ECS is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to work in our Fairfax, VA office.

Job Description:

ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. We focus on people, values, and purpose. Every day, our 4000 employees provide their technical talent to support the Federal Agencies and Departments of the U.S. Government to serve, protect and defend the American People. We are a rapidly growing company that considers our employees and teams to be our most important assets. Our team environment provides opportunities for growth to individuals who are motivated to excel. We are situated in Merrifield, VA – well positioned for most commutes within the Northern Virginia area. We also offer opportunities for telework and have some of the most interesting and advanced IT business in the DC area. Our growing program works with the most forward leaning technologies and extraordinary customers who are thought and action leaders in within the AI/ML domain. We offer a highly competitive compensation and benefits package to the right person for this key position.

ECS is seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Engineer to work as a member of a team managing and maintaining multiple coalition Mission Partner network enclaves in support of the DoD community. The Senior Cloud Engineer will work as part of a team to design, implement, and maintain enclaves' virtual infrastructure in both AWS and Azure Cloud. 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. ECS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. ECS promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.

Required Skills:

• U.S. citizenship required per contract.
• Active DoD Top Secret security clearance with eligibility for SCI indoctrination.
• Ability to work in a hybrid, on-site/remote capacity in Fairfax, VA (~3 days in office).
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Networking, Computer Security, or other Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) discipline.
• 6 years of experience designing, engineering, and deploying infrastructure systems and services within cloud environments.
• ONE OR BOTH:
  • 6 years of experience and proficiency working with Azure and technologies including, but not limited to: Virtual Machines, Storage accounts, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, Azure Networking, and IAM.
  • 6 years of experience and proficiency working with Amazon Web Services' cloud services and technologies including, but not limited to: EC2, S3, RDS, EKS, VPC, and IAM.
• DoD 8570 Compliant, minimum IAT Level II (e.g., CompTIA Security or higher); current, or achieved within 60 calendar days of employment.
• Proficiency in developing, engineering, and deploying Docker and Kubernetes-based containerized solutions.
• Proficiency in supporting Windows and Linux operating systems. • Proficiency in supporting Microsoft Active Directory/ AD FS.
• Proficiency with Cloud networking and troubleshooting (e.g., IP networking, VPNs, DNS, and load balancing).
• Solid understanding of Firewalls, NAT, SSL/TLS, etc.
• Experience in one or more automation languages (e.g. Ansible, PowerShell, ARM/Bicep Templates, BASH, Python).
• Experience with applying STIGs for Windows and Linux endpoints, using the STIG Viewer for reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Politically savvy to confront difficult problems in a positive and creative way.
• Demonstrated ability to expertly balance multiple, competing priorities and execute accordingly.
• Ability to travel locally to Springfield, VA and/or Adelphi, MD, as needed, for weekly customer site support.
• Ability to travel both CONUS and OCONUS throughout the duration of the effort.

Desired Skills:

• Preference shown to candidates with:
• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Networking, Computer Security, or related STEM discipline.
• Experience with DevSecOps frameworks.
• Experience using big data tools, cloud or on-prem.
• Infrastructure as Code experience (Ansible, Chef, Terraform, Puppet).
• Experience working with DoD networks, or similar organizations and/or performers.
• AWS certification(s): AWS Certified Solution Architect – Associate/Professional preferred.
• Azure certification(s): AZ-103/104 and/or AZ-304/305 highly desired.
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
• Experience working with Atlassian's Jira and Confluence.

ECS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. ECS promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.

ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. We are focused on people, values and purpose. Every day, our 3800 employees focus on providing their technical talent to support the Federal Agencies and Departments of the US Government to serve, protect and defend the American People.