Cloud Engineer- Secret Clearance required

Sherpa 6

$125K — $155K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
  • 5+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering
  • Azure Fundamentals Certificate
  • Security+ Certification
  • Experience with public cloud architecture, networking, security, and compliance workloads.
  • Knowledge of cloud design patterns and best practices for cloud operations and costs.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement systems using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with development teams.
  • Develop scalable and reusable deployment processes for software instances.
  • Lead cloud management practices and establish industry best practices.
  • Improve efficiency and quality of existing cloud infrastructure.
  • Identify and implement optimal cloud solutions with the engineering team.
  • Document best practices for application deployment and infrastructure.
  • Participate in all software development lifecycle aspects, including QA and troubleshooting.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical coverage for employees and their families
  • Dental and vision insurance options
  • Health and wellness benefits
  • Generous retirement savings plan
  • Flexible paid time off (PTO) policy supporting work-life balance.
Full Job Description
Security Clearance: Active Secret clearance required (Interim ok)

Travel Requirement: Up to 10%

Citizenship: US Citizenship required

Responsibilities:
  • Work closely with the software development teams to design and implement systems using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
  • Focus on developing processes and practices that emphasize scalability and re-usability as we deploy multiple instances of our software
  • Act as the subject matter expert of cloud management and lead our team towards industry best practices
  • Take ownership of our existing infrastructure and work to improve its efficiency and quality
  • Work in tandem with our engineering team to identify and implement the most optimal cloud-based solutions
  • Define and document best practices and strategies regarding application deployment and infrastructure maintenance
  • Participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle for cloud solutions, including planning, requirements, development, testing, and quality assurance
  • Troubleshoot incidents, identify root causes, fix and document problems, and implement preventive measures


Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 5+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering
  • Azure Fundamentals Certificate
  • Security+ Certification
  • Experience with public cloud architecture, cloud strategy, networking, security, compliance workload types, migration patterns, tools, and PKI
  • Experience with various enterprise applications and IT services, as well as software development, compliance and security, and IT operations disciplines.
  • Knowledge of cloud design patterns, cloud operations and cloud cost models with experience implementing best practices or suggested improvements.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams

Qualities of Exceptional Candidates:
  • Azure Administrator Associate
  • Azure Network Engineer Associate

Benefits:

We offer a competitive benefits package, covering the cost of medical for you and your family; we also offer dental, vision, health and wellness benefits and a generous retirement savings plan. We believe that our employees can manage their workload and their personal life, therefore we extend a generous PTO policy. This allows our employees to balance their lives as they see fit.

Salary Range:

The proposed salary range is reflective across all Sherpa 6 locations, years of experience, and skill levels. Salary negotiations will be based on a host of factors including but not limited to your geographic location, prior experience, relevant skills, education, and certifications.

Salary Description

$125,000-$155,000

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at Sherpa 6

More Technical Services Jobs

Find similar Cloud Engineer- Secret Clearance required jobs: