Senior Cloud Engineer

Description

NexGen Data Systems is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer. This position will support the ALTESS commercial cloud services infrastructure. ALTESS is a managed service provider for Army and DoW IT systems and plans to offer managed cloud services in public clouds, MS Azure, AWS and Private Clouds.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Designing Cloud Architecture: Ensuring scalability, reliability, and disaster recovery capabilities, and aligning solutions with business objectives using platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud 
• Deploying Cloud Services 
• Execute the migration of applications and databases from on-premises systems to cloud environments, ensuring minimal downtime and data integrity.
• Monitor cloud resources, optimize usage, implement cost-saving measures, and maintain high performance. 
• Implement access controls, encryption, and compliance measures to protect data and applications in the cloud.
• Troubleshooting and Support: Diagnose and resolve cloud-related issues, provide technical support, and maintain system uptime.

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

Desired/Required Skills:

• Experience in Computer Science or IT.
• CompTIA Security+.
• DoW Secret Security Clearance.
• Mid to senior level Cloud Engineer experience.
• Security+ (Or equivalent IA cert) and computing environment certification (i.e. MCSD Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, etc.).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience effectively managing multiple large-scale projects.
• Experience automating routine administrative tasks desired.
• Strong experience with IPSEC/VPN, and other secure transport technologies as well as Border Gateway Protocol.
• Proven experience migrating on-premises applications to the cloud.
• Understanding of network, storage, server, and application technologies.
• Strong knowledge of automation concepts, tools, and scripting languages (Ansible, Terraform, Python, PowerShell, Bash, Puppet, Chef, etc.).
• Working knowledge of code repositories tools such as Git.
• Working knowledge of DoW STIGs, and IA Vulnerability Management (IAVM).
• Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery pipeline experience such as Jenkins, Travis CI, AWS CodeDeploy.

About the Company:

NexGen Data Systems is an emerging technologies focused company providing expert systems and network engineering solutions to the Department of Defense. NexGen Data Systems promotes a culture of knowledge and career advancement through continued learning, keeping our team current on the latest advances in systems and networking, and enabling our team to provide the best available solutions to our clients.

Benefits:

• Company covers 100% of premiums for the employee’s medical, dental, and vision insurance and subsidizes premiums for spouse and dependents.
• Company provides short and long term disability plans.
• 401(k) match up to 10% of the employee’s salary contributions to 401(K) plan.
• Comprehensive training and development program.
• 11 paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) accrual level starts at 15 days annually.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

NOTE: US Citizens and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. In order to be qualified for this position, you must be able to obtain and maintain a United States Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance. We are unable to sponsor Visas at this time. NexGen Data Systems provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.