Cloud Engineer

Overview

Ana Vation is seeking a Cloud Engineer to join our engineering team in support of a mission-critical customer in Reston, VA. This full-time, on-site role requires availability during core hours (Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM), with flexibility outside of core hours to complete a standard 8-hour workday.

As part of our engineering team, you will provide technical expertise in designing, automating, integrating, configuring, testing, and delivering cloud-based infrastructure and services across development, test, and production environments. You will also contribute to quarterly Agile Development Planning and participate in customer meetings as needed. Our team operates entirely in the AWS cloud, working with services including deployment updates of Elastic, RHEL, and WSUS environments, as well as cross-domain integration and automation.

We support and enhance a variety of core application and data services leveraged by multiple Government Agencies.

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and automated AWS-based cloud infrastructure
• Develop and manage infrastructure-as-code solutions to support cloud deployments
• Analyze existing cloud infrastructure and identify opportunities for optimization, automation, and increased resilience
• Implement security best practices, including patch management, access control, and vulnerability remediation
• Design and build lab and demonstration environments for testing, prototyping, and solution validation
• Research and evaluate emerging cloud technologies, especially in the area of cloud security and tooling
• Collaborate with cyber, Dev Ops, and application development teams to integrate infrastructure with enterprise solutions
• Support system documentation and reporting to align with mission and compliance requirements

• Clearance: TS/SCI Eligible, willing to obtain polygraph
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related technical field
• Certifications: DoD 8570 IAT II and CSSP Infrastructure Support certifications (CompTIA CySA+ preferred or equivalent such as Security+ and Cloud+) within 30 days of contract start; an AWS, Red Hat, Windows, or other Compute Environment-specific certification is required
• Location: Full-time on-site in Reston, VA
• Experience and knowledge:
• Working collaboratively across cross-functional teams of all experience levels
• Creating, maintaining, and updating related knowledge management and technical documentation
• Experience analyzing, designing and implementing cloud infrastructure
• Experience integrating cloud infrastructure with platform management tools, identity and access management systems, and development/test environments
• Experience with automating build pipelines, cloud migrations, and implementing security and compliance controls in the cloud; proficiency in AWS-based automation and scripting in Bash and/or Python; familiarity with configuring and managing web-hosted applications (e.g., NPE certificates, port settings, security configurations, Apache/Nginx)
• Experience reviewing infrastructure security holes, creating and installing security packs and patches; familiarity with RMF process and STIG baseline host hardening, scanning and remediation
• Experience planning cloud migrations, developing cloud adoption roadmaps, and integrating new technologies into operational environments
• Experience producing innovation whitepapers, technical project plans, proofs of concept, and prototypes

• Desired Clearance: Active SCI with Polygraph
• Desired
  
  Education:
  
  Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related technical field
• Desired
  
  Certifications:
  
  Active CompTIA CySA+ or equivalent covering DoD 8570 IAT II and CSSP Infrastructure Support
• Certifications: AWS certifications preferred (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect – Associate, AWS Developer – Associate)
• Experience:
• 8 years of relevant technical experience
• AWS with Linux systems engineering or system administrator experience
• 4 years designing and deploying Elastic data services in classified environments
• 4 years designing and deploying WSUS patch services in classified environments
• 4 years designing…