Position Summary

MAG is currently looking for a Cloud Engineer responsible for managing an organization's cloud-based systems and processes at Fort Bragg, NC. The engineer may also be responsible for cloud systems plans and strategy; design, development, and deployment of applications into a Cloud or Hybrid Cloud; and implementation of enterprise infrastructure and platforms required for cloud computing.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Duties include, but not limited to:

• Responsible for distributed and managed services
• Responsible for automating the installation, configuration, and maintenance of platform services
• Responsible for managing system tuning for reliability and efficiency
• Responsible for guiding and managing software releases for new features and supporting users through consolidation
• Responsible for performing the administrative operation of server hardware and software
• Responsible for Ensuring system security and executing practices and procedures
• Responsible for Troubleshooting system related problems
• Responsible for Remaining current in operating systems/software analysis and technological developments and applications
• Responsible for Recommending future direction or projects to management
• Responsible for Providing expertise and direction in the development or modification of software programs and applications to enhance an operating system

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

The position is contingent upon candidate’s ability to meet physical and medical requirements as needed by the position; thereby, in accordance with Federal Requirements, medical requirements include but are not limited to full COVID-19 vaccination status, except in limited circumstances where a candidate is legally entitled to an accommodation – proof of vaccination required.

Knowledge and Skills 

• 5 years of IT and/or software experience.
• 3 years experience working in production Amazon Web Services environments
• DOD 8570 IAT Level II required (Level III preferred)
• Experience working with container technologies (Docker, rkt, containerd, and/or lxd)
• 3 years of Kubernetes experience as it relates to maintaining clusters and deploying applications hosted on Kubernetes clusters
• In depth understanding of DevOps methodologies and working within Agile teams
• Worked with Concourse, Spinnaker, Jenkins, Bamboo, TeamCity or other Continuous Integration tools
• Experience working within virtualized environments
• Experience with virtual networking appliances and related technologies (NGINX, HAProxy, F5, AWS ALB/NLB, TLS/SSL)
• Experience working with Git-centric workflows
• Experience in release management
• Competent to work at a high technical level on all phases of systems engineering activities
• Excellent communication and briefing skills; shows tact; effective listening skills and follow through
• Solid worth ethic and the ability to work in a mission critical environment
• Detail oriented and organized; possess holistic understanding of IT systems
• Provides technical guidance and leadership to engineers with less experience
• Proficient composing Linux automation scripts (shell/BASH)
• TS/SCI Clearance required

 Education and Experience 

• Bachelor's degree (4 years) in Information Technology or equivalent education via trade or technical school
• Minimum 5 years in a related field 

Desired Requirements 

• Experience in multiple public cloud providers (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Experience with a platform as a service product such as Cloud Foundry, Heroku, Elastic Beanstalk, or similar
• In-depth working knowledge writing Ansible playbooks
• Experience managing and deploying applications in an air-gapped environment
• Experience working with complex IDaM requirements and technologies (e.g. Active Directory, SAML, openLDAP, hardware tokens, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, etc.)
• Understanding of systems monitoring, alerting and analytics especially at the container level with APM and/or other tools such as Splunk, ELK, Prometheus, etc)
• Experience working with Windows automation (PowerShell)
• Experience working with Gitlab for SDLC (CI/CD) functionality
• Experience working with collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Discourse. Rocketchat
• Experience using Rancher to manage Kubernetes clusters and Kubernetes-hosted applications
• Experience implementing and maintaining a robust PKI infrastructure within a DOD context
• Ability to write rudimentary APIs and/or write automation to interact with existing APIs

Company Policy

MAG Aerospace (MAG) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to Diversity and Inclusion. We encourage diverse candidates to apply to our positions.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.Click below for the “EEO is The Law” and “Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination” supplement posters.

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