Cloud Platform Engineer at Innovative Defense Technologies in Arlington, Virginia

Job Description:

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.




Respon
sibilities 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:



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