Day & Zimmermann Group
Principal Cloud Engineer - Washington, DC- Hybrid
Day & Zimmermann Group, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022
Principal Cloud Engineer
needed for a
contract to hire
opportunity with SOC's client to work
in Washington, DC/Hybrid (must be onsite 2 days a week).Candidate must be a U.S. citizen or green card holder who has resided in the U.S. for at least 3 years and the ability to obtain a public trust.Responsibilities
Producing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) or Configuration as Code (CaC), delivering solutions with a code first approach with sufficient comments and structureCollaborating with engineering and development teams to evaluate and identify optimal cloud solutionsDiagnosing and resolving complex performance, security, and/or technical challengesSupporting all tiers of applications deployed in the cloud, configuring network, cloud native services, infrastructure, and privileges for development teamsIdentifying opportunities for optimizing cloud consumption by the agency and providing strategic direction for addressing those opportunitiesCreating/updating cloud environment configurations to establish/support application workloads, includingAzure Focused: Configuration of Subscriptions, Resource Groups, VNets, Subnets, load balancers, App Services, Azure Batch, Virtual Machines, resource tagging, billing, policy implementation, and security controlsAWS Focused: Configuration of AWS Accounts, IAM Users and Roles, VPCs, subnets, load balancers, Network routes, Transit Gateway, Control Tower, Systems Manager, Config Manager, stack sets, WAF, CloudFront, and Route53Qualifications
Must have a minimum of 10 years of related experience managing cloud environments, possessing extensive skills and knowledge in cloud service provider selection, implementation techniques, application data migration techniques and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements.Possess at least 1 Professional or Specialty certification from a cloud provider.12+ years experience in information technology with 8+ years of recent hands-on experience deploying/configuring workloads within AWS OR AzureExperience designing and implementing cloud architecturesExtensive experience using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) including CloudFormation and TerraformGood understanding of DevOps best practices and experience working with DevOps tools such as GitHub, Jenkins, SonarQube, and ArtifactoryHands-on experience managing Kubernetes clustersStrong experience troubleshooting enterprise computing and operating systems such as Linux and WindowsExperience documenting requirements, user stories, and use casesAbility to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and team environmentProfessional Architect Certification in AWS OR AzureIn compliance with the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the hourly rate range for this role is $65.00 to $90.00. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.Employment Pre-requisitesThe following requirements must be met to be eligible for this position: Successful completion of a background investigation, and d rug urinalysis.SOC, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability.
needed for a
contract to hire
opportunity with SOC's client to work
in Washington, DC/Hybrid (must be onsite 2 days a week).Candidate must be a U.S. citizen or green card holder who has resided in the U.S. for at least 3 years and the ability to obtain a public trust.Responsibilities
Producing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) or Configuration as Code (CaC), delivering solutions with a code first approach with sufficient comments and structureCollaborating with engineering and development teams to evaluate and identify optimal cloud solutionsDiagnosing and resolving complex performance, security, and/or technical challengesSupporting all tiers of applications deployed in the cloud, configuring network, cloud native services, infrastructure, and privileges for development teamsIdentifying opportunities for optimizing cloud consumption by the agency and providing strategic direction for addressing those opportunitiesCreating/updating cloud environment configurations to establish/support application workloads, includingAzure Focused: Configuration of Subscriptions, Resource Groups, VNets, Subnets, load balancers, App Services, Azure Batch, Virtual Machines, resource tagging, billing, policy implementation, and security controlsAWS Focused: Configuration of AWS Accounts, IAM Users and Roles, VPCs, subnets, load balancers, Network routes, Transit Gateway, Control Tower, Systems Manager, Config Manager, stack sets, WAF, CloudFront, and Route53Qualifications
Must have a minimum of 10 years of related experience managing cloud environments, possessing extensive skills and knowledge in cloud service provider selection, implementation techniques, application data migration techniques and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements.Possess at least 1 Professional or Specialty certification from a cloud provider.12+ years experience in information technology with 8+ years of recent hands-on experience deploying/configuring workloads within AWS OR AzureExperience designing and implementing cloud architecturesExtensive experience using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) including CloudFormation and TerraformGood understanding of DevOps best practices and experience working with DevOps tools such as GitHub, Jenkins, SonarQube, and ArtifactoryHands-on experience managing Kubernetes clustersStrong experience troubleshooting enterprise computing and operating systems such as Linux and WindowsExperience documenting requirements, user stories, and use casesAbility to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and team environmentProfessional Architect Certification in AWS OR AzureIn compliance with the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the hourly rate range for this role is $65.00 to $90.00. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.Employment Pre-requisitesThe following requirements must be met to be eligible for this position: Successful completion of a background investigation, and d rug urinalysis.SOC, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability.