AWS Cloud Specialist

AWS Cloud Infrastructure Specialist

Location: 60% onsite (3 days onsite from Washington DC)

Security Clearance: [USC/Dual Citizens- Public Trust-- Required]

Role Description:

In this role, you will work on a team responsible for:

1. Maintaining an existing, production AWS cloud architecture supporting three applications
2. Moving this existing AWS cloud architecture into a new common services architecture
3. Building an additional AWS cloud architecture in a designated, high-security boundary
4. Implementing CI/CD pipelines using GitLab and AWS development services

You will need to coordinate closely with your team and application team to ensure existing and new systems are properly supported/deployed. You will be responsible for hardening and patching servers running Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Windows Server. Deployments will use infrastructure-as-code (IaC) written in either Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.

Required Qualifications:

• Implementing CI/CD pipelines using GitLab and AWS development services
• You will need to coordinate closely with your team and application team to ensure existing and new systems are properly supported/deployed.
• You will be responsible for hardening and patching servers running Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Windows Server.
• Deployments will use infrastructure-as-code (IaC) written in either Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.

Required Qualifications:

1. At least 2-3 years of experience deploying in and maintaining cloud environments.
2. At least 1 year of experience with AWS
3. At least 1 year of experience managing a team
4. AWS Solutions Architect Associate
5. Local to Washington DC Metro Area (Ft. Belvoir)

Required Knowledge:

Comprehensive knowledge of:

1. AWS
2. Linux operating systems
3. Networking

Thorough knowledge of:

1. Windows operating systems
2. Either Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible

General knowledge of:

1. Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
2. Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
3. ITIL service management

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Experience working in the Department of Defense or Intelligence Community
2. Possession of a DOD 8140 baseline certification, i.e., CompTIA Security+
3. Understanding of DoD PPSM Processes and Network Boundaries