Cloud Platform Engineer
Innovative Defense Technologies

Description

Background information:

Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT), provider of automated software testing, data analysis, and cybersecurity solutions for complex, mission-critical systems in the US Department of Defense (DOD), is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to be based in our Arlington, VA or Mount Laurel, NJ office.

Overview:

Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT), provider of automated software testing, data analysis, and cybersecurity solutions for complex defense systems, is currently seeking a highly skilled and experienced Cloud Platform Engineer to join our Missile Defense Business Area team. The selected Cloud Platform Engineer will be directly responsible for architecting and deploying cloud-based solutions for mission-critical systems operating within an Integrated Digital Engineering Environment (IDEE).

All applicants must be able to obtain/maintain an active U.S. Security Clearance.

Responsibilities Include:

• Research options for the establishment of a secure IL 5 and IL 6 government CSP
• Design, develop, and implement cloud-native software solutions using a government Cloud Service Provider (CSP)
• Design and implement costing/metering solutions for government CSP options
• Interface with customers (both internal and external) for technical and programmatic requirements
• Provide support in such areas as access control, configuration management, establishment of roles and responsibilities, resource management, licensing requirements, training, external interfaces, authorization, authentication, and cybersecurity

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in software engineering, computer science, computer engineering, or related field
• Years Experience: 5+ of engineering experience in technically rigorous environments

Required skills:

• Experience working with government cloud service providers
• Familiarity with compute and storage costing in government cloud platforms
• Experience working with integrated digital engineering environments
• Knowledge of DevOps tools in a cloud environment, such as Ansible, Artifactory, Docker, GitHub, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Maven, and/or Sonar Qube
• Understanding of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS) models
• Ability to read, write, and debug scripting/programming languages such as Bash, Python, Ruby, Java, C/C++, and JavaScript
• Familiarity with Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform services including storage, networking, security, DevSecOps, and disaster recovery.
• Ability to demonstrate technical solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to travel up to 5%

Preferred skills:

• Networking knowledge including designing and configuring Software Defined Networking (SDN)
• Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration platforms
• Experience with git, container runtimes (Docker), build pipelines (Jenkins)
• Experience with build systems (e.g. CMake, Gradle, Maven)
• Experience with SQL and database performance tuning
• Strong knowledge of more than one programming language, including Java, C, C++, JavaScript/Typescript, Python, and/or React
• Experience developing software for DOD tactical systems

Competencies:

• Excellent analytical, time management, and communication skills
• Teamwork skills with a problem-solving attitude
• Be capable of working independently, but thrive in a team environment

EEO Statement:

Applicants, employees, and former employees are protected from employment discrimination based onrace,color,religion,sex, pregnancy,sexual orientation,gender identity,national origin,age,disability, veteran status,genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

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