Start Date: ImmediatelyPosition Duration: Expected to ContinueLocation: PICKLE RESEARCH CAMPUSPurposeThe position will design, implement, deploy, and maintain distributed systems and cloud infrastructure which includes contributing to cloud architecture definition and performing design and implementation within established architecture patterns. This position leverages cloud-native services and best practices to build scalable, highly available, secure, and fault-tolerant infrastructure that supports science, research, and engineering applications.ResponsibilitiesInfrastructure Design & Architecture: Contribute to cloud architecture solutions for applications across multiple environments. Design scalable, highly available, secure, and fault-tolerant distributed systems. Define networking, compute, storage, and security requirements and patterns. Make architectural tradeoffs to manage cloud costs.

Evaluate and recommend cloud services. Create and maintain architecture diagrams and design documentation.Implementation & Deployment: Implement infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code. Deploy and configure cloud resources including compute, storage, networking, and databases. Set up multi-region and multi-availability zone deployments. Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure changes.Operations & Reliability: Monitor infrastructure health, performance, and cost.

Implement robust monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions. Contribute to disaster recovery and business continuity plans. Support management of lifecycle of cloud costs. Optimize resource utilization and cloud costs.Security & Compliance: Support efforts to implement identity and access management best practices, define network security configuration, ensure data encryption at rest and in transit, compliance audits, and conduct periodic security reviews.Collaboration & Documentation: Partner with development teams to support application requirements. Create and maintain runbooks, documentation, and operational procedures.

Provide guidance and mentorship on cloud best practices.Other related functions as assigned.Required QualificationsBachelor's degree in engineering, computer or information science, or other applied sciences.Three years of experience in cloud engineeringExperience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP)Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code methodologiesExperience with containerization and container orchestrationKnowledge of networking conceptsFamiliarity with CI/CD tools and practicesUnderstanding of distributed systems principlesExperience designing for scalability, high availability, security, and fault toleranceStrong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilitiesExcellent written and verbal communication skillsAbility to obtain and maintain a DoD 8140 compliant security certification within six months of employment.Applicant must be highly organized, have excellent attention to detail, and possess sound scientific judgment. The position will require effective management of their own time with the ability to plan, coordinate, and execute multiple tasks simultaneously. Regular and punctual attendance in the workplace is required.US Citizen. Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information at the level appropriate to the project requirements of the position.Preferred QualificationsExperience in designing, building, deploying, and maintaining applications in AWSExperience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormationExperience with container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes, EKS, or ECSExperience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab CI, or JenkinsAWS certifications such as Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, or DeveloperKnowledge of monitoring solutions such as CloudWatch, Datadog, or PrometheusExperience with database services such as RDS, Aurora, or DynamoDBFamiliarity with serverless architecturesDoD 8140 compliant security certification (e.g., Security+)Salary Range$104,000-$174,000+/negotiable depending on qualifications.Working ConditionsStandard office conditionsRepetitive use of a keyboard at a workstationUse of manual dexteritySome weekend, evening and holiday workPossible interstate/intrastate travelRequired MaterialsResume/CV3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisorLetter of interestUnofficial college transcripts