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NS2 COMPANY DESCRIPTIONSAP is the global market leader for business software and related services. SAP National Security Services Inc. (SAP NS2 ) is an independent U.S. subsidiary of SAP. At SAP NS2, we leverage best-in-breed technologies engineered by SAP to protect the lives, assets, and information of Americans. We offer SAP solutions with specialized levels of security and support to meet the requirements of U.S. national security and critical infrastructure customers.
All internals must have manager's approval to transfer. The NS2 Senior Cloud Engineer/Systems Administrator candidate will be responsible for leading the development of a standalone implementation of SAP Products and solutions that meet our client's complex needs. This position is located onsite in Chantilly, VA. Candidate should be hands-on and has the necessary knowledge of cloud-based systems and associated security principals to effectively work with minimal supervision in a cloud environment, understanding the complexities that come with cloud, and can effectively communicate cloud design/architecture ideas to technical as well as non-technical client stakeholders. This is a full-time position, and due to security requirements is on-site only.
Skills/Experience Requirements- The ideal candidate will possess deep technical skills in software architecture and cloud computing as well as very strong written and public communication skills.
- Strong Design & Architecture skills- Experience in the overall architecture of software applications for products and solutions.
- Expertise using Infrastructure as Code tools such as CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible and Chef.
- Experience with AWS Management Tools as CloudWatch and Cloud Trail.
- Understanding cloud relevant data serialization languages such as JSON and YAML.
- Proven strong system administration experience.
- 5+ years of experience with Linux (various distributions) and demonstrated strong UNIX Shell scripting knowledge.
- 5+ years of experience with native cloud backend and frontend development technologies such as: node.js, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Angular etc.
- Expertise in cloud-native architecture and development, including microservices, event-driven, and CQRS architecture.
- Experience in designing/architecting horizontally scalable, multi-tenant web applications, within a large-scale service-oriented architecture, delivered in a SaaS (software as a service)
- SaaS Architectural knowledge gained from experience.
- Sound experience in cloud environments (AWS, Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform)
- Working with DevOps methodologies and tools to establish and execute a flawless development process, pipelines.
- Collaborating with all development process contributors, including Product Managers, Architects, Project Management, Scrum Masters, Developers, User Assistance Developers, and DevOps to ensure successful product delivery.
- Develop expertise on Product Standards like Security and Performance and incorporate them into the design.
- Hold or have the ability to obtain a required DoD 8570 certification (e.g., CASP+, CISSP) within 6 months of hire.
- Relevant cloud provider certifications.
Desired Experience and Skills- Strong knowledge of SAP processes and experience in enterprise software development would be an added advantage.
- Industry recognized system administration certification
Additional Requirements- BA/BS Degree is required. Ideally in Computer Science, Cyber Security, Information Security, Engineering, Information Technology. MA/MS Preferred.
- TS SCI with Polygraph
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Requisition ID: 455816 | Work Area: Information Technology | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid
Requisition ID: 455816
Posted Date: Jun 29, 2026
Work Area: Information Technology
Career Status: Professional
Employment Type: Regular Full Time
Expected Travel: 0 - 10%
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