Cloud Engineer

Summary

Join Contact Government Services (CGS) as a Cloud Engineer (AWS) and contribute to government innovation by supporting the development of documentation for engineering, security, and operational processes for a large federal agency. The ideal candidate will possess a strong grasp of cloud computing fundamentals and experience designing and implementing solutions. Responsibilities include designing scalable and secure solutions, developing required documentation, performing alternative analyses, and facilitating solution transitions to operations. This full-time position requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and at least four years of professional IT experience supporting federal agencies. CGS offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k, flexible spending accounts, paid time off, and observance of holidays.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or other Engineering or Technical discipline or equivalent relevant experience
• At least four (4-7) years of professional IT experience performing duties in support of federal government agencies
• 4+ years design, implementation and/or support of highly distributed applications demonstrating strong architectural skills to ensure availability, reliability, etc
• Hands-on experience with AWS (Required) or other cloud services reinforced with architectural design experience
• Experience designing and delivering large-scale solutions, most of which that have advanced to the production state
• Strong grasp of cloud computing SaaS, PaaS and IaaS fundamentals with experience designing and implementing solutions. Develop cloud base solution designs and implementation plans based on customer needs
• Familiar with lift-and-shift migrations and migration methodologies for cloud migration
• Experience in Cloud computing, Networking, Storage, and Identity Management AWS Certification or Cloud Architect Certification (or desire to obtain certification)

Responsibilities

• Design solutions that ensure maximum flexibility and scalability, while meeting all required security controls
• Support the development of all required documentation necessary to support the engineering, security, and operational processes
• Perform business and technical alternative analysis for any/all aspects of the solution, aiding the customer is making decisions along the way
• Facilitate the transition of the solution to operations, initially and ongoing ensuring at all times the system is operating within the anticipated operating boundaries

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with AWS (required) or other cloud services reinforced with architectural design experience designing and delivering large-scale solutions, most of which that have advanced to the production state
• Develop cloud base solution designs and implementation plans based on customer needs
• Familiar with lift-and-shift migrations and migration methodologies for cloud migration
• Experience in Cloud Compute, Networking, Storage, and Identity Management AWS Certification or Cloud Architect Certification (or desire to obtain certification)

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision
• Life Insurance
• 401k
• Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
• Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays