Senior Cloud Engineer with Security Clearance

Senior Cloud Engineer
Start Date: Immediate
At EXPANSIA, we are focused on partnering with America's top companies to acquire new talent with speed, accuracy, and a differentiated pricing model. We pride ourselves in acquiring top talent to ensure our clients' competitive advantage. EXPANSIA is a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) delivering excellent service to U.S. Federal Government agencies. They support several Department of Defense (DoD) and Federal Agencies across the CONUS.
OVERVIEW
Full-time/Permanent Employee
Location: Langley AFB, VA
Responsibilities include:
• Assists the Government in defining product support considerations for establishment and sustainment of unclassified and classified Government/commercial (hybrid) cloud capabilities.
• Obtains/sustains any future instantiations of commercial services in support of establishing and maintaining a hybrid cloud environment.
• Maintains and sustains existing cloud connections within the environment and ensure that any applicable DCGS applications are fully integrated into future evolutions of a hybrid DCGS cloud environment.
• Maintains connections to the Commercial Cloud Services (C2S) (e.g., Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure) for applications and SW defined networking and storage capabilities, applications and systems
• Oversees AF DCGS mission operations and sustainment activities to ensure optimal performance of mission applications for the AF DCGS user community
• Responsible for deploying, continuous monitoring, incident management, and problem management, otherwise known as Cloud Operations (CloudOps) for AF DCGS mission applications
• Oversees administrative tasks, such as account provisioning, vulnerability scanning, vulnerability patching, and responding to customer requests for information, such as system and security logs
• Collaborates with AF DCGS engineers and developers in collecting information used for analysis, compliance, and configuration management
• Supports cloud sustainment team by providing cloud architecture and engineering expertise to the Cloud Manager, Cloud Application Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure Administrators, and Cloud Application Administrators
• Provides consultation to internal and external AF DCGS stakeholders on cloud architecture, engineering, and sustainment operations.
The proposed salary range for this position is $130,000-$177,500. There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, geographic location, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility EXPANSIA allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our unique mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. Employment benefits include health and wellness programs, income protection, paid leave and retirement and savings.
KEY QUALIFICATIONS
Clearance: TS/SCI required Education and/or Years of Experience: MA/MS and 10 years of experience, BA/BS Degree and 18 years of experience, or 22 years of experience without a degree.
• Security+ CE Certification (or other IAT Level II or III Certification (i.e. CISSP
• Able to work on high visibility or mission critical aspects and perform functional duties independently.
• Able to oversee the efforts of less senior staff and/or be responsible for the efforts of other staff as assigned, if needed.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to travel if required
KEY KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSA)
• Comprehensive knowledge of software engineering principles, methods, and techniques
• Understanding of operational best practices, configuration management, and security controls.
• One or more AWS or Azure certifications
• Experience working with AWS, Linux, and relational databases