Cloud Engineer

Job Title: Cloud Engineer Job Type: Contract to Hire Location: Washington, DC 20024 Job Duration: 1 Year+ Contract to Hire Pay rate: $65/hr-$75/hr Job Description: Duties and Responsibilities Provide engineering and operational support related to IaaS/PaaS services (e.g. compute, storage, networking, security, databases) as well as application modernization and migration efforts within cloud environmentsPerform provisioning and operationalizing of cloud technology and automation solutions at scale; assist with establishing governance for implementing cloud technology solutions; and advising on upskilling the IT workforce on cloud technologiesManage the systems, services, and components needed to provide user access, security controls, identity and access management (IAM), spend management, workflows and automations, and integrations for the operation, maintenance, and governance cloud environmentsWork closely with cloud architects and lead cloud engineers to ensure cloud technology deployments align to enterprise designs and standardsDevelop and maintain infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, orchestration, and automated deployment best practices to support a robust, repeatable, and streamlined cloud infrastructure and application deployment processSupport FinOps practices by integrating financial alerting and controls into cloud projectsActively manage and support solutions responsible for full stack observability, monitoring, and alerting of problems, issues, and abnormalities within the cloud environments and applicationsAdminister and support systems within the Enterprise Architecture Directorate including governance platforms and DevSecOps toolsProvide expert advice on cloud technology standards, industry trends, emerging technologies and solutions to ensure that best practices are utilized within cloud environmentsIdentify and implement cloud governance strategies, including guardrails, policy enforcement, and cost optimization techniquesProvide engineering support and guidance on technical projects through collaboration and coordination across directorates with regard to best practices for cloud application development and modernization Experience Levels Mid-Level – 3-5 years performing Cloud Engineering operations and administration Senior – 5+ years performing Cloud Engineering operations, management, and governance activities Experience Requirements- Degree in Computer Science/Information Management Systems, or equivalent level technical experienceDemonstrated expertise in AWS Commercial and AWS GovCloud Cloud Service PlatformsDemonstrated knowledge in IT engineering, infrastructure, security, data management, networking and cloud technologiesDemonstrated skill in supporting complex and matrix managed projectsExperience developing documentation, processes, and guidance documentsExperience performing on enterprise-level information technology projectsAbility to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with elected officials, senior staff, information systems professionals, and non-technical usersSecurity: Ability to obtain Public Trust required