::: section Own your opportunity to serve as a critical component of our nations safety and security. Make an impact by using your expertise to protect our country from threats.Be part of an exciting opportunity to contribute to one of the nation's most critical intelligence organizations. Your work directly impacts national security and global issues, you will have the chance to contribute to missions that are of paramount importance to the United States and its allies, know that that the environments and programs you support are making a difference on a global scale. Our customers operate at the forefront of technology, dealing with some of the most advanced defense, geospatial, and intelligence systems in the world.

Sr Linux Cloud Engineer (DevOps)

Deliver simple solutions to complex problems as a Sr Linux Cloud Engineer (DevOps) at Blackspoke. Here you'll tailor cutting-edge solutions to the unique requirements of our clients. With a career in cloud engineering, you'll make the end user's experience your priority and we'll make your career growth ours.

At Blackspoke, people are our differentiator. As a Sr Linux Cloud Engineer, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a TS/SCI cleared Sr Linux Cloud Engineer joining our team to support our intelligence customer in Springfield, VA, or Arnold, MO.

How a Sr Linux Cloud Engineer will make an impact:

Designs, architects, deploys, and maintains cloud solutions.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Architect, build, and maintain on-premise and/or cloud infrastructure to support team and customer initiatives.
• Maintain and improve existing infrastructure (build out autoscaling, support new services, optimize for cost efficiencies/authentication/search, etc.).
• Administer production, staging, and development environments.
• Manage and aggregate server logs and monitor for security and system-related incidents.
• Monitor and analyze system performance, such as server load and resource usage.
• Maintain and improve existing build and deployment processes using CI/CD tools.
• Apply configuration management disciplines to maintain software revisions, security patches, hardening, and documentation.
• Enforce best practices for security and reliability, and drive security initiatives like access control and vulnerability testing.
• Work with AandA Teams to maintain security requirements for the operation of systems.
• Perform routine equipment checks and preventative maintenance.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation of designs/configurations.
• Work with other service providers to support areas of common interest.
• On-call support may be required.

What you will bring to us (Must):

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Programming, Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience.
• 8+ years of experience.
• 3+ years of related systems programming experience.
• Experience working with Linux distributions such as RedHat, Ubuntu, CentOS.
• Strong understanding of DevOps and software/application development processes.
• Experience with GitLab, Jenkins, Nexus, and other DevOps/Continuous Integration tools.
• Experience with cloud orchestration tools (e.g., SALT, Chef, etc.).
• Experience with public clouds such as AWS, Google, Azure.
• Experience with Python framework and Shell scripting.
• Knowledge of network technologies, common infrastructure components, load balancers, firewalls, virtual and physical infrastructure design.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must possess excellent time management skills and the drive to work unsupervised.

What you will bring to us (Highly Desired):

• Experience building Amazon EC2 instances and S3 buckets for d velopment, test, and production environments.
• Experience working with API Management tools (APIGEE, Kong, etc.).
• Experience working closely with software development teams.
• Understanding of access management and security groups (e.g., IAM, S3 bucket, Cloud Trail, SSH, VPN, etc.).
• Ability to write and use unit and functional testing.

What you will get:

• The opportunity to work on critical high-impact projects that contribute to national security.
• A high-growth environment with numerous opportunities for professional growth.
• A collaborative team environment that values innovation and efficiency.
• A competitive benefits package that underscores our commitment to attracting and retaining top talent.

Location:Springfield, VA / Arnold, MO US Citizenship Required

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. Individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans or veterans with service-connected disabilities, are encouraged to apply. If you need assistance applying outside of the online application, please contactrecruiting@blackspoke.comfor more information.

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