Cloud Engineer/Architect with Security Clearance

Position: Cloud Engineer/Architect Become an integral part of a diverse team. Currently DIGITALSPEC is seeking an experienced, motivated, career and customer-oriented Cloud Engineer to join our team. Position: Cloud Engineer/Architect
Location: Washington, DC
Education: BS degree in Computer Science. Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
Clearance: Top Secret DoD Clearance Required. May consider highly qualified DoD Secret Clearance holders with the ability to obtain a Top Secret. Duties and Responsibilities: As a Cloud Engineer you will play a key role in maintaining and enhancing an enterprise cloud environment servicing more than 10,000 Users. Assist in the engineering, development and administration of a federal enterprise cloud system. Essential Functions:

• Participate in technical project review meetings to ensure technical designs meet the client's operational requirements and infrastructure/security standards
• Provision and maintain cloud resources for an enterprise cloud environment (network, storage, compute)
• Automate infrastructure migrations to cloud environments and identify on-premise technologies and their cloud counterparts
• Ensure compliance with incident, problem, and change management procedures and execute ticket-based requests with little or no additional help
• Focus on results and be delivery oriented, with a keen interest on quality and the ability to meet deadlines Qualifications:

• At least 4 years of progressive experience administering, designing and engineering cloud solutions
• Sound fundamental knowledge of cloud technology and enterprise IT systems
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with experience exercising mature judgment
• Experience deploying resources into and running workloads in Amazon Web Services and/or Microsoft Azure
• Ability to clearly translate technical requirements and concepts in a manner that appeals to a wide audience
• Experience working independently with minimal supervision and guidance
• Experience with operating systems and software: upgrade planning and implementation
• Fundamental knowledge of and experience working in a DevOps centric environment
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automation tools, code promotion processes and methodologies
• Experience with scripting languages such as python, json, YAML or others
• Experience with deploying infrastructure as code using AWS CloudFormation templates, Azure ARM templates, Chef, Terraform or other automation tools
• Must be able to obtain and maintain required clearance for this role Preferred Certifications and Experience:

• Amazon Web Services Associate or Professional Level certifications
• Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect, Developer, DevOps Engineer or similar Corporate Performance Standards: In the performance of their respective tasks and duties all employees are expected to conform to the following: 1. Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision. 2. Interact professionally with other employees, customers and suppliers. 3. Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments. 4. Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations. About DIGITALSPEC, LLC
DIGITALSPEC, LLC (DSPEC) is a Small Business Administration (SBA) certified 8(a), ISO 9001, 20000, and 27001 company founded in 2005 and headquartered in Fairfax, VA. We are a leading provider of Business Consulting Services and Technical Solution Services delivering true business value and return on investment to Federal clients in the metropolitan Washington, D.C area. DSPEC provides solutions and services in markets such as: Homeland Security and Law Enforcement, Defence and Intelligence, Financial Services, and Social & Citizen Services. We work collaboratively with clients to create solutions that 'fit' the client environment and use industry best practices.