Cloud Systems Engineer (All Levels) - Poly Clearance Required

Praxis Engineering
Mc Lean, VA
$89.3K-$287.5K a year
Full-time

Cloud / AWS Software Engineer

Work with like-minded engineers on cutting-edge AWS / Cloud technology! The team works in Terraform, Packer, and Lamda. The work is lifting / enhancing a training system from an isolated physical network to the cloud.

Most of the work will be working with the vendor to help cloud enable the system into a DevSecOps pipeline. The team will also be designing / developing an on-fly classroom capability for Instructors;

this will allow them to spin up and down resources based on classroom demand.

What it takes :

  • A 'be the best of the best' attitude
  • Hunger to be at the leading edge of your field
  • Strong work ethic
  • Ability to work effectively in individual and team environments
  • Intellectual curiosity along with an analytical mind
  • Patriotism :
  • willingness to work towards the betterment of your countrymen
  • desire to be the 1st line of defense to protect your nation
  • passion to protect and serve

Clearance :

Active TS / SCI with an appropriate polygraph is required to be considered for this role

Salary range :

$89,250.00 - $287,470.00 (Annually)*

Req ID- PRX 24-404

The range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary.

Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Who are we?

Praxis Engineering* was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Annapolis Junction MD - with growing offices in Chantilly VA and Aberdeen MD.

Praxis Engineering is a consulting, product, and solutions firm dedicated to the practical application of software and system engineering technologies to solve complex problems.

With over 300 employees supporting more than 50 contracts, Praxis brings together world class engineers with proven engineering best practices, domain expertise, commercial technologies and proven agile management approaches to create high value solutions aimed at helping our customers meet their most critical business and mission objectives.

Praxis Engineering is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics IT .

Why Praxis?

We are focused on continual learning and evolution. We don't do things because "that's the way we've always done things";

we listen to our employees and adapt to the changing marketplace. We look at the big picture and encourage our engineers to get training and certifications in emerging technologies that will help shape our customer's mission.

We've been profitable year after year. We're always on the lookout for great engineers to join the team and we recognize that our employees are the heart and soul of what we do.

We focus on recruiting talented people, treating them right, and then allowing them to do what they do best. No red tape.

No micromanagement. Smart people want to work with smart people, and we love people who are passionate about what they do, and finding ways to do it better.

And then there is the...

Benefits

  • Attractive total compensation package to include competitive salary and medical benefits with an option for FREE employee HSA medical plan!
  • Office perks such as free soft drinks and snacks (both healthy and not-so-healthy)
  • Praxis swag (annual gift certificate to purchase top brand Praxis apparel)
  • 401k contribution / match : combination of profit share / contribution (3.5%) and employer match (up to 4.5%) for a total of 8%.
  • Annual bonus plan
  • 4 weeks Paid Time Off + 10 holidays + comp time eligibility. (30+ days of leave to start!)
  • We reward longevity! On your 5th work anniversary - you will receive an additional week of PTO to 5 weeks of PTO. Making it 35+ days of leave altogether!
  • On your 10th work anniversary - you will receive an additional week of PTO to 6 weeks of PTO. Making it 40+ days of leave altogether!
  • At any time, your unused PTO can be traded in for $$$ !
  • Carryover a max of 380hours of leave from year to year. You can choose to have a sabbatical one year or trade in your unused PTO for something nice!
  • Training is a priority! Take advantage of our endless in-house training opportunities - or seek out vendor offered (paid) training opportunities like conferences, certification courses and seminars.
  • Conferences (recently attended by Praxis employees) : AWS Summit, IoT World, Black Hat and DefCon.
  • Training & Certifications : Splunk, AWS, Big Data / Cloudera, VMWare, Scrum Master...the list of certifications goes on and on!
  • Praxis University : Cyber Research, Data Analytics, IoT, AWS and RedHat course offerings and hands-on training.
  • We truly believe the right work-life balance can exist, and it's here at Praxis. Our work is extremely important, but your job is just a part of who you are.

When you enjoy your life outside of our walls, you're at your best the next time you walk through our doors. We do all we can to assure that happens every day.

Praxis Engineering provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, or any other protected class.

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