Cloud Engineer I with Security Clearance - Ashburn, United States - Agile Defense, Inc.

Description

Agile Defense provides leading-edge Digital Transformation solutions to support and advance our customers' mission. We deliver innovative and high-quality services to our customers worldwide through an empowered and engaged workforce.


Requisition #:

17 Job Title:
Cloud Engineer I Location: Ashburn, VA (Remote)

Clearance Level:

Active CBP Suitability, DHS Suitability, Active TS SUMMARY Customs Border Patrol (CBP) has a global presence with connectivity to approximately 1300 field sites as well as Other Government Agencies (OGAs) and trade partners.

CBP conducts operations in 22 countries, 328 ports of entry, 129 border patrol stations within 22 sectors, and 75 AMO locations.

To support its mission, CBP needs a robust, resilient, and high performing enterprise network and supporting services throughout its global footprint.

The Network Services Division within the Office of Information and Technology (OIT) Enterprise Infrastructure and Operations Directorate (EIOD) provides network services and oversight of the CBP enterprise network infrastructure and comprises the Network Architecture and Engineering Division (NAED) and Network Operations Division (NOD).

Working with an enterprise network architecture and engineering team supporting our Federal customer, the Cloud Engineer provides network engineering guidance into Cloud specific deployment projects and application architecture.

The Cloud Engineer is responsible for the engineering, design, test, and implementation of secure and reliable network connectivity to cloud services (e.g., commercial cloud services providers (CSPs), private cloud, and hybrid cloud) leveraging the current network environment to facilitate migration of applications to the cloud.

Responsible for the support of the development of the Technical Requirements Document and a Detailed Design Document (DDD) for the Cloud Connectivity Architecture, consistent with the associated Functional Requirements Document and DDD, before transitioning to Operations.

Responsibility includes the support of all updates to all documents when there is change in the cloud design and/or technologies and collaborating with all stakeholders to test all cloud related systems and application migration processes to verify that the systems meet requirements and can host applications with no degradation to performance or security.

This engineer is responsible for the preparation of test reports and Implementation Plans for each change impacting the cloud network environment.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Building Secure Cloud Interconnect (SCI), Netbond, Direct Connect and VPN connections Lead Migration from legacy on-prem networking to the Cloud Networking Deploy and manage virtual servers in the Cloud Deploy and manage containers in the Cloud Deploy and manage elastic IPs and elastic network interfaces in the Cloud Deploy and manage Cloud based load balancing Research, evaluate, and recommend new cloud technologies Provide internal consulting, technical guidance, information and support to application developers, computer operations, company management and departmental clients.

Assists in internal training programs QUALIFICATIONS Required Certifications Eligibility/Clearance Requirement:
Must be a U

S Citizen Clearance Preference:

CBP Full BI - 1st priority Any DHS badge + DoD Top Secret or Secret - 2nd choice DoD Secret or Top Secret + willingness to get CBP clearance - 3rd choice (it can take 45 days to 6 months to obtain a CBP clearance - work can only begin once the clearance is fully adjudicated) Education, Background, and Years of Experience Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT Systems, or other related discipline.

Education requirement may be substituted with an additional 4 years of relevant experience.

At least 7 years of hands-on experience in Network Design, Network Engineering, Network Operational Support and Cloud engineering experience of Medium to Large enterprise network environments.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS Required Skills Experience building Secure Cloud Interconnect (SCI), Netbond, Direct Connect and VPN connections Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Public and Private Cloud Experience with Azure Cloud Experience with Google Cloud Experience with Cloud Service Routers (CSRv) Experience building Secure Cloud Interconnect (SCI) Experience migrating from legacy on-prem networking to the Cloud Networking Experience with Cloud Identity and Access Management Experience deploying and managing virtual servers in the Cloud Experience deploying and managing containers in the Cloud Experience deploying and managing elastic IPs and elastic network interfaces in the Cloud Experience deploying and managing Cloud based load balancers Experience with implementing audit trails Experience with Cloud based monitoring solutions Must be able to work with minimal supervision and possess excellent written and verbal communication skills Preferred Skills Desired certifications:


AWS:

Networking and/or Security Specialty, Solutions Architect Associate or Professional WORKING CONDITIONS Environmental Conditions Fully Remote (Remote candidates need to be within 4 hours driving distance from NCR.) Strength Demands Medium - 50 lbs.

Maximum lifting with frequent lift/carry up to 25 lbs.

Physical Requirements Stand or Sit; Walk; Repetitive Motion; Use Hands / Fingers to Handle or Feel; Stoop, Kneel, Crouch, or Crawl; See; Push or Pull; Climb (stairs, ladders) or Balance (ascend / descend, work atop, traverse).

Employees of Agile Defense are our number one priority, and the importance we place on our culture here is fundamental.

Our culture is alive and evolving, but it always stays true to its roots. Here, you are valued as a family member, and we believe that we can accomplish great things together.

Agile Defense has been highly successful in the past few years due to our employees and the culture we create together.

We believe several attributes are the root of our very best employees and extraordinary culture. We have named these attributes "The 6 H's"

• Happy, Helpful, Honest, Humble, Hungry, and Hustle.

Happy :
We exhibit a positive outlook in order to create a positive environment


Helpful :
We assist each other and pull together as teammates to deliver


Honest :
We conduct our business with integrity


Humble :
We recognize that success is not achieved alone, that there is always more to learn, and that no task is below us


Hungry :
We desire to consistently improve


Hustle :
We work hard and get after it. These Core Values are present in all our employees and our organization's aspects. Learn more about us and our culture by visiting us here.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements Agile Defense is subject to federal vaccine mandates or other customer/facility vaccination requirements as a federal contractor.

As such, to protect its employees' health and safety and comply with customer requirements, Agile Defense may require employees in certain positions to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Vaccination requirements will depend on the status of the federal contractor mandate and customer site requirements. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

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