Job Description
Insight Global is seeking an experienced AWS Cloud Engineer to join our team in Hanover, MD. The ideal candidate is a seasoned AWS Cloud Engineer with proven experience in the Department of Defense cloud technology (AWS), Python programming skills, and a strong Linux foundation. Will significantly contribute to the engineering of new cloud infrastructure for our client, and the optimization of existing cloud services that have been built. Work is performed in a hybrid role with some work on customer site in Hanover, MD and on site in Columbia, MD.
Responsibilities:
- Support development and deployment of cloud infrastructure in AWS.
- Using strong systems integration skills to enhance, optimize, and increase robustness of an existing code base.
- Leverage modern tools to define, build and manage virtual infrastructure in the cloud.
- Design and implement core architecture and capabilities for software from prototype to operational applications.
- Other duties as assigned.
The compensation for this position varies between $130,000 and $180,000 depending on experience.
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Required Skills & Experience
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree and 9+ years of Cloud Engineering experience
- Including cloud operations, management, design, and development of cloud-based applications and capabilities
Other Requirements:
- Strong Knowledge of AWS services (EKS, EC2, EBS, S3, Lambda) and their application to deployment and management of infrastructure.
- 3+ years experience with Cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, etc.)
- Must have experience writing in Python and working on the Linux Command Line.
- Designing, building, and managing infrastructure configured according to the DoD Secure Cloud Computing Architecture (SCCA) and DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide (DoD CC SRG)
- Must have experience automating cloud configuration using tooling such as Terraform, AWS Config, Ansible, etc.
- Work autonomously actively identifying areas for improvement.
- Able to collaborate with existing platform architects on long term and strategic architectural changes to the platform.
- Strong understanding of cloud networking best practices
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
- AWS Certified Security – Specialty
- AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty
- AWS Certified Big Data – Specialty
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
- AWS Certified Developer – Associate
- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.