Enterprise Cloud Engineer (AWS/Azure) - EPA Support

GDIT seeks an experienced Enterprise Cloud Engineer to join a major IT infrastructure program supporting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Research Triangle Park, NC. This role focuses on implementing secure and operationally compliant Cloud solutions (Azure/AWS). The Cloud Engineer will operate and maintain Cloud Infrastructure, providing input based on best practices tailored to client needs.

A strong operational background is required, with proven experience conceptualizing and implementing robust Cloud solutions. Candidates must possess a deep understanding of application, server, and network security, alongside government requirements such as FISMA, FedRAMP, and the ATO process. This position provides essential business-level input to maximize the customer's benefit from the cloud environment.

This is a full-time employment position based in Research Triangle Park, NC. Remote/Telework options will be considered.

Responsibilities:

• Deploy and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS and Azure platforms utilizing Terraform IaC (Infrastructure As Code).
• Implement best practices for cloud architecture, security, and compliance standards.
• Collaborate with application development and security teams to ensure seamless integration of cloud solutions.
• Automate infrastructure deployment and management processes to enhance efficiency and reliability.
• Monitor and optimize cloud resources for performance, cost efficiency, and scalability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex cloud infrastructure and services issues.
• Stay updated with the latest cloud technologies and industry trends to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide operational expertise to the program team and government staff, assisting in the deployment and improvement of products and deliverables supporting a large government organization transitioning to a Cloud hosting model.
• Participate in the functional and security evaluation and selection process for cloud services.
• Manage research and evaluation of current market trends, best practices, and preferred operational approaches to ensure solutions meet agency needs.
• Assist and support client activities to eliminate gaps or inconsistencies in operational delivery, articulating cloud benefits and messaging.
• Assist existing support staff during the rollout, transition, and operational phases.

Required Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a Cloud Engineer with expertise in AWS and/or Azure platforms within a matrix organization.
• Bachelor's degree in an IT-related field and/or 5+ years of IT knowledge and demonstrated hands-on experience in cloud operation and administration (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Subject Matter Expert in Cloud Technologies, including professional experience operating solutions built on Azure or AWS.
• Strong understanding of Cloud technologies (VPC, RDS, IAM, Organizations, ELB) and related services.
• Experience with High-Availability, Fault Tolerance, Scalability, Database Concepts, System, and Software.
• Understanding of application, server, and network security, and government requirements such as FISMA/FedRAMP.
• Experience coding in Terraform to fully automate configuration and management of Cloud resources.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices to automate cloud resource deployment and management.
• Knowledge of development methodologies and more than one of the following languages: .NET, Java, PHP, Perl, Python, or Ruby.
• Direct experience in an enterprise large-scale hosted computing environment.
• Experience with hybrid Cloud environments.
• Experience assessing, planning, designing, and migrating/transforming legacy applications to the Cloud.
• Working knowledge of software development tools, web services, and methodologies.
• AWS Solutions Architect Associate and/or Azure Solution Administrator Associate certification.
• US Citizenship Required.

Competencies:

• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Must possess strong organizational skills, strong interpersonal skills, and demonstrated experience working with stakeholders.
• Ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly.
• Must be able to work in a matrix organization.
• Must be able to articulate cloud technologies and approaches to all levels of customer and contractor personnel.

Desired Qualifications:

• Terraform Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience is strongly preferred.
• Continuous integration/continuous deployment environments using GitLab are strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of DevOps technologies is preferred.
• AWS Solutions Architect Expert and/or Azure Solution Administrator Expert certification preferred.
• ITIL certification or practitioner is a plus.
• Configuration management using systems such as Ansible, Chef, or similar is a plus.
• Container systems (Kubernetes, Mesosphere, Docker) experience is a plus.

Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations

Experience: 5 + years of related experience

The likely salary range for this position is $127,500 - $172,500. Salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

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