Senior Cloud Systems Engineer

Overview:

Location: Springfield, VA

Security Clearance Required: Active TS (SCI eligibility) clearance and eligibility to obtain a CI poly is required upon application for initial consideration **This position is not open for any clearance upgrades or sponsorship.**

teKnoluxion provides the Defense and Intelligence Communities technical experts in the fields of Software & Systems Engineering, Enterprise Operations, and Cloud Services Management & Consulting. Our goal is not to simply support efforts, but to ignite a technology revolution, bridging the growing technology gap between the Government and commercial space.

Are you ready to test your abilities as a Senior Cloud Systems Engineer and team member in a sophisticated enterprise exploitation environment? Would you like to make an immediate and direct impact in your job? Join a dedicated team supporting the UDS contract at NGA.

Responsibilities:

What you get to do every day:

• This requirement is for a cloud-systems engineer supporting Research, Development, Testing, and multiple phases of product Evaluation (RDT&E).
• The ideal candidate possesses a broad range of systems experiences and embraces challenges as opportunities to showcase their expertise and capacity for problem solving.
• This position comes with broad latitude to define and implement many of the duties described below within both traditional and non-traditional information technology bounds.
• The client will be frequently seeking advice and leveraging your expertise to propose solutions to complex technology problems which are often first of their kind technologies within the Intelligence Community.
• Interface directly with software developers to design, establish, and maintain infrastructure (both physical and virtual) support the business and engineering needs
• Demonstrate new technologies and capabilities the cloud
• Perform general systems administrator duties such as:
• Perform software installations, patches, and upgrades through a variety disparately connected means
• Monitor systems health
• Troubleshoot interconnectivity issues
• Implement security best practices under applicable federal and generally accepted industry standards security codes and principles
• Optimize systems to meet individuals performance expectations (i.e., cost, up time, redundancy)
• Develop, implement, and maintain automated data back-up and recovery strategies
• Provide software deployment support to multiple development teams simultaneously
• Utilize existing or create new tools and processes to optimize and maintain systems to coincide with organizational goals
• Communicate a holistic strategy for documenting all of the above using technology means (i.e. Git, Redmine, etc.)

Qualifications:

Clearance: Active TS (SCI eligibility) clearance and eligibility to obtain a CI poly is required upon application for initial consideration **This position is not open for any clearance upgrades or sponsorship.**

Education/Experience:

• Requires Bachelor's Degree in the IT field, related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 10+ years of experience in a direct or directly related capacity performing system engineering functions

Required Certification:

• AWS Certification

Required Skills:

• Network and Linux administration
• Experience implementing serverless technologies (i.e., AWS Lambda, Batch)
• Experience with Docker container orchestration, and other VM-related technologies
• Experience implementing Amazon Web Services (AWS) scalable architectures
• Practical implementation of generally accepted DevOps principles
• Familiarity with common programming and scripting languages (i.e., Bash, Python)
• Direct experience using Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud technologies and the practical application of AWS services into both R&D and Operational Environments
• Ability to work independently or as a member of a team with little or no supervision
• Ability to develop, propose, and support cloud technology solutions for a broad scope of developmental software tools
• Excellent troubleshooting skills
• Excellent communication skills

• Intelligence Community Experience preferred

What you can expect from us:

• Recognizing great achievements do not go unnoticed by teKnoluxion through service anniversaries, spot awards, and employee referral bonuses
• You’ll join a growing organization of passionate, top-shelf, IT engineering professionals with extensive experience in actively developing the technology revolution in the Intelligence community
• Highlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match and potential Profit Sharing, Universal Leave, STD/LTD/Life Insurance/Voluntary Life Insurance, Stipends, Referral Bonuses, and more!
• Compensation is unique to each candidate and compensation packages are based on education, experience, and other requirements.

teKnoluxion is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.

teKnoluxion does not have a vaccination mandate applicable to team members. Vaccination requirements will depend on the status of the federal contractor mandate and customer site requirements. Regardless of vaccination status , personnel are required to wear masks while indoors when the CDC COVID-19 Community Level is High.