About the role

What will you do at ECS Tech Inc?

Everforth ECS is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to work onsite five days a week

at Ft. Meade, MD.

Everforth ECS is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to work as a member of a team

managing and maintaining multiple coalition Mission Partner network enclaves in

support of the DoW community. The Senior Cloud Engineer will work with a team to

design, implement, and maintain enclaves' virtual infrastructure in both AWS and

Azure Cloud as well as on premises deployments. The Senior Cloud Engineer

position is a demanding, high-energy role that requires innovative solutions to

network, hardware, and software problems. The ideal candidate has exceptional

problem-solving skills and a breadth of expertise in cloud networking concepts,

modern CI/CD pipeline, platform automation, and infrastructure development

supporting these technologies.

Responsibilities

* Integrate, collaborate, and support a team of subject matter experts in a
highly agile environment, to implement best-in-class, multi-cloud solutions.
* Leverage a variety of automation, instance, and/or container, orchestration,
security, and native/non-native cloud services for large DoW program(s).
* Architect, design, implement, and maintain cloud solutions and new
capabilities in AWS/Azure.
* Assist in partner network integration, testing, and monitoring.
* Other duties as assigned.
Salary Range: $170,000-210,000
General Description of Benefit [https://ecstech.com/careers/benefits]

Qualifications

* U.S. Citizen.
* Active Secret security clearance, with the ability to obtain a Top Secret
security clearance.
* Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
discipline, and at least 10-12 years of related professional experience.
* DoD 8140 compliant with active minimum IAT Level II Security+ (or higher).
* Ability to travel CONUS / OCONUS up to 20% of the time, as needed.
* 5-7 years of experience designing, engineering, and deploying infrastructure
systems and services within cloud environments.
* 5+ years of experience and proficiency working with Azure Cloud computing
technologies across Windows and Linux endpoints, with hands-on experience
with the following resources:
* Azure Active Directory, Virtual Networking, Virtual Machines, Storage
Accounts, etc.
* Azure, RSV, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics Workspaces, etc.
* Proficiency:
* Developing, engineering, and deploying Microsoft Active Directory and DNS.
* Supporting Windows and Linux Server/Desktop endpoints.
* With Cloud networking and troubleshooting Cloud networking environments (IP
networking, VPNs, DNS, and load balancing).
* A solid understanding of firewalls, NAT, SSL/TLS, etc.
* Experience:
* One or more automation languages (PowerShell, ARM/Bicep Templates, BASH,
Python).
* STIGing Windows and Linux endpoints and using the STIG Viewer for
reporting.
* Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, with a proven
ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and
identify the most appropriate solution.
* Highly developed interpersonal and oral/written communication skills, with
the ability to effectively and professionally interact with a diverse set of
stakeholders (from peers to end-users to executive management).

Which skills does this role require?

Cloud EngineeringAWSAzureInfrastructure AutomationCI/CD PipelinesNetwork SecurityPowerShellPythonBashActive DirectoryDNSLinuxWindows ServerSTIG ComplianceVirtualizationLoad BalancingInfrastructure as CodeCI/CDAutomationWindowsSTIGSecurity+DoD 8140VPNMission Partner NetworkSecret ClearanceSTEMARM TemplatesBicepAzure MonitorLog AnalyticsCloud NetworkingFirewallsSSL/TLSAgile

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