AWS Cloud Engineer
**ACTIVE TS/SCI SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED**
Transform technology into opportunity as a Cloud Engineer with GDIT. A career in enterprise IT means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most. At GDIT you'll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate.
As a Cloud Engineer you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a TS/SCI level Cloud Engineer joining our team to support our intelligence customer in Springfield, VA or St. Louis, MO.
HOW A CLOUD ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
The Cloud Engineer will be responsible for working with highly functional development team automating service deployments; optimizing system performance; integrating with enterprise authentication services; establishing/improving system monitoring; maintaining established security protocols; providing customers technical support. The Cloud Engineer will be integrated with an agile environment participating with scrums and other meetings.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
Work with A&A Team to maintain security requirements for operation of systems
Maintain and improve existing infrastructure (build out autoscaling, support new services, optimize cost efficiencies/authentication/search, etc)
Produce detailed documentation
Maintain System in AWS environment using EC2, S3, Load Balancer, and RDS
Automate and optimize service deployments
Delivering a full-stack web application to production; identifying and resolving operational issues in same
Actively participating in technical requirements-gathering process (i.e. meetings with customers)
Executing design and implementation of application features, independently / unassisted, with minimal oversight
Refactoring legacy application code for improved reliability and maintainability
Mentoring junior developers
Writing and reading unit tests; understanding code-quality analysis concepts
Writing and debugging Javascript, Typescript, or closely-related language
Developing applications backed by a relational database; understanding RDB design concepts
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Programming, Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience
8+ years IT experience
Meet DoD 8570 IAT Level II requirements including one of the following: Security+ CE, CND, SSCP, GSEC, GICSP, CySA+, or CCNA
Strong knowledge of Amazon Web Services
Strong Troubleshooting skills
Experience in automating tasks using scripted languages such as Bash, PowerShell, or Perl
Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodology
Familiarity with DevOps development processes and Continuous Integration tools: GitLab, Jenkins, Nexus
Extensive Typescript or Javascript background
Angular frontend framework; UI/UX design
Microservice-based backend architecture; integrating with COTS/FOSS software REST APIs
Supporting a full-stack application in a PaaS environment
CI/CD pipeline implementation, ideally with GitLab
Creating and deploying containerized applications, ideally with Docker
Designing/implementing container orchestration with Kubernetes
Desired Skills
Strong understanding of cloud APIs and interaction with the AWS/CLI
Experience working with one or more programming languages (e.g. Python, Ruby, or Java)
Experience with Go programming language
Familiarity with HTML, CSS, Markdown, and portal development
Database experience with a Postgres backend
Strong communication skills
Desired Certifications:
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
\Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Compensation is unique to each candidate and relative to the skills and experience they bring to the position. The salary range for this position is typically $130-$140k. This does not guarantee a specific salary as compensation is based upon multiple factors such as education, experience, certifications, and other requirements, and may fall outside of the above-stated range.
Highlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match, Accrued PTO, STD/LTD/Life Insurance, Referral Bonuses, professional development reimbursement, and more!
D2 Technical Services is committed to a merit-based recruitment process and encourages applications from all qualified individuals. As a Veteran-Owned Small Business, we particularly welcome applications from veterans who have the requisite skills and experience. Job applicants that are interested in one of our openings and may require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, should contact us to request an accommodation.