Cloud Systems Engineer - TS/SCI with Polygraph

Description

The company is a global technology and professional services firm with about 26,000 staff in more than 50 countries. It serves federal, defense and intelligence agencies in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

This regular role sits in IT Infrastructure and Operations. The team delivers cyber security services as a managed platform across several fabrics and centers, and works to keep operational IT accurate, timely and secure.

You will join a team of cloud computing specialists who build a demonstration capability quickly while helping the program office specify, design and deploy the final system. Work follows iterative scrum cycles with input from many stakeholders, and the team is expected to grow into a large enterprise effort. Requirements will change and the environment is dynamic, so you need strong flexibility and technical skill.

Responsibilities

• Take part in iterative software development and meet all reporting requirements.
• Meet stakeholders and analyze requirements, user stories and related documents to set technical specifications for system environments.
• Work with the teams that run cloud hosting infrastructure to set up and maintain the development, test and production environments for the demonstration and final system.
• Administer Linux and Unix systems.
• Keep environments at the current security posture.
• Maintain environment and server layouts and configurations to industry standards and best practices.
• Fix application and package installation problems.
• Prototype quickly to refine system requirements, technical specifications and operating environments.
• Build, migrate and test AWS cloud environments and their integrations.
• Write templates or scripts that automate routine developer and operations work.
• Build new automation to expand and maintain cloud hosting.
• Monitor and maintain several cloud infrastructure environments to client requirements.
• Find new tools and processes that improve the cloud platforms.
• Work with remote colleagues to keep team relationships positive and productive.
• Develop, test and monitor connections to interfacing systems, including data feeds from many organizations and user interactions from other sponsor organizations.
• Coordinate with other programs to integrate the enterprise services the sponsor system will use.
• Write technical documentation and briefing materials for program status reviews, control gates and other presentations that program management directs.

Requirements

• 10+ years of related experience.
• A bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline, or an equivalent mix of education, technical certification or training, and work or military experience. No certifications are required.
• Experience with Amazon Web Services, cloud computing and complex systems design.
• Linux and Unix systems administration experience.
• Cloud application architecture experience on AWS or Azure.
• Experience with large-scale system integration.
• Experience designing enterprise and solution-level architecture.
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code design, management and version control.
• Exposure to project management, project-based work structures and project lifecycle models.
• Knowledge of system and software quality assurance best practices and methods.
• Confident working with AWS CloudFormation.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Desired: scripting to automate developer or operations functions.
• Desired: experience developing enterprise and solution-level architectural designs.
• Desired: experience with JIRA, Confluence and other project management tools.
• You must hold a Top Secret clearance with SCI access and a polygraph now.
• US citizenship is required.

Conditions

The role is onsite at a customer site in Bethesda, MD.

Scheduled hours are 40 per week.

Travel is under 10%.

Occasional after-hours on-call support may be required as the program matures.

The likely salary range is $182,750 to $247,250. This is not a guarantee. Pay depends on experience, geographic location and possibly contract requirements, and may fall outside this range.

Hiring includes an identity check using biometrics and AI. You must be on camera for virtual interviews, your photo may be taken for verification, and by continuing you agree to the use of your biometric data for identity verification and security.

Equal opportunity employer, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and wellness packages, with medical plan options (some with HSAs), dental and vision.
• 401(k) with pre- and post-tax contributions up to IRS limits and a company match.
• Paid vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• Full flex work weeks where possible.
• Short- and long-term disability, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel accident insurance, provided or available.
• Internal mobility support to help you manage your career.
• Paid education and certifications.
• Work with cutting-edge technology.
• Total rewards reviewed regularly to stay competitive.