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2578 - Cloud Automation and Orchestration Engineer

Arlington, Virginia
TS/SCI

OVERVIEW:

You’ll closely collaborate with fellow cloud architects and engineers specializing in AWS and other platforms to define and implement cloud solution components. You’ll have the chance to work within a DevOps framework to build and manage container apps and use products like Kubernetes to further the mission. With access to our internal Azure, AWS, and GCP labs, you’ll have the space and time to explore different ways of solving our clients’ challenges, and you’ll partner with stakeholders and your team to deliver the right technical solutions. Whether modernizing legacy computing platforms and applications or building new ones from scratch, you’ll have the latest tech and brightest teammates at your fingertips.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 12+ years of experience professionally with IT systems
  • 5+ years of experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • 3+ years of experience with building, deployment, release automation, or orchestration for US Government
  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code environments, including activities around the automated server or network configurations, large-scale software deployments, or monitoring and testing, including continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD)
  • Experience with automation tools, including Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible
  • Experience with automating system configurations and orchestrating network operations and DevOps pipelines, scaling, releases, and day-to-day system operations in Cloud environments
  • Experience in working within and managing Git-based version control systems, including Gitlab and Github
  • HS Diploma or GED
  • Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Experience with identifying and implementing automation to improve user experience (UX)
  • Experience with scripting in Bash, PowerShell, Python, Groovy, or Ruby
  • Experience with system integration using a variety of protocols, including JSON, REST, and XML
  • Experience with leveraging JSON, YAML, or XML for configuration
  • Experience with DevOps and Agile methodologies
  • 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 containerization, including OpenShift, Docker, or Kubernetes
  • Experience with managing personal project priorities and deliverables
  • Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Cloud Certification, including AWS, Certified Solutions Architect Associate Certification, Google Certified Professional – Cloud Architect, or MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure

CLEARANCE:

  • TS/SCI minimum