REMOTE Cloud Automation Engineer

Post Date

Jul 23, 2024

Location

Roy,
Utah

ZIP/Postal Code

84067
US
Dec 17, 2024 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract,Perm Possible

Category

Software Engineering

Req #

SLC-721255

Pay Rate

$63 - $78 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking a Secret Cleared Cloud Automation Engineer for one of our top clients. Our customer's work depends on these Cloud Engineers joining our team to support a US Air Force program that is playing a major role in strengthening and modernizing America's weapon systems. You will be developing and delivering a digital engineering design solution that enables and integrates the program's complete set of data, tools, and model-based systems engineering (MBSE) activities, and makes them available to internal and appropriate external engineering and programmatic stakeholders throughout the program's lifecycle. This Cloud Automation Engineer position will directly contribute to building and supporting the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud infrastructure and MBSE tools of the digital engineering environment.



This position is remote with up to 40-50% travel to the greater Salt Lake City, Utah area.

Day to Day

* Building and maintaining cloud infrastructure in Amazon Web Services (AWS)

* Deploying and maintaining applications on Amazon EC2 and Kubernetes

* Deploying infrastructure and software using a combination of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Configuration as Code (CaC), and GitLab CI/CD pipelines

* Troubleshooting application deployments

* Identifying and implementing improvements to how we securely build, deploy, and monitor software projects

* Provide insight and guidance for the preparation and maintenance of all documentation for processes and procedures related to engineering projects

* Mentoring team members in IaC and CI/CD best practices



We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.

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Required Skills & Experience

* Active Secret clearance with ability to upgrade/maintain a Top Secret clearance

* SAP Eligible

* Ability to travel up to 40-50% of time the customer's site

* DoD 8570 IAT Level II+ Certification: Security+ CE, CND, SSCP, GSEC, GICSP, CySA+, or CCNA Security.

* Expertise in utilizing Terraform and Ansible to provision and qualify Cloud-based infrastructure

* Experience with deploying and administrating Microsoft SCCM/MECM

* Expertise in Linux based environments and bash scripting

* Expertise in Terraform and Ansible

* Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) architecture

* Must be detail oriented, critical thinker, possess excellent problem-solving skills

* Desire for continuous improvement and a commitment to best practices

* Bachelor's Degree in computer science, computer engineering, systems engineering or any related field/major, or additional years of experience in information technology

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

* Experience installing and configuring security applications such as ACAS/Nessus/WSUS/HBSS

* Demonstrable experience configuring Windows servers with Powershell Desired State Configuration (DSC)

* Expertise in Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) tools

* AWS Certification (Solutions Architect Associate, Solutions Architect Professional)

* Active Top Secret clearance

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.