Cloud Engineer

Description: Position Requires a Top Secret (TS/SCI) Clearance with a Polygraph. Seeking a pro-active SME level Cloud Architect and Engineer with a broad range of skills to develop and deploy the latest generation of solutions to our intelligence customers. This person will aid in every part of the delivery cycle, from engagement with senior customers to software development as a forward-deployed member of Agile teams. Primary Responsibilities: Leverage knowledge and skills associated with cloud-first and AWS native architectures. Leverage knowledge and skills associated with AWS Console, CLI, and Manage Services Utilizing cloud services to build infrastructure as code in an automated fashion Implement DevSecOps including Auto-scaled architectures for rebuilds Use knowledge for IT systems to include, but not limited to: Linux baselines: CentOS and Ubuntu, Bash Scripting and hardening protocols Micro-Services: building decoupled systems, utilizing RESTful endpoints and lightweight systems Data Management: landing zones, data lakes, and data movement restrictions for security Development: Modern coding principles, continuous integration pipelines, and automation first implementations Security: Understanding of information security postures for members of the Intelligence Community, engineering of secure solutions, and experience providing security documentation Operations: continuous deployments, rip and replace architectures, dynamic monitoring, and quick-response operations up-time CI/CD tools: Git and Jenkins Details: Labor Category: Cloud Engineer Position Level: Level 1 - Subject Matter Expert Salary: Up to $215,000.00 per year Core Hours: 9am to 4pm Location: Reston VA Mandatory Requirements: Candidate must have Master's degree with 15 or more years of prior relevant experience or Doctorate with 13 or more years of prior relevant experience. Additional years of experience can be accepted in lieu of a degree. Preferred Qualifications: Minimum of one AWS Certification from the AWS Associate level (AWS Certified Architect Associate, AWS Certified Developer Associate, or AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate) 2+ years of C2S experience Demonstrated experience of the following: Cloud formation Serverless architectures and implementations Big data solutions for data lake implementations (Elasticsearch) Managing complex Sponsor relationships and requirements gathering Experience with migrating workloads to the cloud Injecting detailed technical direction into teams for adoption Optional Requirements: B4CORP Company Information B4Corp is a small defense contracting company that focuses on providing an optimum environment for mission-focused, highly skilled consultants to support the United States of America's intelligence community and other defense organizations. B4Corp provides a low overhead, highly efficient, high salary environment that allows employees to excel at meeting the client's needs. B4Corp is looking for information technology professionals that have a high sense of personal responsibility, self-motivation, and mission drive. B4Corp's dedication and care for its employees is reflected in our outstanding compensation and benefits package. B4Corp's benefits reflect the company's policy of putting the employees first. B4Corp's maximum flexibility comp / makeup time policy, along with the company's cafeteria-style benefit plan that allows employees to maximize their Benefit Dollars, reflects B4Corp's commitment to its employees. Compensation: Outstanding Salaries Retirement: Full Vanguard 401k Plan - Featuring a full scope of investment options - 100% employer matched contribution up to 6% of employee's salary - Ability to max out 401k savings $57k ($63.5k if over 50) Employees receive B4Corp phantom stock each year (2-year vesting period) Insurance: Medical - United Health Care (UHC) (multiple plan options) Dental - United Concordia (UC) Flex Plan Vision - Vision Service Plan Insurance Co (VSP) Signature Plans Mutual of Omaha short-term disability (60% of salary up to $2,000.00/week) Mutual of Omaha long-term disability (60% of salary up to $10,000.00/month) Mutual of Omaha life insurance ($200,000.00) Employee Referral Bonus: Refer a friend or a coworker and receive $3,000 per year for every year the person works for B4CORP Paid Time Off (PTO): Seven weeks of leave per year (including ten federal holidays) Flexible work schedule with comp time (with customer approval) Tuition and Training: Free CBTNuggets Online Training Account - More than 200 online IT courses on a large variety of topics, including networking, security, virtualization, and the cloud - Cisco, Microsoft, and Google - Virtual Labs Free L inux Academy Online Training Account Internal Tracking -LR-AS-29 If you would like to complete a detailed B4Corp Employment Application, please do so using this form (You only need to fill out this application once for B4Corp or if you have updates to the information.): . 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