Aws Cloud Engineer

What you'll be doing...

• Support our VA clients in their Cloud Operations to Enhance, Optimize, and Maintain their Computing Capabilities across their Technical Landscape
• Working with VA System Administrators when Supporting Application Teams
• Working with Project Teams to Operate and Maintain (O&M) of VA Applications on AWS GovCloud
• Utilizing Automation Tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Cloud Formation, or Similar
• Assist with Upgrading, Installing, and Configuring monitoring solution for AWS for Windows or Linux servers
• Create and maintain gold images/scripts
• Assist with reporting on current infrastructure status
• Document each application’s production operations processes via a production operation manual (POM)

Must Have...

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or 10+ years equivalent technical experience
• 6+ Years setting up, configuring and using AWS cloud operational tools to ensure service level agreements and performance targets are met, and continued compliance with policies, standards and guidelines.
• Experience with monitoring of OS/application-level metrics and related visualizations
• 4+ years of experience in Bash shell, Powershell, as well as Java or Python
• Strong analytical skills with a logical mindset and problem-solving approach
• Effective communication skills both orally and written with various audiences.
• Experience and proven ability to work remotely.

Nice to Have...

• AWS Solution Architect - Associate​​​​​​
• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
• ITIL certification or ITIL knowledge
• Department of Veterans Affairs Experience
• Public Trust Clearance

Clearance...

• Applicants selected will be subject to a Security Investigation and May need to Meet Requirements for Access to Protected and/or Classified Information

Location..

• This is a US-Based Remote position, all applicants need to be located within the United States be to considered for the position

Citizenship..

• Applicants need to be a US Citizen to be considered for the position and have physically resided in the United States for a minimum of 3 years due to background investigation requirements.

Benefits: Medical, Vision, Dental, PTO, Sick, and 401k w/employer match
Who we are...
Latitude is a growing Service-Disabled Veteran Owned (SDVOSB) Company within the Federal Sector. We have experience in working with various federal clients across multiple different agencies. We believe in adopting and growing a remote work-from-home culture wherever possible to ensure a healthy work-to-life balance. We believe in automating the mundane and investing in our employees helping them grow their careers over time. We strive for innovation and want to develop solutions that we can take pride in and help break through some of the barriers that exist in technology and the government sectors today.