Principal Cloud Engineer at TekSynap

Washington, District of Columbia, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

29 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

30 Dec, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Infrastructure as Code, Cloud Solutions, Performance Diagnosis, Security Challenges, Cloud Native Services, AWS, Azure, Terraform, CloudFormation, PowerShell, Python, Agile Project Management, User Stories, Cloud Architecture, Linux, Windows

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

Responsibilities & Qualifications RESPONSIBILITIES Producing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) or Configuration as Code (CaC), delivering solutions with a code first approach with sufficient comments and structure Collaborating with engineering and development teams to evaluate and identify optimal cloud solutions Diagnosing and resolving complex performance, security, and/or technical challenges Supporting all tiers of applications deployed in the cloud, configuring network, cloud native services, infrastructure, and privileges for development teams Identifying opportunities for optimizing cloud consumption by the agency and providing strategic direction for addressing those opportunities Creating/updating cloud environment configurations to establish/support application workloads, including Azure Focused: Configuration of Subscriptions, Resource Groups, VNets, Subnets, load balancers, App Services, Azure Batch, Virtual Machines, resource tagging, billing, policy implementation, and security controls AWS Focused: Configuration of AWS Accounts, IAM Users and Roles, VPCs, subnets, load balancers, Network routes, Transit Gateway, Control Tower, Systems Manager, Config Manager, stack sets, WAF, CloudFront, and Route53 REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS 12+ years experience in information technology WITH 8+ years of focused, HANDS ON experience deploying/configuring workloads within EITHER AWS or Azure – preferred experience is DevOps focused Experience designing and implementing cloud architectures Good understanding of FedRAMP services and best practices for their consumption Experience managing AWS Public and GovCloud across regions Experience deploying stack sets and using AWS Control Tower Strong knowledge of enterprise computing and operating systems such as Linux and Windows, and experience with troubleshooting Proficiency in automating processes with Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Packer, PowerShell, or Python, including use of remote APIs Demonstrated proficiency with implementing and managing AWS services via AWS Console or CLI of AWS accounts, IAM users, IAM roles, VPCs, and load balancers Demonstrated understanding of cloud engineering methods, applications, and best practices across cloud service providers Knowledge of Agile Project Management methodologies Experience documenting requirements, user stories, and use cases Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and team environment Professional Architect Certification within EITHER AWS or Azure Overview We are seeking a Principal Cloud Engineer to join our team supporting the Department of Transportation. TekSynap is a fast growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. “Technology moving at the speed of thought” embodies these principles – the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers. We offer our full-time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays. Visit us at www.TekSynap.com. Apply now to explore jobs with us! The safety and health of our employees is of the utmost importance. Employees are required to comply with any vaccination requirements mandated by contract, applicable law or regulation. By applying to a role at TekSynap you are providing consent to receive text messages regarding your interview and employment status. If at any time you would like to opt out of text messaging, respond "STOP". Additional Job Information WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Location: Washington, DC Type of environment: Office Noise level: Low Work schedule: Schedule is day shift Monday – Friday. May be requested to work evenings and weekends to meet program and contract needs. Amount of Travel: Less than 10% PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle, feel, touch; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is regularly required to lift up to 10 pounds. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 25 pounds; and up to 50 pounds. The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen Must be able to successfully obtain a Public Trust OTHER INFORMATION Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. TekSynap is a drug-free workplace. We reserve the right to conduct drug testing in accordance with federal, state, and local laws. All employees and candidates may be subject to drug screening if deemed necessary to ensure a safe and compliant working environment. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. TekSynap does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, national origin, disability, age, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as “protected status”). This nondiscrimination policy extends to all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment as well as the use of all company facilities, participation in all company-sponsored activities, and all employment actions such as promotions, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment. TekSynap is committed to ensuring that our online application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an application, please contact hr@teksynap.com for assistance.

Responsibilities

The Principal Cloud Engineer will produce Infrastructure as Code and collaborate with teams to identify optimal cloud solutions. They will also diagnose complex challenges and support application workloads in the cloud.