Cloud Engineering Support

Responsibilities:
• The Contractor shall set up, configure, update and maintain the Sponsor's AWS cloud-based enclave, in all environments including PRODUCTION.
• The Contractor shall work in close coordination with the cloud vendor's Professional Services as the cloud-based enclave is initially designed and stood up.
• The Contractor shall take the lead, in coordination with the Sponsor, in implementing the new cloud-based enclave architecture as well as moving mission data into the cloud for the migration from the legacy (Windows-based) on-premises enclave.
• The Contractor shall reach out to partners for technical details and solutions related to system implementation and security.
• The Contractor shall execute cloud engineering tasks to support the Sponsor's information technology enterprise, as well as related tasks such as documentation, knowledge transfer, configuration management, systems security-related tasks and planning activities.
• The Contractor shall coordinate with and participate in meetings with internal and external teams and partners.
• The Contractor shall plan and implement backup and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions in accordance with Sponsor's requirements.
• The Contractor shall evaluate cloud strategy and architecture and provide recommendations and roadmaps for changes to improve security, reduce cost, and streamline operations to the Sponsor.
• The Contractor shall select appropriate cloud services to design and deploy applications based on given requirements.
• The Contractor shall use Infrastructure-as-Code principles and automation within cloud environments to reduce the risk of errors, streamline operations and facilitate repeatability.
• The Contractor shall keep the Sponsor informed of security, data integrity or technical risks.
• The Contractor shall w ork off-hours on occasion to support deployments, fixes or operations (happens rarely).
• The Contractor shall identify, analyze, and resolve infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues.
• The Contractor shall perform O&M tasks related to Sponsors enclave.
Required:
• Demonstrated experience including knowledge of Best Practices for implementing the security services provided by Amazon AWS (such as Identity Management, Secure Tokens, Cloud Watch and Cloud Monitoring).
• Active TS/SCI FSP
• AWS Cloud Solutions Architect Professional certification
• Demonstrated experience with knowledge of security constraints and required protections for enclave accreditation in an AWS cloud.
• Demonstrated experience making virtual machine configuration changes necessary to resolve trouble tickets or to comply with security requirements and IT best practices.
• Demonstrated experience, within the last two (2) years, setting up and maintaining an AWS-cloud based VPC.
• Demonstrated experience deploying and maintaining Windows environments in AWS.
• Demonstrated experience, within the last six (6) months, managing MS Product Suite.
• Demonstrated experience, within the last six (6) months, managing MS SQL.
• Demonstrated experience, within the last six (6) months, managing MS Server 2012/2016/2019/2022.
• Demonstrated experience, within the last six (6) months, deploying and managing log aggregation systems, such as Splunk.
• Demonstrated experience, within the last six (6) months, maintaining system accreditation.
• Certification(s) - AWS Cloud Solutions Architect - Professional
Desired:
• Demonstrated experience with knowledge of security constraints and required protections for enclave accreditation in an AWS cloud in the Sponsor's environment.
• Demonstrated experience transitioning an on-premises enclave solution to a virtual private cloud (VPC).
• Demonstrated experience making application software and operating system configuration changes necessary to resolve trouble tickets or to comply with Sponsor requirements and IT best practices.
• Demonstrated experience evaluating and mitigating software security vulnerabilities.
• Demonstrated experience with continuous monitoring from a security perspective.
• Demonstrated experience obtaining Certification and Accreditation within the Sponsor's environment.
• Demonstrated experience with the Sponsor's unique IT infrastructure and ongoing projects.
• Demonstrated experience executing O&M tasks as necessary to support the Sponsor's software and hardware infrastructure.
• Demonstrated experience understanding and implementing Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) with AWS.
• Demonstrated experiencing managing Windows services and devices. This experience should be related to managing a Windows based enterprise, such as maintaining Server ISOs and related AMIs, COTS updates, managing domain forests and group policy objects, user role-based authentication in active directory.
• Demonstrated experience managing LDAP authentication with COTS applications, load balancing and gateway services related to remote desktop service deployments.
• Demonstrated experience with troubleshooting errors utilizing Event Viewer and Splunk logging.

Benefits Overview:

• Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Retirement Plans: 401(k) with company match.
• Paid Time Off: PTO and holidays.
• Professional Development: Tuition Assistance for courses and certifications.
• Fitness & Wellness Stipend
• Electronic Stipend

Applicants with a physical or mental disability, who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, may e-mail their request to hr@axiologicsolutions.com or call 571-295-4990. Determinations on request for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Equal Opportunity Employer-minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity.