Cloud Engineer

Duties/Responsibilities

• Building cloud instances based off of system and mission requirements
• Develop laC methodology to define and implement on-prem and cloud infrastructure components such as physical hardware, virtual machines, storage, core roles, and network configurations.
• Utilize laC tools like Terraform, Ansible, and AWX to provision and manage infrastructure across multiple platforms (on-prem or cloud).
• Implement standardized configurations, best practices, and automation for infrastructure deployments, ensuring scalability, security, and consistency.
• Integrate lac code with CI/CD pipelines to automate infrastructure provisioning, updates, and maintenance during development and deployment cycles.
• Ensure seamless and consistent infrastructure management across various environments (dev, test, production).
• Collaborate with the development team to facilitate smooth infrastructure provisioning as part of the development lifecycle.
• Research, design, install, configure, and deploy platform products in high availability infrastructure to support all products and applications.
• Create and install cloud computing solutions in accordance with user requirements.
• Develop and establish modular cloud-based applications.
• Resolve technical issues and document them.
• Create strategies for enhancing the performance of existing cloud technology.
• Maintain applications and infrastructure for cloud-based platforms.
• Create instructions for cloud computing operations and their documentation.
• Maintain, update, and refine documentation.
• Design, develop, and deploy modular cloud-based systems.

Certification Requirements

• DoDD 8570.01-M IAT
• DoDM 8140.03 CYBERSPACE WORKFORCE QUALIFICATION
• Microsoft Certified Expert in the Azure product line
• AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Above
• Google Associate Cloud Engineer or Above
• Microsoft Certified Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Experience Requirements

• 3-5 years of hands-on experience on the leading cloud platforms (such as Azure, Amazon, Google) developing/implementing service models (ex. laaS, PaaS, or SaaS)
• Designing and implementing lac solutions using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Familiarity with Container Platforms such as Docker, OpenShift and other emerging technologies
• Familiarity with Infrastructure and Platform Automation Technologies and Tools such as Puppet, Ansible, AWS, Azure, GCP based technologies.
• Experience in building and operating financial control and analysis systems (cloud cost analysis, showback, and chargeback)
• Experience understanding how cloud resources are tagged
• Experience providing suggestions about cost optimizations
• Mentors and coaches colleagues and seeks opportunities for continuous improvement
• Comfortable working in cross-functional and multidisciplinary teams
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to create and maintain a project plan in a multi-cloud environment
• Good understanding of software development and integration at the SaaS and laaS levels
• Proficient understanding of distributed computing principles
• Experience with integration of data from multiple data sources
• Guide technical staff in resolving technical architecture and design issues
• Demonstrated thought leadership in platform services and cloud computing and become a trusted advisor to decision-makers
• Demonstrated well-balanced approach to addressing complex infrastructure concepts
• Maintain awareness of and Evaluate emerging cloud capabilities, technologies, and tools, develop technical domain roadmaps pertinent to public cloud technologies and capabilities

Clearance Requirements

• US Citizenship
• At least a current active SECRET clearance

Salary & Benefits

The salary associated with this position ($99,000-$206,000) is commensurate with the selected candidate’s qualifications, years of relevant experience, and demonstrated level of expertise. Compensation will be determined based on these factors to ensure alignment with skills, responsibilities, and market standards.

Nightwing offers medical, vision and dental insurance coverage in addition to a 401k plan, PTO, Holidays, and additional insurances.

Nightwing is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.