Cloud Infrastructure Engineer #1868509

Summary

Network Designs, Inc. is a federal contractor delivering information technology and network solutions for government customers. The company is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to design, deploy, operate, and improve secure cloud-native and hybrid infrastructure supporting FAA data, analytics, and application platforms across AWS, Azure, and hybrid environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and operate secure cloud-native and hybrid infrastructure supporting enterprise data and application platforms
• Build and maintain cloud networking, Virtual Private Clouds, identity and access management, containerized services, serverless services, compute, storage, monitoring, backup, and recovery capabilities
• Develop and sustain infrastructure-as-code and automation that supports repeatable environment configuration, deployment, scaling, and operational management
• Support platform modernization, legacy-to-cloud assessments, migration pilots, cutover planning, resiliency improvements, and cost-efficient cloud operations
• Support cloud security and governance requirements, including patching, vulnerability remediation, logging, monitoring, configuration management, and technical documentation
• Create and maintain architecture diagrams, system documentation, standard operating procedures, runbooks, metrics, and operational artifacts
• Coordinate with platform, application, data, DevOps, architecture, and security teams to resolve incidents, dependencies, and implementation risks

Skills

• * U.S. Citizenship is required
• * Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
• * This position is remote, candidate must reside in one of the following states: AL, AZ, DC, FL, GA, ID, MD, MS, NJ, NC, OK, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WV
• * Occasional travel may be required. Candidates should be able to attend meetings at FAA facilities and other locations throughout the Continental United States (CONUS) as required
• * Must be available during Eastern Time (ET) business hours to support program needs and FAA coordination
• * Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or a related field
• * Must have a minimum 4 years of cloud engineering or similar professional experience
• * Experience designing and operating cloud infrastructure in enterprise or government environments
• * Hands-on experience with AWS GovCloud or AWS Commercial Cloud, VPC, IAM, Lambda, EKS, and cloud networking
• * Strong knowledge of infrastructure automation, operational monitoring, scalability, resiliency, and secure cloud configuration
• * Ability to obtain and maintain FAA Contractor Personnel Suitability
• * Strong written, verbal, analytical, organizational, troubleshooting, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• * FAA or other federal experience and experience working in regulated enterprise environments
• * Experience with Azure and hybrid cloud environments
• * Relevant cloud or infrastructure certifications
• * Familiarity with FAA security, governance, architecture, documentation, and change-management requirements

Qualifications

Must Haves

• * U.S. Citizenship is required
• * Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
• * This position is remote, candidate must reside in one of the following states: AL, AZ, DC, FL, GA, ID, MD, MS, NJ, NC, OK, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WV
• * Occasional travel may be required. Candidates should be able to attend meetings at FAA facilities and other locations throughout the Continental United States (CONUS) as required
• * Must be available during Eastern Time (ET) business hours to support program needs and FAA coordination
• * Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or a related field
• * Must have a minimum 4 years of cloud engineering or similar professional experience
• * Experience designing and operating cloud infrastructure in enterprise or government environments
• * Hands-on experience with AWS GovCloud or AWS Commercial Cloud, VPC, IAM, Lambda, EKS, and cloud networking
• * Strong knowledge of infrastructure automation, operational monitoring, scalability, resiliency, and secure cloud configuration
• * Ability to obtain and maintain FAA Contractor Personnel Suitability
• * Strong written, verbal, analytical, organizational, troubleshooting, and cross-functional collaboration skills

Nice to Haves

• * FAA or other federal experience and experience working in regulated enterprise environments
• * Experience with Azure and hybrid cloud environments
• * Relevant cloud or infrastructure certifications
• * Familiarity with FAA security, governance, architecture, documentation, and change-management requirements

Benefits

• Remote work arrangement, with candidates residing in AL, AZ, DC, FL, GA, ID, MD, MS, NJ, NC, OK, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, or WV
• Comprehensive health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Pet insurance
• Legal insurance
• 401(k) retirement matching
• Paid leave
• Paid holidays
• Health and wellness programs
• Employer-paid life insurance
• Employer-paid disability insurance
• Professional development
• Education benefits