GovCIO is currently seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to support the transition of Digital Collection Services (DCS) from on-premises infrastructure to AWS GovCloud. The engineer will provide hands-on administration, configuration, troubleshooting, security, and operational support for the AWS infrastructure supporting large-scale evidentiary data and DCS applications.
The position requires strong AWS infrastructure experience, particularly with EC2, FSx ONTAP, IAM, networking, and CloudWatch, as well as the ability to operate in a hybrid AWS, Azure, and VA on-premises environment.
This position is fully remote located in the continental United States.
Responsibilities- Administer, configure, and troubleshoot AWS GovCloud infrastructure supporting DCS.
- Manage Amazon EC2, including Windows-based cloud servers.
- Configure and administer Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP storage environments.
- Manage Amazon S3 storage and associated cloud infrastructure.
- Configure and maintain AWS IAM roles, policies, and access controls.
- Configure and troubleshoot VPCs, security groups, firewall rules, ports, routing, and network connectivity.
- Implement and maintain CloudWatch monitoring, logging, and alerting.
- Support secure connectivity and data flows between AWS, Azure, and VA on-premises environments.
- Use AWS CLI and automation tools to support infrastructure administration and operational activities.
- Troubleshoot infrastructure, storage, network, connectivity, availability, and performance issues.
- Support cloud security and compliance requirements within the AWS GovCloud environment.
- Monitor infrastructure capacity, performance, availability, and operational health.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and troubleshooting runbooks.
- Coordinate with VA platform teams, AWS engineering teams, application teams, and other technical stakeholders.
- Support the transition from legacy on-premises infrastructure to sustainable cloud operations.
Qualifications Required Skills and Experience - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field preferred and 12+ years of experience. Equivalent professional experience may be considered.
- 5+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure engineering or systems engineering.
- 3+ years of hands-on AWS administration experience.
- Experience working in AWS GovCloud or comparable regulated cloud environments.
- Hands-on experience administering Amazon EC2, including Windows Server environments.
- Hands-on experience with Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP.
- Experience managing Amazon S3 storage.
- Experience with AWS IAM, including roles, policies, permissions, and access controls.
- Experience with AWS VPCs, security groups, firewall rules, ports, routing, and network connectivity.
- Experience with Amazon CloudWatch for monitoring, logging, and alerting.
- Experience using AWS CLI for administration and automation.
- Experience supporting hybrid or multi-cloud environments, including AWS, Azure, and on-premises infrastructure.
- Knowledge of cloud security, access management, and compliance requirements.
- Experience troubleshooting cloud infrastructure, networking, storage, and performance issues.
- Experience developing technical documentation, procedures, and operational runbooks.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
Clearance Required: Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust/Suitability clearance.
Preferred Skills and Experience - AWS certification such as Solutions Architect or SysOps Administrator.
- Experience supporting FedRAMP or federal government cloud environments.
- Experience with NetApp ONTAP and SnapMirror.
- Experience with Azure administration.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
- Experience with DevOps or CI/CD practices.
- Experience supporting large-scale storage environments.
Posted Salary RangeUSD $165,000.00 - USD $175,000.00 /Yr.
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