Cloud Operations and Customer Support Engineer - Springfield, United States - Blackspoke IT

    Blackspoke IT
    Blackspoke IT Springfield, United States

    1 month ago

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    Own your opportunity to serve as a critical component of our nation's safety and security. Make an impact by using your expertise to protect our country from threats. Be part of an exciting opportunity to contribute to one of the nation's most critical intelligence organizations. Your work directly impacts national security and global issues, you will have the chance to contribute to missions that are of paramount importance to the United States and its allies, know that that the environments and programs you support are making a difference on a global scale. Our customers operate at the forefront of technology, dealing with some of the most advanced defense, geospatial, and intelligence systems in the world.

    Job Description:

    In this role, you'll join our Continuous Operations Release Environment (CORE) team, providing high-quality, cost-effective cloud solutions to our clients. You'll be instrumental in maintaining and enhancing our cloud infrastructure, with a strong focus on operational efficiency and customer support.

    Key Responsibilities:

    • Proactively manage and maintain cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance.
    • Respond to and resolve customer issues, providing top-tier technical support and customer service.
    • Collaborate with various engineering teams to support user consumption of applications in the cloud in a sophisticated enterprise environment.
    • Engage in application monitoring to assist in identifying and addressing application performance or availability issues.
    • Continuously monitor supporting application infrastructure to help identify and report on scalability and performance issues.
    • Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for application support procedures

    Education and Experience:

    • Bachelor's Degree in the IT field, related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
    • 5+ years of experience in IT, with a strong focus on cloud operations and customer support.

    Required Skills:

    • Proficiency with AWS cloud services and infrastructure management.
    • Exceptional troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
    • Experience in providing customer-focused technical support.
    • Knowledge of Linux distributions (e.g., RedHat, CentOS).
    • Familiarity with DevOps practices, Agile/Scrum methodologies, and continuous integration tools (e.g., GitLab CI, Nexus).
    • Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

    Location: On Company Site
    US Citizenship Required

    What you will get:

    • Joining a team of technology experts and partners in the same mission
    • A high-growth environment with plenty of opportunities to grow your career as the company grows
    • Owner and Leadership team that come from technical backgrounds so they understand the day-to-day challenges of the technical consulting world and can offer real-life solutions and guidance
    • Highly competitive benefits package that shows we want to hire the very best
    Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. Individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans or veterans with service-connected disabilities, are encouraged to apply. If you need assistance applying outside of the online application, please contact for more information.


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