Cloud Solutions Automation Engineer
Kforce Inc.

Job Info

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RESPONSIBILITIES:

Kforce's client in Waltham, MA that is seeking an experienced and motivated Cloud Solutions Automation Engineer who will focus on cloud service solutioning and automation within the Microsoft Azure or AWS cloud platform.Summary:As part of the Cloud Center of Excellence, the Cloud Solutions Automation Engineer will work within an agile product team to design, automate using Infrastructure as Code(IaC) and document high-quality, innovative and fully performing cloud-based hosting solutions that complies with enterprise IT policy and Global Trade regulations. Responsibilities:

• In this role, the Cloud Solutions Automation Engineer will use solution-independent architecture patterns to design, develop, and document automated deployment solutions via Infrastructure as Code using compliant cloud application stacks
• Work within an Agile product team, taking objectives from the product owner, breaking them down into detailed increments, and delivering committed capability on-time
• The Cloud Solutions Automation Engineer will guide/assist application teams to optimize their own CI/CD pipelines and automation efforts using best practices and enterprise standards
• Ensure service compliance with RTX IT Security policies, NIST 800-53, CMMC control requirements
• Provide self-service provisioning and management automation for bimodal applications teams - supporting both traditional IaaS workload and modern serverless applications
• As a Cloud Solutions Automation Engineer, you will troubleshoot and diagnose technical issues, communicating and documenting procedures, and recommending architectural changes when necessary

REQUIREMENTS:

• BS or BA degree in a technical program desired and 8 years of experience
• Microsoft Azure or AWS Certifications desired
• 5+ years of relevant work experience applicable experience developing technical solutions for large complex IT systems, demonstrating a high degree of ingenuity, creativity and resourcefulness
• Deep technical understanding of Cloud and infrastructure services, including Microsoft Azure and/or AWS, a general understanding of cloud and on-premise networking, servers and storage
• Ability to work both as a member of cross-functional teams as well as independently
• Strong hands-on experience specifically requiring Terraform and Ansible, but also with any of the following DevOps and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools would be of benefit (Chef, Puppet, Git, ADO, or Jenkins)
• Knowledge in Defense Contracting and/or Aerospace industry is preferred
• Effective communication and documentation skills with technical and non-technical colleagues

Experience w/ production enterprise workloads and concepts:

• Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services, leveraging Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) offerings in both Commercial & GovCloud implementations
• Deployment of effective HA/DR cloud deployment strategies
• Agile/SAFe software development methodologies and tools
• Various database technologies (SQLServer, MYSQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle) and data interchange formats (XML, JSON)
• Identity and access management solutions, single sign-on federation such as Ping, LDAP, Microsoft Server Active Directory and Microsoft Azure Active Directory
• Cloud Migration and Hybrid/Multi Cloud automation technologies

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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