Remote Cloud System Engineer I

Description:

• Seeking a Cloud System Engineer I to join our team.
• The candidate will support a growing Cloud Services practice at GAMA-1.
• The successful candidate will help drive GAMA-1's efforts to support its customers' strategic initiatives aimed at increasing IT efficiency, improving IT delivery, and reducing costs.
• The role is non-supervisory.
• Responsibilities include directing cloud administrative duties within cloud environments, including compute, storage, notification and queue management, and infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• The candidate will assemble and document agile-related artifacts from user studies and backlog management activities.
• Guidance will be provided regarding infrastructure movement techniques, including application transfer/migration into the cloud.
• The role involves developing cloud business best practices and processes.
• The candidate will work directly with multiple teams and business units to understand business needs and translate those into IT/business capabilities.
• Participation in UAT and development processes is required as needed.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements:

• A minimum of 6 years of experience administrating cloud compute, storage, and infrastructure as Code (IaC) is required.
• Experience using coding languages such as Perl, Java, PowerShell, PHP, Ruby, and Python is necessary.
• Hands-on experience with cloud services and containerization technologies, including building Docker Container Images, scripting languages, and job scheduling and management software tools (ECR, EKS, YAML, PYTHON, JSON, OpenPBS) is essential.
• Experience with Amazon Web Services, code-defined infrastructure, configuration management tools, and CI/CD is required.
• Familiarity with AWS Lambda and “Serverless” systems is necessary.
• Experience in large-scale enterprise IT environments is required.
• Strong verbal and communication skills are essential for working with senior leadership and across organizational teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are necessary, with the ability to explain technical issues in layman's terms.
• Excellent communication and writing skills are required.
• Federal government experience is desired.
• Working knowledge of Jira projects, workflows, issue types, permissions, and notifications is preferred.
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience with Jira, Jira Service Management, Confluence, and BitBucket is desired.
• A BS/BA in Computer Science, a Technical Field, or other related disciplines is required, or 4+ years of experience supporting AWS.
• Preferred certifications include AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate and Architect with Google Cloud Platform: Infrastructure.
• The position requires the ability to obtain a security clearance.

Benefits:

• GAMA-1 offers a variety of benefits, including health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance is provided.
• A 401(k) savings plan is available for employees.
• Training and career development opportunities are offered.
• Paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) are included to cover vacation, illness or disability, appointments, emergencies, or other situations requiring time off from work.