AWS Cloud Engineer
On-siteO'Fallon, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Design and implement AWS system architectures for government operational solutions, ensuring ATO status and security compliance. Collaborate on architectural design, data migration to appropriate stores, and monitoring dashboard metrics for costs and utilization. Apply systems engineering lifecycle experience to cloud initiatives, compiling industry best practices and lessons learned into future iteration designs. Manage code baseline management and utilize tools including Jira, Confluence, Jenkins, Terraform, and Grafana to support CI/CD pipelines and project delivery. Maintain TS/SCI clearance and adhere to DoD 8570 certification standards while adapting to new cloud technologies and learning quickly.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years' experience consulting, designing and implementing distributed solutions
- 3+ years' experience with cloud-based solutions (Cloud, SOA, Web-Services) including virtualization environment, network and operating system experience
- Experience in AWS/Cloud technologies
- Experience in Grafana
- Subject Matter Expertise understanding across AWS cloud technologies including: EC2, PaaS (OpenShift), Lamdas, S3 buckets, Reserved Instances, etc.
- Understanding of code baseline management
- Utilization of the following: Jira, Confluence, Jenkins, Python, Gitlab, CloudFormation, Zabbix, HPFortify, ACAS, PostgreSQL, Scrum, Kanban, Terraform
- Knowledge of Systems, Architectural, SW Development and SW Sustainment Practices
- Proactive self-starter demonstrates a positive, willing attitude and excellent oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrates ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly
- Organizational Skills: Can plan and prioritize work, follow tasks to their logical conclusion and ensure everything has been correctly satisfied to standard
- Great attention to detail
- Communications: Ability to communicate clearly and efficiently with team members and clients, verbally and in writing
- Able to present ideas in a variety of ways depending upon audience and context
- Must possess and maintain a TS/SCI Security Clearance with ability to obtain Poly CI
- DoD 8570 Certification Compliance (IAT Level 2/3)
- Requires BS degree and & 5+ years of prior relevant experience OR, MS with 3+ years of prior relevant experience; OR 4 years of additional experience in lieu of degree
- Familiar with System Engineering documentation creation (VDDs, diagrams, etc.)
- Familiar with team collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence, RocketChat)
Desired Qualifications
- Understanding of SFA organization; Aeronautical data and mission
- Experience with NGA cloud-based architecture
- AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Developer, Certifications
- Experience with IC Cloud Architecture implementation methodologies
- Native cloud templating services like AWS Cloud Formation
- Experience with Aeronautical datasets
- Experience with CI/CD Pipelines and projects
- Experience with Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) process of evaluating solution options
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