Need help? We're here: ICFCareerCenter@icf.com About ICF ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI) is a global consulting services company with approximately 8,000 full and part-time employees, but we are not your typical consultants. At ICF, business analysts and policy specialists work together with digital strategists, data scientists and creatives. We combine unmatched industry expertise with cutting-edge engagement capabilities to help organizations solve their most complex challenges. Since 1969, public and private sector clients have worked with ICF to navigate change and shape the future. Learn more at icf.com. ICF is an award-winning, global management consulting company. Continuous growth is in our DNA - including doubling our revenue every five years for the past 50 years! ICF is a purpose driven company with a strong culture and underlying values that prize diversity, opportunity, equality and respect. At ICF, we are not all the same. And that has always been our greatest strength. The Solutions Engineer will play a critical role in supporting our Public Sector Group. In this role, you will work in a hands-on capacity with clients as a trusted advisor, lead design, and technical discussions and assist in the design of technical solutions for proposals. We are looking for a creative technologist who can communicate technology decisions to business leadership. Preventing the problem is the goal but finding the solution is your focus. You believe that it can always be made better, faster, and more reliable! Technologies you'll use: AWS, Azure, GCP, Java, C , Python or Ruby, Active Directory, Networking, Kubernetes, Mesos, DC/OS, Swarm Here’s what you’ll be doing day to day: Client facing: Operational excellence: accountable to our Chief Technology Officer for delivering customer’s technology strategies aligned with the customer’s business objectives. Lead: Provide leadership in large scale infrastructure migration methodologies and techniques (IaaS/PaaS) including application migrations to cloud platforms (Azure, AWS and / or GCP) within a large enterprise environment. Partner: Assist clients in defining the business case for innovative cloud solutions, design the solution to help with prototyping and development with focus on DevOps, and take solution through to launch. Technology Advisor: Demonstrate thought leadership in cloud computing and become a trusted advisor to decision makers. Demonstrate a well-balanced approach to addressing complex infrastructure concepts. Maintain awareness of and Evaluate emerging cloud capabilities, technologies and tools, develop technical domain roadmaps pertinent to public cloud technologies and capabilities Design: Responsible for designing cloud solution resources, both IaaS and PaaS, that enable the business to securely run sensitive workloads within a cloud environment. Engineering and designing large scale enterprise infrastructure and integration patterns for cloud environments. Within ICF: Continuous Improvement: You will help and drive internal CI initiatives as it relates to developing the cloud/infrastructure practice. Also, our team maintains a variety of platform technology, including application performance monitoring, automated cloud provisioning templates, and automated bootstrap and configuration management code. You will provide input on industry standards and collaborate with fellow team leaders on the prioritization and execution of ongoing platform improvement initiatives. Collaboration: Work with onsite or nearshore teams to cloud solutions, templates, and backend business logic/orchestration layer. You will also work very closely with Accounts and Program Management teams. Problem-Solving: Provide resolution of product or platform issues in a multi-vendor client environment Implementation: Champion creation and implementation of standards, policies, and change management best practices. Mentorship: As a senior technical lead, guide technical staff in resolving technical architecture and design issues. What you must have: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or other related scientific or technical discipline. 5 years' experience with AWS, Azure, or container cloud services. Certified AWS or GCP, Azure, or other cloud, or ready to get certified 8-10 years of experience finding and fixing critical, customer facing production issues. 5 or more years’ experience in the development of object-oriented software with languages like Java, C , Python or Ruby ideally in SOA applications. What we would like you to have: Demonstrated understanding of networking and core Internet protocols (e.g. TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, HTTP, and distributed networks). Demonstrated understanding of industry standards for building services in IaaS/PaaS/SaaS in Cloud environments. Demonstrated understanding of TOGAF and SAFe. Preferably experience with modern container orchestration systems: Kubernetes, Mesos, DC/OS, Swarm. Experience in leading human centered design workshops. #LI-CC1 #INDEED #ICFCloud Working at ICF Working at ICF means applying a passion for meaningful work with intellectual rigor to help solve the leading issues of our day. Smart, compassionate, innovative, committed, ICF employees tackle unprecedented challenges to benefit people, businesses, and governments around the globe. We believe in collaboration, mutual respect, open communication, and opportunity for growth. We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building an inclusive workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to hiring regardless of any protected characteristic, such as race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status, or military/veteran status. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read our EEO & AA policy. Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process. To request an accommodation please email icfcareercenter@icf.com and we will be happy to assist. 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