Technical Director

Job#: 3033494

Job Description:
Technical Director

Location: Fairfax, Virginia (Onsite)

Employment Type: Permanent/Direct-Hire

Role Overview

We are seeking a Technical Director to work as a member of a team managing and maintaining multiple network enclaves to support the DOD community. The candidate will design and implement cloud environments in AWS. This is a demanding, high-energy position requiring innovative solutions to infrastructure, network, hardware, and software problems. The ideal candidate will have a breadth of expertise in cloud networking concepts, modern CI/CD pipelines, and platform automation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a technical team responsible for delivering cloud-based applications and requirements in support of a USG customer contract.
• Work closely with the Program Manager and team leads as the senior technical member to articulate, scope, and ensure timely delivery of technical requirements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and other technical team members to gather requirements and execute deliverables.
• Provide for the development, maintenance, and implementation of secure systems in AWS/Azure to support highly available, scalable, and secure applications.
• Design and execute architecture blueprints to bring solutions to reality with a DevSecOps mindset.
• Build and configure build plans, code pipelines, and create automated solutions that can be reused.
• Assist in partner network integration, testing, and monitoring.
• Support risk mitigation activities such as Assessment and Authorization (A&A), continuous monitoring, and vulnerability and configuration management.

Required Qualifications

Experience: 16+ years of experience building cloud architecture with IaaS and PaaS offerings and services in commercial and government regions. Experience with IL6 cloud environments is required. Must have proven experience in the assessment, evaluation, and documentation of client environments, infrastructure, processes, and operations.

Technical Skills: Hands-on experience deploying or knowledge of DoD SRGs and STIGs or CIS compliance benchmarks. Demonstrated hands-on experience developing solutions with cloud orchestration tools. Experience with AWS native CI/CD tools such as CodeCommit, CodeDeploy, and CodePipeline. Strong scripting skills (e.g., Python, Ruby, Perl, Bash, Powershell). Strong knowledge of virtual desktop interfaces, Active Directory, and IP Networking (VPCs, VPNs, VRF, DNS, load-balancing, firewalls). Experience with Infrastructure as Code, Automation, and Orchestration.

Clearance: Clearance: Candidates must be able to obtain and/or maintain a Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret (TS) Security Clearance as a condition or continuation of employment.

Certifications: Must be Department of Defense (DoD) 8570 Compliant, IAT Level II.

Preferred Qualifications

• Amazon Web Services (AWS) Solutions Architect Associate or Microsoft Azure Administrator certification.
• Experience with DevSecOps frameworks.
• 4+ years of experience designing and deploying large-scale distributed environments within commercial cloud environments.
• Experience using big data and cloud tools and technologies.
• Experience working with Department of Defense computer network organizations.
• CompTIA Security+ and/or CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional).

Compensation & Benefits

The salary range for this position is $200,000.00 to $250,000.00 annually. A comprehensive benefits package is available to eligible employees.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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