Cloud Engineer
Job Category: Information TechnologyTime Type: Full timeMinimum Clearance Required to Start: NoneEmployee Type: RegularPercentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%Type of Travel: Local* * *The Opportunity:
CACI is seeking a Cloud Engineerto join our exciting Everything-as-a-Services Factory (ESF) team in the Northern Virginia area. The ESF is made up of an agile team of engineers using a common factory-like approach to define/codify repeatable service playbooks and take these services to market. The cloud and infrastructure automation expert will serve as a trusted advisor, technical leader and application expert for the organization and drive future growth capabilities from existing engagements.
The Cloud and infrastructure automation expert will plan, document, and execute cloud infrastructures, deployments, products, apps, reports, alerts, and dashboards. Application deployments will be orchestrated within Cloud environments and includes recognizing and integrating new data sources. These services will be packaged into solutions that can be easily integrated into customer locations. The Cloud Expert will utilize their communication skills to develop technical documents for project teams and customers to use to as accelerators for their projects. The Cloud Expert will also develop instructions and guides for project teams and customers to identify vulnerabilities, new threat exposures, and emerging security technologies, and develop innovative solutions to complex problems.
This Cloud Engineer will be responsible for creating and managing AWS, GCP & Azure-based prototype environments, testing / prototyping cutting-edge migration tools, and configuring new cloud environments across a variety of Government clouds. You will have the unique opportunity to experience and contribute across many aspects of our business, working alongside our programs as they support a diverse set of customers.
Responsibilities:
- Interact with end users and gather requirements
- Create and manage playbooks for applying cloud and infrastructure automation techniques to real-world situations
- Onboard new data sources analyzing the date for anomalies/trends, and build dashboard for key trends
- Mentor users and other groups on cloud and infrastructure automation
- Effectively and accurately document work in various formats (i.e. Word, PowerPoint, Teams)
- Provide technical guidelines for Tier 1 and Tier 2 problem identification, diagnosis, and resolutions
- Secure infrastructure using Cloud Vendor/OpenStack security groups, firewall configurations, and SSL/PKI
- Apply required security patches, make regular updates to deployed software, and manage user accounts
- Build and optimize cloud environments using cloud vendors’ best practices and scale them to meet growing user needs.
- Research, evaluate, and integrate top internal and external migration tools to accelerate cloud migration
- Create and manage prototype environments applying best practices to optimize performance and security
Qualifications:
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college and 7+ years of related work experience OR 4 additional years of experience in lieu of degree.
- Passion for metrics and data collection
- A strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive
- Exceptional analytic abilities
- Expertise with Linux and command line interface
- Fluency in at least one scripting/coding language such as Shell and Python
- Proven technical troubleshooting and performance tuning experience
- Must be able to effectively use Word, PowerPoint, Azure DevOps, etc
- Understanding of agile development practices, including Agile Scrum methodology
Desired:
- AWS, GCP and/or Azure professional certification – Associate or equivalent/higher certification
- Experience configuring and/or utilizing monitoring/logging solutions for operations such as: Nagios, Collectd, Kafka
- Experience with the development of documentation, architecture diagrams, and process and procedure for end users
- Knowledge of various operating systems (Linux, Windows) and databases (Mongo, Postgres, MySQL, Oracle)
- Software development experience in one or more software languages (e.g., Ruby, Python, Go, Groovy, Rust, Perl, Java, Javascript/NodeJS, Bash, C, C++)
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What You Can Expect:
A culture of integrity.
At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.
An environment of trust.
CACI takes pride in fostering a diverse and accessible culture where every individual feels supported to chart their own path. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.
A focus on continuous growth.
Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.
Your potential is limitless. So is ours.
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Pay Range : There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits. Learn more here .
Since this position can be worked in more than one location, the range shown is the national average for the position.
The proposed salary range for this position is:
$82,100-$172,400CACI is anEqualOpportunity/AffirmativeActionEmployer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any otherprotectedcharacteristic.
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