[Remote] Cloud Engineer (AWS)
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CGS Federal is a company dedicated to enhancing government services through innovative technology solutions. They are seeking a Cloud Engineer (AWS) who will be responsible for supporting documentation and engineering processes for federal agencies, focusing on cloud computing fundamentals and solution design.
Responsibilities
- Design solutions that ensure maximum flexibility and scalability, while meeting all required security controls
- Support the development of all required documentation necessary to support the engineering, security, and operational processes
- Perform business and technical alternative analysis for any/all aspects of the solution, aiding the customer is making decisions along the way
- Facilitate the transition of the solution to operations, initially and ongoing ensuring at all times the system is operating within the anticipated operating boundaries
- Strong grasp of cloud computing SaaS, PaaS and IaaS fundamentals with experience designing and implementing solutions
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or other Engineering or Technical discipline or equivalent relevant experience
- At least four (4-7) years of professional IT experience performing duties in support of federal government agencies
- 4+ years design, implementation and/or support of highly distributed applications demonstrating strong architectural skills to ensure availability, reliability, etc
- Hands-on experience with AWS (Required) or other cloud services reinforced with architectural design experience
- Experience designing and delivering large-scale solutions, most of which that have advanced to the production state
- Strong grasp of cloud computing SaaS, PaaS and IaaS fundamentals with experience designing and implementing solutions. Develop cloud base solution designs and implementation plans based on customer needs
- Familiar with lift-and-shift migrations and migration methodologies for cloud migration
- Experience in Cloud computing, Networking, Storage, and Identity Management AWS Certification or Cloud Architect Certification (or desire to obtain certification)
Benefits
- Health, Dental, and Vision
- Life Insurance
- 401k
- Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
- Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays
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