CLOUD ENGINEER (TS/SCI CLEARTANCE REQUIRED)

NorthHill Technology Resources has a need for a Cloud Engineer to support a Federal Program in Springfield, 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