AWS Cloud Engineer TS/SCI CI Poly

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 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.

Deliver simple solutions to complex problems as an AWS Cloud Engineer at Blackspoke. Here you'll tailor cutting-edge solutions to the unique requirements of our clients.

With a career in cloud engineering, you'll make the end user's experience your priority and we'll make your career growth ours.

At Blackspoke, people are our differentiator. As an AWS Cloud Engineer, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter.

Our work depends on a TS / SCI cleared AWS Cloud Engineer joining our team to support our government customer.

How an AWS Cloud Engineer will make an impact :

The AWS Cloud Engineer will act as a member of an application development team working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to develop business applications in support of a government customer.

The cloud engineer will collaborate with developers, system administrators, Scrum masters, testers, and customers to define requirements, implement cloud-based solutions, and refine cloud systems.

This position will also require providing support and troubleshooting issues with existing production cloud environments.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities :

• Research, design, develop, and / or modify AWS cloud systems.
• Engineer, configure, test, and implement cloud services to support web applications and the hosting environment.
• Propose new cloud services that can be leveraged to benefit the customer’s applications.
• Ensure the implementation of all cloud services is performed in accordance with industry best practices and the customer’s required security controls.
• Ensure all cloud services are implemented in the most cost-efficient manner possible.
• Write scripts to configure, implement, and leverage cloud services.
• Work with software developers and system administrators to troubleshoot issues within the cloud environment and services.
• Work with other customer organizations to activate, configure, or troubleshoot cloud services.

What you will bring to us (Must) :

• An active TS / SCI clearance with CI Polygraph is required to begin employment.
• AWS Certification (Solutions Architect or SysOps Administrator).
• Experience with utilizing Amazon Web Services to create cloud-based applications such as (but not limited to) Lambda, SWF, SNS, SQS, Elasticsearch, CloudWatch, CloudFormation, S3, RDS, and Bedrock.
• Scripting experience using JSON, PowerShell, or other coding as required.
• 3+ years of relevant cloud engineering experience.
• 7+ years of systems / software engineering experience.
• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Systems, or similar.
• Ability to manage multiple priority tasks.
• Self-motivated task identification.

What you will bring to us (Highly Desired) :

• Knowledge of Agile software development.
• Knowledge and understanding of the DoD or IC communities.

What you will get :

• The opportunity to work on critical high-impact projects that contribute to national security.
• A high-growth environment with numerous opportunities for professional growth.
• A collaborative team environment that values innovation and efficiency.
• A competitive benefits package that underscores our commitment to attracting and retaining top talent.

Location : Chantilly, VA

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TS / SCI CI Poly Required

Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled. Individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans or veterans with service-connected disabilities, are encouraged to apply.

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