Overview:

GovCIO is currently seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to support the transition of Digital Collection Services (DCS) from on-premises infrastructure to AWS GovCloud. The engineer will provide hands-on administration, configuration, troubleshooting, security, and operational support for the AWS infrastructure supporting large-scale evidentiary data and DCS applications.

The position requires strong AWS infrastructure experience, particularly with EC2, FSx ONTAP, IAM, networking, and CloudWatch, as well as the ability to operate in a hybrid AWS, Azure, and VA on-premises environment.

This position is fully remote located in the continental United States.

Responsibilities:

Administer, configure, and troubleshoot AWS GovCloud infrastructure supporting DCS.
Manage Amazon EC2, including Windows-based cloud servers.
Configure and administer Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP storage environments.
Manage Amazon S3 storage and associated cloud infrastructure.
Configure and maintain AWS IAM roles, policies, and access controls.
Configure and troubleshoot VPCs, security groups, firewall rules, ports, routing, and network connectivity.
Implement and maintain CloudWatch monitoring, logging, and alerting.
Support secure connectivity and data flows between AWS, Azure, and VA on-premises environments.
Use AWS CLI and automation tools to support infrastructure administration and operational activities.
Troubleshoot infrastructure, storage, network, connectivity, availability, and performance issues.
Support cloud security and compliance requirements within the AWS GovCloud environment.
Monitor infrastructure capacity, performance, availability, and operational health.
Develop and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and troubleshooting runbooks.
Coordinate with VA platform teams, AWS engineering teams, application teams, and other technical stakeholders.
Support the transition from legacy on-premises infrastructure to sustainable cloud operations.

Qualifications:

Required Skills and Experience

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field preferred and 12+ years of experience. Equivalent professional experience may be considered.
- 5+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure engineering or systems engineering.
- 3+ years of hands-on AWS administration experience.
Experience working in AWS GovCloud or comparable regulated cloud environments.
Hands-on experience administering Amazon EC2, including Windows Server environments.
Hands-on experience with Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP.
Experience managing Amazon S3 storage.
Experience with AWS IAM, including roles, policies, permissions, and access controls.
Experience with AWS VPCs, security groups, firewall rules, ports, routing, and network connectivity.
Experience with Amazon CloudWatch for monitoring, logging, and alerting.
Experience using AWS CLI for administration and automation.
Experience supporting hybrid or multi-cloud environments, including AWS, Azure, and on-premises infrastructure.
Knowledge of cloud security, access management, and compliance requirements.
Experience troubleshooting cloud infrastructure, networking, storage, and performance issues.
Experience developing technical documentation, procedures, and operational runbooks.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Clearance Required: Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust/Suitability clearance.

Preferred Skills and Experience

AWS certification such as Solutions Architect or SysOps Administrator.
Experience supporting FedRAMP or federal government cloud environments.
Experience with NetApp ONTAP and SnapMirror.
Experience with Azure administration.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
Experience with DevOps or CI/CD practices.
Experience supporting large-scale storage environments.

Posted Salary Range: USD $165,000.00 - USD $175,000.00 /Yr.

Senior Cloud Engineer (Remote)

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