MAG is currently looking for a Cloud Engineer responsible for managing an organization's cloud-based systems and processes at Fort Liberty, NC. The engineer may also be responsible for cloud systems plans and strategy; design, development, and deployment of applications into a Cloud or Hybrid Cloud; and implementation of enterprise infrastructure and platforms required for cloud computing.
## Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Duties include, but not limited to
- Responsible for distributed and managed services - Responsible for automating the installation, configuration, and maintenance of platform services - Responsible for managing system tuning for reliability and efficiency - Responsible for guiding and managing software releases for new features and supporting users through consolidation - Responsible for performing the administrative operation of server hardware and software - Responsible for Ensuring system security and executing practices and procedures - Responsible for Troubleshooting system related problems - Responsible for Remaining current in operating systems/software analysis and technological developments and applications - Responsible for Recommending future direction or projects to management - Responsible for Providing expertise and direction in the development or modification of software programs and applications to enhance an operating system
## Requirements
Knowledge and Skills:
- 5 years of IT and/or software experience. - 3 years experience working in production Amazon Web Services environments - DOD 8570 IAT Level II required (Level III preferred) - Experience working with container technologies (Docker, rkt, containerd, and/or lxd) - 3 years of Kubernetes experience as it relates to maintaining clusters and deploying applications hosted on Kubernetes clusters - In depth understanding of DevOps methodologies and working within Agile teams - Worked with Concourse, Spinnaker, Jenkins, Bamboo, TeamCity or other Continuous Integration tools - Experience working within virtualized environments - Experience with virtual networking appliances and related technologies (NGINX, HAProxy, F5, AWS ALB/NLB, TLS/SSL) - Experience working with Git-centric workflows - Experience in release management - Competent to work at a high technical level on all phases of systems engineering activities - Excellent communication and briefing skills; shows tact; effective listening skills and follow through - Solid worth ethic and the ability to work in a mission critical environment - Detail oriented and organized; possess holistic understanding of IT systems - Provides technical guidance and leadership to engineers with less experience - Proficient composing Linux automation scripts (shell/BASH) - The minimum years of related experience required: 5
Education
- BS in Computer Science or Information Technology (or equivalent experience)
Desired Requirements
- Experience in multiple public cloud providers (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP) - Experience with a platform as a service product such as Cloud Foundry, Heroku, Elastic Beanstalk, or similar - In-depth working knowledge writing Ansible playbooks - Experience managing and deploying applications in an air-gapped environment - Experience working with complex IDaM requirements and technologies (e.g. Active Directory, SAML, openLDAP, hardware tokens, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, etc.) - Understanding of systems monitoring, alerting and analytics especially at the container level with APM and/or other tools such as Splunk, ELK, Prometheus, etc) - Experience working with Windows automation (PowerShell) - Experience working with Gitlab for SDLC (CI/CD) functionality - Experience working with collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Discourse. Rocketchat - Experience using Rancher to manage Kubernetes clusters and Kubernetes-hosted applications - Experience implementing and maintaining a robust PKI infrastructure within a DOD context - Ability to write rudimentary APIs and/or write automation to interact with existing APIs
Other Qualifications
- TS/SCI - Physical requirements for the job include the ability to work in an office and lab environment.
## Special Note
The position is contingent upon candidate’s ability to meet physical and medical requirements as needed by the position; including compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local jurisdictional requirements.