Position Summary
MAG is currently looking for a Cloud Engineer responsible for managing an organization's cloud-based systems and processes at Fort Liberty, NC. The engineer may also be responsible for cloud systems plans and strategy; design, development, and deployment of applications into a Cloud or Hybrid Cloud; and implementation of enterprise infrastructure and platforms required for cloud computing.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Duties include, but not limited to:
Responsible for distributed and managed services
Responsible for automating the installation, configuration, and maintenance of platform services
Responsible for managing system tuning for reliability and efficiency
Responsible for guiding and managing software releases for new features andsupporting users through consolidation
Responsible for performing the administrative operation of server hardware and software
Responsible for Ensuring system security and executing practices and procedures
Responsible for Troubleshooting system related problems
Responsible for Remaining current in operating systems/software analysis and technological developments and applications
Responsible for Recommending future direction or projects to management
Responsible for Providing expertise and direction in the development or modification of software programs and applications to enhance an operating system
Requirements
Minimum Requirements
Knowledge and Skills:
The required skills and knowledge include:
5 years of IT and/or software experience.
3 years experience working in production Amazon Web Services environments
DOD 8570 IAT Level II required (Level III preferred)
Experience working with container technologies (Docker, rkt, containerd, and/or lxd)
3 years of Kubernetes experience as it relates to maintaining clusters and deploying applications hosted on Kubernetes clusters
In depth understanding of DevOps methodologies and working within Agile teams
Worked with Concourse, Spinnaker, Jenkins, Bamboo, TeamCity or other Continuous Integration tools
Experience working within virtualized environments
Experience with virtual networking appliances and related technologies (NGINX, HAProxy, F5, AWS ALB/NLB, TLS/SSL)
Experience working with Git-centric workflows
Experience in release management
Competent to work at a high technical level on all phases of systems engineering activities
Excellent communication and briefing skills; shows tact; effective listening skills and follow through
Solid worth ethic and the ability to work in a mission critical environment
Detail oriented and organized; possess holistic understanding of IT systems
Provides technical guidance and leadership to engineers with less experience
Proficient composing Linux automation scripts (shell/BASH)
The minimum years of related experience required: 5
Education
The minimum level of education required is:
BS in Computer Science or Information Technology (or equivalent experience)
Desired Requirements
The desired skills, knowledge, and education include:
Experience in multiple public cloud providers (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP)
Experience with a platform as a service product such as Cloud Foundry, Heroku, Elastic Beanstalk, or similar
In-depth working knowledge writing Ansible playbooks
Experience managing and deploying applications in an air-gapped environment
Experience working with complex IDaM requirements and technologies (e.g. Active Directory, SAML, openLDAP, hardware tokens, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, etc.)
Understanding of systems monitoring, alerting and analytics especially at the container level with APM and/or other tools such as Splunk, ELK, Prometheus, etc)
Experience working with Windows automation (PowerShell)
Experience working with Gitlab for SDLC (CI/CD) functionality
Experience working with collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Discourse. Rocketchat
Experience using Rancher to manage Kubernetes clusters and Kubernetes-hosted applications
Experience implementing and maintaining a robust PKI infrastructure within a DOD context
Ability to write rudimentary APIs and/or write automation to interact with existing APIs
Other Qualifications
Outside of the above, other certifications, licenses, or clearances include:
TS/SCI
Physical requirements for the job include the ability to work in an office and lab environment.
Special Note
The position is contingent upon candidate's ability to meet physical and medical requirements as needed by the position; including compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local jurisdictional requirements.
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Job Locations NC-Fayetteville
ID 2025-7599
Work Region CONUS
Category Information Technology
Type Regular Full-Time
Clearance Top Secret/SCI
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