Cloud Services Engineer (Expert)

Cloud Services Engineer Resource support the organization’s systems and cloud infrastructure needs. This Resource will be responsible for the day-to-day procedures, processes, and operations of the organization’s core IT systems in the cloud, utilizing a DevSecOps framework. This Resource is responsible for creating and updating procedures and standards to build and manage cloud systems and will serve as the escalation point for high-priority production issues. Automation of security configurations, manual processes and procedures, and provisioning and configuration of cloud resources is required. The use of industry DevSecOps best practices and regulatory policies defined by the organization and its partners is required. Participates in after-hours standby rotation to handle escalation and communication of Severity 1 production issues. Cloud Services Engineer Resource may access Federal Tax Information. Background checks requirements, per IRS Publication 1075, apply.

EXPERIENCE (MANDATORY):

• Advanced understanding of networking concepts and services, including firewalls, load balancers, routing, DNS, DHCP, Security, and VPNs.
• Advanced understanding of connectivity troubleshooting, latency, IP addresses, ping, and trace routes.

QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED):

• Experience with Azure Red Hat OpenShift or other containerization platform.
• Experience with Cloudflare or similar Content Distribution Network (CDN).
• Experience with the Nutanix virtualization platform.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure As Code, DevSecOps concepts, and GitHub, or similar versioning system(s).
• Experience with Agile processes.
• Experience with administering Red Hat Linux and Microsoft server environments.
• Experience and general understanding of object-oriented coding (Java, Python, .Net, etc.) or scripting.
• Experience as an administrator in a Cloud environment on the Microsoft Azure platform.
• CompTIA, Microsoft, or other industry recognized certifications in cloud, security, or servers.
• Experience in the government and/or health care fields with exposure to marketing, public relations, public affairs, or closely allied disciplines.
• ITIL foundations certification.

SOFTWARE AND SERVICES EXPEREINCE (DESIRED):

• Familiarity with the following Software and Services:
• GitHub
• GitHub Actions
• Azure Commercial cloud
• Azure Government Cloud
• Red Hat Openshift
• Red Hat Linux
• Red Hat Ansible
• Red Hat Fuse
• Red Hat 3Scale
• Microsoft Windows
• Entra ID
• Prisma Cloud
• Palo Alto Firewalls
• Palo Alto Panorama
• Terraform
• NGINX
• Jira
• Confluence
• SolarWinds Orion
• Rundeck
• Kubernetes
• Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana (ELK)
• Microsoft Sentinel
• Cerberus SFTP
• Azure Data Factory
• Bash
• Python
• PowerShell
• Azure Kubernetes Service
• Cisco Switches/Routers
• Datadog
• SumoLogic
• New Relic

EDUCATION (MANDATORY)

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 6+ years overall experience in IT infrastructure (server, storage, and networking).
• 4+ plus years’ experience in cloud infrastructure engineering.
• Formal education in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Cybersecurity or a related field can be substituted for the following years of experience:
  • Master’s Degree - 1 year

LOCATION (REMOTE)

• Most work is done remotely. However, certain Work Orders may require the Resource to work on-site at 810 Jefferson Street SE, Olympia WA.
  

Compensation$50-$70