Cloud Engineer

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:

Essential Qualifications/Experience:

·         Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

·         3 to 5 years’ experience in a Cloud Engineer role or related position

·         Relevant training and/or certification as a Cloud Engineer

·         Experience with Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS) and Active Directory Federation Services (AFDS), PKI, OU structures and Group Policies, DNS, DHCP, Hyper-V, VMWare

·         Experience with SOA applications and cloud-based services, preferably AWS

·         Experience working with OpenStack, Linux/UNIX, Rackspace, Docker, and Microsoft Azure

·         Knowledge of web services, API, REST, and RPC

·         Strong awareness of networking and internet protocols, including TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, HTTP, and distributed networks

·         Demonstrated proficiency in English as defined in STANAG 6001 (Standardized Linguistic Profile (SLP) (Written and Oral). NATO: 3333

Desirable Qualifications/Experience:

·         Master’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

·         Certified AWS Solutions Architect, Cloud Security Certification, and/or OpenStack Administrator Certification

·         Experience in developing software using languages such as Java and Python

·         Service knowledge of Windows PowerShell 2.0

·         Extensive experience with open-source technology, software development, and system engineering.

·         Database experience, including knowledge of SQL and NoSQL, and related data stores such as Postgres.

·         Excellent communication and organizational skills, and the ability to stay focused on completing tasks and meeting goals within a busy workspace.

·         Interest in Cloud Engineering and its impact on greater business practices.

·         Skilled at working in tandem with a team of engineers, or alone as required

·         Previous experience in NATO and knowledge of NATO policies

DUTIES/ROLE: 

·         Working with the IT team to identify and implement the most optimal cloud-based solutions for the organization

·         Supporting the planning, designing, and developing cloud-based applications

·         Managing the cloud environment in accordance with the organization’s security guidelines

·         Supporting the deployment and debugging of cloud initiatives as needed in accordance with best practices throughout the development lifecycle

·         Leading and developing best practices for a larger cloud engineering team

·         Building and designing web services in the cloud

·         Orchestrating and automating cloud-based platforms throughout the organization