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Systems Engineering Solutions Corporation GCP Cloud Systems Engineer Jr in Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts
Program Description: This role supports the U.S. Air Force Cloud One Architecture and Common Shared Services contract and currently has an opening for a GCP Cloud Systems Engineer Jr.
Location: This position will be hybrid remote. Candidates will be required to work onsite as needed. Candidates need to be located near Hanscom AFB (Boston, MA) or work in Huntsville, AL.
Responsibilities:
We are seeking a Cloud Engineer with expertise in multiple cloud platforms. A successful individual will be responsible for developing in a scalable cloud-native solutions, and ensuring best practices across architecture, development, deployment and security. This is a hands-on technical role that requires rolling up your sleeves to architect, code, and debug.
Design scalable, resilient, and secure cloud solutions for Google environment.
Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and assess their potential impact on organizational goals.
Drive adoption of DevOps practices, infrastructure as code, and automation frameworks.
Optimize application performance and reliability in cloud environments.
Design secure cloud architectures implementing zero-trust principles and defense-in-depth strategies.
Ensure compliance with industry standards (SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, etc.) and regulatory requirements.
Implement identity and access management solutions and security monitoring frameworks.
Facilitate customer onboarding and implement a consistent pathway to cloud adoption.
Assess legacy systems and design modernization strategies including containerization and microservices.
Develop migration methodologies and ensure minimal organizational disruption during transitions.
Manage and optimize cloud environments, networking, VPNs, IaaS, PaaS, and SQL systems.
Implement and maintain Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Jira, Confluence, Artifactory, and Guacamole to support DevSecOps practices.
Containerize applications to enhance scalability and deployment efficiency.
Support the design and development of Shared Services.
Configure and troubleshoot cloud, virtual, and physical hardware and software systems.
Establish and maintain SQL and NoSQL databases, ensuring their performance and reliability.
Prepare detailed technical documentation to support development and operational processes.
Conduct security assessments and remediate vulnerabilities in cloud environments.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including development, operations, security, and product management.
Create reference architectures, design patterns, and technical standards for cloud implementations.
Requirements
Required Skills:
Bachelor’s Degree and 2+ years or more of experience; additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.
Must have an active Secret clearance.
1 or more cloud certifications within 6 months of hire
US citizenship required.
Certifications: CompTIA Security+ or equivalent (IAT-2)
Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
Experience onboarding customer log-data from cloud platforms to on-premises or cloud-based analysis environments such as Elastic or Splunk.
Cloud architecture and design experience.
Preferred Skills
· Experience with USAF Cloud One or Platform 1.
· Experience with Zero Trust Architecture.
· Excellent customer service skills, with experience working in a customer-facing position.
· Strong understanding Active Directory, Azure AD, SAML and the standards, procedures, and processes.
· Experience with Ansible, AWS console, Elastic, AWS, Azure, Jira, Confluence, Git, Bitbucket and various cloud Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings.
· Administration experience with cloud-based applications (MS O365, SharePoint, Azure AD, AWS).
· Experience administering Windows Server, and related services.
· Cloud certifications in Google clouds.
Benefits
SES provides a competitive salary and the following benefits:
Medical
Dental
Vision
AD&D
STD
LTD
Company paid Life Insurance
401k with employer contribution
Paid Time Off
Pet Insurance