What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Cloud Engineer with Security Clearance position at ClearanceJobs?
We are seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Engineer to join our team supporting a U.S. Government client. In this role, you will design, deploy, and maintain secure, scalable, and efficient cloud-based infrastructure solutions using Amazon Web Services (AWS). You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the cloud environment meets mission-critical requirements, adheres to security standards, and supports operational excellence.
This is an exciting opportunity to work on impactful projects in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment while leveraging cutting-edge cloud technologies.
Responsibilities
3 years of hands-on experience with AWS cloud infrastructure, preferably designing and operating scalable applications using EC2, EKS, and other services using modern cloud best practices
Certified AWS Solutions Architect, AWS CloudOps Engineer, AWS Certified Data Engineer, Administrator, or AWS Security
Active DoD Secret clearance
DoD 8570 Level II Certification (I.E. Security or similar)
Preferred Qualifications: Mature independent consultant which is comfortable interfacing directly with clients.
Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to interact with various teams to resolve issues and mitigate risks
AWS Platform Architect and/or Platform Architect certifications.
This is an exciting opportunity to work on impactful projects in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment while leveraging cutting-edge cloud technologies.
Responsibilities
- Cloud Infrastructure Design and Implementation:
- Design and implement secure, scalable, and resilient network solutions in AWS to meet business and mission requirements.
- Create and configure systems in the AWS environment, including EC2 instances, EKS, and other AWS services.
- Collaborate with data teams to ensure resilient design and high-quality performance of Databricks, and other data related services in AWS tenant.
- Develop automation scripts using Python, Terraform, Ansible, or other languages to manage AWS services and streamline operations.
- Comfortable using a CI/CD pipeline such as GitLab.
- Operations and Maintenance:
- Work with the team to continuously improve cloud design, operations, and cost. o Implement and maintain disaster recovery procedures to ensure system availability and data integrity.
- Monitor and troubleshoot system resources in the AWS environment, ensuring modern Site Reliability Engineering best practices and client approved observability tools, such as OpenTelemetry, Dynatrace, Elastic, etc.
- Collaboration and Security:
- Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to ensure cloud solutions align with organizational goals and security requirements.
- Implement security best practices, including IAM policies, encryption, and network segmentation, to protect sensitive data and systems.
- Experience with securing infrastructure and applications using U.S. Government NIST risk management framework (RMF)
- Education: BS/BA (CS/MIS) or STEM equivalent
3 years of hands-on experience with AWS cloud infrastructure, preferably designing and operating scalable applications using EC2, EKS, and other services using modern cloud best practices
Certified AWS Solutions Architect, AWS CloudOps Engineer, AWS Certified Data Engineer, Administrator, or AWS Security
Active DoD Secret clearance
DoD 8570 Level II Certification (I.E. Security or similar)
Preferred Qualifications: Mature independent consultant which is comfortable interfacing directly with clients.
Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to interact with various teams to resolve issues and mitigate risks
AWS Platform Architect and/or Platform Architect certifications.