Cloud Engineer (DoD Top Secret)

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SUMMARY

The Cloud Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing and documenting high quality technical solutions in line with the business requirements on a large and complex data system for the agency.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

Must have Top Secret clearance which requires U.S. Citizenship.

Bachelor's degree and a minimum of (8) eight years’ relevant experience, or equivalent combination of (15) fifteen years of education/experience.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential Duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Evaluates CSP provided documentation and make recommendations to the government on acceptability of technical artifacts.

Tracks and reports commercial parity exceptions on a monthly basis to support the JWCC PMO.

Evaluates change/release notifications from CSPs and advise the government on the operational impact of those changes.

Provides direction on designing cloud infrastructure capable of supporting applications in the cloud with an emphasis on scalability, automation, performance and availability.

Advises user community on CSO adoption based on specific DoD use cases.

Interacts with CSPs on a weekly basis to discuss cloud adoption pipeline.

Engages with CSPs on routine questions regarding DoD configuration, policy, and controls.

Facilitates and attends multi-cloud technical exchange meetings.

Develops and tracks DoD CSO demand tracking list for IC working groups.

Works with Cyber PMO to ensure engineered solutions meet cyber compliance.

Works with DISA directorates to facilitate the following:

Circuit connections at multiple classifications, Cloud Access Point (CAP) onboarding, and Technical discussions for authorization (DoD PA).

Assists in the systems test of tactical edge devices.

Provides expertise on cloud implementations and research emerging trends and technologies related to cloud engineering. Implements prescribed solutions for various deployment models (Private, Public, Community and Hybrid) and delivery models including Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a service, and Software as a Service.

Responsible for aiding in own self-development by being available and receptive to all training made available by the company.

Plans daily activities within the guidelines of company policy, job description and supervisor’s instruction in such a way as to maximize personal output.

Responsible for keeping own immediate work area in a neat and orderly condition to ensure safety of self and co-workers. Will report any unsafe conditions and/or practices to the appropriate supervisor and human resources. Will immediately correct any unsafe conditions to the best of own ability.

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.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's degree and a minimum of (8) eight years’ relevant experience, or equivalent combination of (15) fifteen years of education/experience.

JOB SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES

Advanced understanding of distributed systems via on prem, cloud native or hybrid computing .

Familiarity with systems management concepts, processes and standards, capacity and performance management and tuning, and storage and network management.

Good understanding of infrastructure: AD, DNS, firewalls, load balancers, routing, switching, etc.

Experience in building applications using languages.

Experience in database systems.

Experience in working with microservices and containerization, including virtualization, orchestration, cluster management, and container storage.

Experience with scripting languages.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Work is primarily performed in an office environment. Regularly required to sit. Regularly required use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms to handle objects and operate tools, computer, and/or controls. Required to speak and hear. Occasionally required to stand, walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Exposed to general office noise with computers printers and light traffic.

CNI CORE COMPETENCIES

Responsible for the integration of CNI Core Competencies into daily functions, including commitment to integrity, knowledge/quality of work, supporting financial goals of the company, initiative/motivation, cooperation/relationships, problem analysis/discretion, accomplishing goals through organization, positive oral/written communication skills, leadership abilities, commitment to Affirmative Action, reliability/dependability, flexibility and ownership/accountability of actions taken.

COMPLIANCE

Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance with all applicable rules (federal, state, local, Federal Acquisition Regulations, Code of Federal Regulations, Prime Contract requirements, etc.) for themselves and the company as a whole. Fosters an environment in which they will report any violations or reasonably suspected violation of CNI policy, FAR, and/or CFR and are comfortable discussing the myriad compliance, conflict, FAR, CFR, etc. issues that arise during the performance of a government contract.

EOE including disability/vet.

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