Cloud Engineer, Jr.

Type of Requisition:
Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top Secret/SCI
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
Suitability:
Public Trust/Other Required:
Job Family:
Cloud
Job Qualifications:
Skills:
Container Technologies, Linux Distributions, Red Hat OpenShift
Certifications:
Experience:
3 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes
Job Description:
Own the opportunity as a Cloud Engineer and help ensure the mission is never interrupted. At GDIT, we deliver clarity with our cloud solutions and provide meaningful work. Your work will be an important part of transforming our clients for the modern age and help them face any obstacle.
At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Cloud Engineer you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a TS/SCI cleared Cloud Engineer joining our team to support our intelligence customer in Springfield, VA or St, Louis, MO.
HOW A CLOUD ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
The Cloud Engineer will be responsible for working with highly functional development team automating service deployments; optimizing system performance; integrating with enterprise authentication services; establishing/improving system monitoring; maintaining established security protocols; provide customers technical support. The Cloud Engineer will be integrated with an agile environment participating with scrums and other meetings.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Build and Maintain Platform as a Service Offering using RedHat OpenShift
• Work with A&A Team to maintain security requirements for operation of systems
• Maintain and improve existing infrastructure (build out autoscaling, support new services, optimize for cost efficiencies/authentication/search, etc)
• Produce detailed documentation
• Maintain System in AWS environment using EC2, S3, ELB, and RDS
• Maintain System in a VMware vSphere environment, using NSX, and NetApp StorageGRID
• Automate and optimize service deployments

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Programming, Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience
• 3+ years IT experience
• 3+ years experience with Platform as a Service Offerings (e.g. RedHat OpenShift, Tanzu, etc)

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
Required Skills:

• Prior experience building and maintaining Platform as a Service offerings via Cloud based providers
• Strong understanding of RHEL/CentOS Linux distributions
• Strong understanding of RedHat OpenShift and/or other Kubernetes distributions
• Experience with containerization technologies (e.g. Docker)
• Strong knowledge of Amazon Web Services
• Strong Troubleshooting skills
• Experience in automating tasks using scripted languages such as Bash, PowerShell, or Perl
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodology
• Familiarity with DevOps development processes and Continuous Integration tools: GitLab, Jenkins, Nexus
• Strong communication skills

Desired Skills:

• Experience administering production RedHat OpenShift clusters
• Strong understanding of cloud APIs and interaction with the AWS/CLI
• Exposure to Infrastructure as Code such as Puppet, Ansible, Chef, Salt or Terraform
• Experience working with one or more Python, Ruby, or Java
• Experience with virtualization technologies (e.g. VMWare)
• Familiarity with HTML, CSS, Markdown, and portal development

Desired Certifications:

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
• RedHat Certified OpenShift Administrator

Location: On Company Site
US Citizenship Required
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
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#GDPoly
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Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Travel Required:
None
Telecommuting Options:
Onsite
Work Location:
USA MO St.Louis - 4240 Duncan Ave (MOS006)
Additional Work Locations:
USA VA Springfield
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.
We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation's most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.
GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.