Cloud Engineer

Overview:


Who We Are
Steampunk is the explosive collision of human-centered design and traditional government contracting. An employee-owned company with a startup mindset and time-tested approaches tailored for the federal government, were passionate about creating solutions that are impactful, practical, scalable, and most importantly, that meet our clients ever-changing needs.
Contributions:

As a Cloud Engineer , you will work within our growing DevSecOps practice delivering features to support cloud migration, cloud optimization and cloud deployment. We are looking for candidates with 3-5 years experience with cloud platform services and DevOps practices such as infrastructure as code and confirmation management automation. Responsibilities include:

Identify and implement the most optimal cloud-based solutions for the customer
Design, develop, and deploy modular cloud-based systems
Understanding the needs of stakeholders and conveying this to developers
Automate and improve configuration, provisioning, deployment,?and release processes
Testing and examining code written by others and analyzing results
Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats
Identifying technical problems, performing root cause analysis, and developing software updates and fixes
Working with software developers and DevSecOps engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended
Support?enterprise Cloud applications or infrastructure through?infrastructure as code including any activities around automated server or network configurations, large-scale software deployments, and monitoring and testing
Ensure efficient functioning of data storage and process functions in accordance with organizational security policies and best practices?
Document as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations?
Identify, analyze, and resolve infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues
Act as an individual contributor and mentor more junior team members
Engineer and implement solutions and provide recommendations for continuous improvement for the services provided
Present regular status updates and provide cross training to other team members.

Qualifications:

Required:

Ability to obtain a U.S. government Security Clearance
BS Degree in an IT field OR BS in a non-IT field and 2 years related IT experience
5+ Years of work experience
Certification required relative to the product being deployed
3 Years of Experience architecting, designing, developing, and implementing cloud solutions
3 Years of Experience with one or more clouds (i.e. AWS, Azure, or GCP)
3 Years of Experience with Git SCM providers such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
3 Years of Experience with systems development in an Agile environment
3 Years of Experience implementing infrastructure as code and orchestration
3 Years of Experience integrating deployments with industry standard DevSecOps tooling and orchestration
Preferred:

Certifications:
AWS Certified DevOos Engineer
AWS Certified Solution SysOps Administrator Associate
Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate
SAFe DevOps Certification

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills
Experience with documenting an as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations preferred
Experience with scripting in Concourse, Bash, PowerShell, Python, Groovy, or Ruby
Experience implementing docker containers and utilizing platforms such as Kubernetes
Experience with automation tools, including Pivotal, Chef, Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible
Experience in several of the following areas:
database architecture, ETL, business intelligence, big data, machine learning, advanced analytics
About steampunk :

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $100,000 to $155,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunks total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.
Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology , we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. As an employee owned company , we focus on investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers and rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth. If you want to learn more about our story, visit ***.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.