Cloud Engineer

at  Pendulum LLC

JOB DESCRIPTION

Clearance Level: Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph

Skill Level(s): Subject Matter Expert

• work closely with the Organization’s Engineer and Architect to execute priorities set by the Project Manager and Product Owner.
• develop and implement the architecture for a secure network that meets the needs set forth by Product Owner.
• provide continuity of access and operations by obtaining and maintaining a knowledge base of salient development information.
• design and develop the Organization’s environment that allows the use of industry best standard security protocols to protect the Organization’s data and cloud solution.
• work closely with Organization and PM to gather requirements and contribute to the development of network-related features.
• stay abreast of the latest cloud services, features, trends, best practices, and provide recommendations on their adoption.

REQUIRED SKILLS

Clearance Level: Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
Skill Level(s): Subject Matter Expert

The Candidate shall have the following required skills, certifications and demonstrated experience:

• designing and implementing scalable and secure cloud infrastructures.
• TCP/IP, HTTP, IP routing, NAT, VPC, VPN, VPS, network protocols, dedicated connections, firewalls, DNS, subnets, encryption, cloud internet services and load balancing.
• using AWS.
• designing and implementing cloud-based solutions including Compute, Storage, Networking, Security, and Monitoring.
• working across multi-cloud network environments.
• cloud networking using VNET, VPC, VPNs, firewalls, routing tables, Express Routes, Direct Connects, network protocols, and peering.
• traffic engineering (AWS – VPC, transit gateway, CloudWatch, security groups, and ELB) and (Azure – VNET, VPN gateway, firewall, and Front Door).
• understanding cloud security principles and best practices, including identity and access management, encryption, firewall configurations, and network security groups.
• capacity planning, disaster recovery planning, and security audits.
• creating detailed documentation of network designs and configurations.
• monitoring and analyzing network performance metrics.

HIGHLY DESIRED SKILLS

Skills and demonstrated experiences that are highly desired but not required to perform the work include:

• A&A workflows and tools.
• Organization’s security requirements and systems.
• monitoring system performance and recommending corrective action.
• installing and troubleshooting applications in cloud environments
• using Azure and GCP.
• traffic engineering and Azure – VNET, VPN gateway, firewall, and Front Door.

Bachelor’s or Graduate’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field or equivalent combination of industry-related professional experience and education.
Certification(s):
AWS, Azure, GCP certifications preferred.
Employment Type: Full Time
Workplace Type: On-Site

Please refer the Job description for details