ECS is seeking a Cloud Engineer to work in a hybrid capacity at ECS Corporate offices located in Fairfax, VA. The Cloud Engineer will work as part of a team responsible for designing, developing, installing, documenting, managing, and maintaining a DoD Mission Partner network enclave's virtual infrastructure. The Cloud Engineer will work in a demanding, high-energy environment that requires innovative solutions to network, hardware, software, and operational challenges, and will report directly to the Project Manager. The ideal candidate has exceptional problem-solving skills and a breadth of expertise in cloud networking concepts and infrastructure development supporting these technologies.
This position is primarily responsible for the administration and coordination of Cloud activities that are inherent with a dynamic and innovative initiative. Duties include (but are not limited to):

• Work within the project team to design, build, implement, and maintain multi-component, cloud-based and hybrid solutions which meet customer and security requirements.
• Identify enterprise and customer-specific issues and develop and implement innovative solutions.
• Architect, design, implement, and maintain Cloud solutions and new capabilities in AWS.
• Leverage a variety of automation, instance, and/or container, orchestration, security, and native/non-native Cloud services for large DoD program(s).
• Assist in partner network integration, testing, and monitoring.
• Install, configure, maintain, update, manage, and refine information systems.
• Ensure system components maintain compliance with DoD requirements (e.g., STIGs).
• Conduct functional, interoperability, and security testing.
• Support out-of-band patching and upgrades, which may require non-standard working hours.
• Analyze system performance for potential security problems.
• Participate in technical incident response and security assessment activities.
• Provide knowledge transfer to team members and clients as needed.
• Coordinate and/or provide support for all enclave applications and operations.

• US citizenship required per contract.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance.
• Local resource with the willingness to work in a hybrid capacity in Fairfax, Virginia up to three (3) business days per week (at the Project Manager's discretion).
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Networking, Computer Security, or other Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) discipline.
• Minimum 6+ years of related professional experience.
• Current DoD 8570 Compliant, minimum IAT Level II (e.g., CompTIA Security+) or higher.
• 4+ years of experience designing, engineering, and deploying infrastructure systems and Services within cloud environments.
• 4+ years of experience and proficiency working with Amazon Web Services' cloud services and technologies including, but not limited to: EC2, Storage concepts (S3, RDS, EBS), EKS, VPC, and Security Groups / IAM.
• Proficiency in developing, engineering, and deploying Docker and Kubernetes-based containerized solutions.
• Proficiency in supporting Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Proficiency in supporting Microsoft Active Directory/ AD FS.
• Proficiency with Cloud networking and troubleshooting (e.g., IP networking, VPNs, DNS, and load balancing).
• Solid understanding of Firewalls, NAT, SSL/TLS, etc.
• Experience in one or more automation languages (e.g. Ansible, Terraform, Cloud Formation, BASH, PowerShell).
• Experience with applying STIGs for Windows and Linux endpoints, using the STIG Viewer for reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Politically savvy to confront difficult problems in a positive and creative way.
• Demonstrated ability to expertly balance multiple, competing priorities and execute accordingly.
• A motivated, self-starter who enthusiastically tackles challenging operational problems and can quickly grasp and implement creative solutions.