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Smart Synergies

Data Scientist

Smart Synergies, Herndon, Virginia, United States, 22070


The Sponsor's mission is to provide cutting edge language training to enable the Sponsor's employees to be proficient in a wide range of languages. The Sponsor provides a variety of instructional formats including face-to-face, online, self-directed, and virtual learning. These services and the IT infrastructure they reside on require design, deployment, and operations and maintenance (O&M) support. The Sponsor's infrastructure includes a wireless environment, AWS and Azure Cloud environments with a team supporting all technical activities.

• The Contractor shall work closely with the Sponsor to gather requirements and advise on AWS infrastructure design, development and deployment of Cloud resources

• The Contractor shall design, test and implement log aggregation in support of Cloud and AWS systems.

• The Contractor shall design, test, and implement search and visualization infrastructure in support of AWS systems.

• The Contractor shall work with vendors to develop and deploy Cloud based solutions to the learning environment in AWS.

• The Contractor shall act as a liaison between the Customer and Vendor Contacts to troubleshoot AWS when deploying new resources.

• The Contractor shall recommend new technologies for use in the cloud environment (AWS).

• The Contractor shall communicate IT requirements between management and technical entities.

Mandatory Skills

The Contractor shall have the following required skills, certifications and demonstrated experience:

• Demonstrated experience in risk management and ability to identify project risks and facilitate the development and implementation of mitigation strategies

• Demonstrated experience implementing and integrating AWS solutions.

• Demonstrated experience in gathering requirements from vendor contacts and customers.

• Demonstrated experience using Linux in the AWS environment.

• Demonstrated experience with scripting and web programming technologies required to support web based learning systems, such as PHP, PERL, Java, Jscript or PowerShell.

• Demonstrated experience deploying third party software products.

• Demonstrated experience with Software Configuration Management (SCCM).

• Demonstrated experience working with desktop and network hardware.

• Active TS/SCI FS Poly

Optional Skills

Skills and demonstrated experiences that are highly desired but not required to perform the work include:

• Demonstrated experience with Mac based devices.

• Demonstrated experience managing Windows based servers.

• Demonstrated experience with the Sponsor's security governance procedures.

• Demonstrated experience collaborating with the Sponsor's security managers.

• Demonstrated experience with the Sponsor's systems and network accreditation process (A&A).

• Demonstrated experience with Windows Server 2012/2016; Windows system scripting technologies (JavaScript, Visual Basic Scripting).

• Demonstrated experience with Linux, Mac OSX, Apple IOS; Microsoft server/workstation technologies including Active Directory, Group Policy.

• Demonstrated experience with Management, IIS, Hyper-V, RIS, software deployment; Network protocols including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP and Standard.

• Demonstrated experience as a Supervisor or team leader.