Cloud Engineer (Cloud Engineer 3) 26225

Requisition Number: 26625

Required Travel: 0 - 10%

Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range: $100,172.00 - $143,000.00

Security Clearance: Ability to Obtain

Level of Experience: Mid

Meet HII's Mission Technologies Division
Our team of more than 7,000 professionals worldwide delivers all-domain expertise and advanced technologies in service of mission partners across the globe. Mission Technologies is leading the next evolution of national defense - the data evolution - by accelerating a breadth of national security solutions for government and commercial customers. Our capabilities range from C5ISR, AI and Big Data, cyber operations and synthetic training environments to fleet sustainment, environmental remediation and the largest family of unmanned underwater vehicles in every class. Find the role that's right for you. Apply today. We look forward to meeting you.

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At HII, our employees are our most valued asset!

The Mission Technologies Division is seeking a motivated and experienced team player to participate in its HII IT Engineering team. As a cloud engineer on our team, you'll directly contribute to tool and capability recommendations based on your research of the current environment and design strategy. You'll be part of our team and work with our cloud architect to design, secure, and automate our cloud strategies.

This is a full time REMOTE position that can be performed anywhere in the US.

Responsibilities: I want to and can do that!
Builds, designs, implements and refines AWS GovCloud and Azure GCC-H architectures and provides prescriptive guidance across the network and security.
Collaborates with functional business units to drive business solutions and direction, to lead early scoping definition and to identify critical dependencies and requirements.
Identifies and mitigates technological and operational risks and develops solutions to support processes.
Develops and documents architecture for integration and implementation of cloud systems.
Understands and determines sizing, capacity planning and requirements for infrastructure, network, and security in the cloud.
Guides the successful completion of major programs or initiatives and may function in a project leadership role.
Interacts with senior external personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations.
Provide world class customer support for both IaaS and SaaS HII Mission Tech consumers.
Participate in the technology strategy, vision, requirements, and solutions for enterprise cloud initiatives.
Employ a security first approach to all cloud development and minimalize risk while providing highly complex cloud technology solutions that meets company, program and customer compliance requirements (e.g. CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, SOX).
Conduct research and develop Proof of Concepts (POCs) of new technologies to determine best fit in the HII IT Engineering environment.
Optimize HII Mission Tech architecture and operations by evaluating and analyzing multiple complex data sources associated with systems, performance, issues, cost and compliance to improve overall services and capabilities.
Stay abreast of emerging cloud technologies and capabilities and provide recommendations to management and customers.
Work in an Agile SDLC and collaborate with remote teams to implement Continuous Delivery of HII Mission Tech tooling and automation scripts.

Minimum Qualifications
Security Clearance: No clearance required at start but could be processed for a clearance in the future; U.S. Citizenship required.
5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 0 years relevant experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.
Previous experience and proficiency working with remote teams
Previous experience and proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) concepts (Terraform)
Previous experience and proficiency with automated configuration management and compliance (Ansible Automation Platform, Salt)
Previous experience and proficiency with AWS and Azure cloud service providers
Previous experience and proficiency with at least one scripting/programming language (Bash, PowerShell, Python)
Previous experience and proficiency with version control systems (Git)
Previous experience and proficiency with Windows Server, RHEL and Ubuntu
Previous experience working with an agile team
Previous experience working with Identity Management Systems (Active Directory, Okta, Entra, IAM)
Previous experience with containerization (Docker, Podman)
Previous experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tooling
Understanding of NIST 800-171 & CMMC

Preferred Requirements
Certifications in Azure and/or AWS are a plus.
In-depth knowledge of Atlassian suite considered a plus (Jira, Confluence)
In-depth knowledge of Gitlab considered a plus
In-depth knowledge of cloud networking
Experience with Palo Alto NGFW
Experience with Splunk SIEM
Experience with Tenable
Experience with container orchestration systems also a plus (Kubernetes)

Physical Requirements

Adequate visual acuity and manual dexterity for meeting the requirements of job.

HII is more than a job - it's an opportunity to build a new future. We offer competitive benefits such as best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices; wellness resources; employee assistance programs; Savings Plan Options (401(k)); financial planning tools, life insurance; employee discounts; paid holidays and paid time off; tuition reimbursement; as well as early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships. Bonother non-recurrent compensation is occasionally offered for qualified positions, and if applicable to this role will be addressed by the recruiter at the screening phase of application.

Why HII
We build the world's most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. Our workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals.

Recognized as one of America's top large company employers, we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts people's safety and well-being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve, at HII, you'll find a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career.

Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

Do You Need Assistance?
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