Cloud Engineer at RQ Mechanical Inc – Highland Hills, Ohio

A successful Cloud SysOps Engineer provides input and support for, and performs full systems life cycle management activities (e.g., analyses, technical requirements, design, coding, testing, implementation of systems and applications software, etc.). Comfortable with component and data architecture design, technology planning, and testing for Applications Development (AD) initiatives to meet business requirements. Comfortable working with teams and emerging technologies to ensure effective communication and achievement of objectives. This position provides knowledge and support for applications development, integration, and maintenance. Support the development and operations of cloud-based solutions in a fast-paced environment. Utilizing a wide array of Fed Ramp Government cloud services and a modern codebase, these solutions are built on leading edge technologies. Occasional scheduled tasks will occur outside of normal working hours. Emergency availability may be required in rare circumstances. Position Requirements Basic Qualifications Bachelors degree with 5+ years of relevant experience with Cloud technologies including AWS and hybrid Cloud architectures or 9+ years relevant experience Technical understanding of Cloud architectures Ability to leverage the newest cloud GovCloud features to continuously monitor and secure solutions, to continuously build and deploy for each environment. Excellent understanding of SaaS, PaaS, IaaS for cloud computing models Experience with configuration, administration, and troubleshooting of Linux and Windows servers hosted in AWS Experience managing Java web application servers such as JBoss and Tomcat Experience using Ansible Ability to create, test, troubleshoot and maintain custom scripts (e.g. Bash, Python, Groovy, etc.) for administration and configuration of Cloud resources Experience building monitoring dashboards, and creating alerts from logs Working knowledge of continuous integration and delivery tools (e.g. Git, Jenkins, Artifactory) and processes Knowledge and demonstrated experience working with Agile methodology and tools (e.g. Jira/Confluence) Experience presenting, briefing, or communicating analytical material to key project stakeholders Experience with Microsoft Office Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving skills Able to work with small teams, able to work independently, and self-motivated Effective oral and written communication skills Desired skills 3+ years experience with USAF CCE/Cloud One Experience with AWS GovCloud AWS Solutions Architect Certified CompTIA Security+ Certified Experience writing Ansible playbooks and roles from requirement to implementation Experience with low-code tools such as Appian Understanding of networking in AWS, including Routing Tables, Internet Gateways, Network ACLs, VPN, VPC Peering, etc. Experience with one or more of the following container technologies: Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, AWS ECS/EKS/ECR Knowledge of software quality process/assurance including testing automation, unit/integration testing, design/code review, code profiling and software continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines Experience designing, building, and deploying highly scalable, resilient, performant Cloud micro-services Adherence to approved design plans and coding standards Experience utilizing AWS native services or Splunk to monitor and alert on applications and services running in the cloud Experience working in an integrated team to continually improve DevOps processes