Cloud Engineer with Security Clearance

Title:
Cloud Engineer This is contingency hire for a full-time position supporting a government agency in Northern Virginia. The Cloud Engineer will support the government client in analyzing, evaluating, integrating, and managing cloud-based systems. The position will design and deliver optimized network infrastructure for performance and resilience. The architect needs to have program management skills to ensure all key stakeholders all informed to ensure success in support of critical national security missions. Job Duties: Provide cloud engineering expertise to design and deliver complete mission systems (infrastructure/platform/applications/process) solutions within the cloud
Provide guidance and mentorship to development teams to build cloud competencies
Establish applications, environment uptime, and utilization scaling parameters and metrics
Establish standard policy and compliance metrics by which cloud environment operations will be monitored, corrective responses issued, and reported
Establish performance and cybersecurity monitoring framework, perform continuous monitoring, and report corrective actions
Establish and apply Zero Trust Architectures build and sustainment standards
Deliver information papers proposing emergent cloud-based technology and best practices Minimum Qualifications: At least 6 years of experience specific to technical and programmatic integration or a related field
Experience developing IT and cloud infrastructure
Experience in software engineering, design architecture, analyzing computer hardware and software solutions
Understanding of best practices regarding cloud environments
Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related discipline (STEM)
Certifications in architecture or IT development Desired Qualifications: Knowledge of agency operating systems and databases
Cloud certification (Azure or AWS)
Experience in the use of Tableau, SharePoint, JIRA and Confluence
Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related STEM field Clearance: TS/SCI required KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.