Cloud Engineer

Cloud Engineer

Fort Meade, MD (Onsite/Hybrid)

Responsibilities:

• Work with teams to bring continuous improvement to DevSecOps processes and tools
• Ensure work product meets user acceptance criteria
• Manage self-directed assignments
• Meet schedule deadlines and commitments with a high-level of quality of deliverables
• Be a trusted automation and tooling advisor for Cloud and DevSecOps initiatives by providing objective, practical, and relevant ideas, insights, and advice
• Recommend and implement industry standards
• Implement and ensure adherence to security practices and incorporate them into the automated pipelines

Qualifications:

Clearance Requirements

• Active DoD Security Clearance of Secret or higher

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or other related scientific or technical discipline
• Minimum Experience:
• 5+ years of DevSecOps experience
• 3 years of experience with Azure and other Cloud environments
• 3 years of experience with Kubernetes in an Azure cloud environment
• 3 years of experience with application and operating system security
• 3 years of hands-on experience creating CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible, Docker, Helm, Nexus
• 3 years of hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Ansible and Terraform
• Experience in Agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban, using tools such as Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket

Skills:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills, and the ability to communicate strategic information security topics, policies, and standards as well as risk-related concepts to technical and nontechnical audiences at various organizational levels

Preferred Skills:

• Certification in one or more cloud environments (Azure or AWS)
• Knowledge and experience working in DoD Azure environments

Pay Range: $140,000 – $190,000

• The salary range for this position is determined based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to experience, qualifications, skill level, and location. The final salary offer will fall within this range and will be commensurate with the candidate's background and the specific demands of the role.