Cloud Operations Lead (Secret clearance required)

Significance is a woman-owned consulting firm serving the federal government.  We are known for building trusted relationships within our teams and with our clients and hiring the highest-level experts who implement innovative solutions. We also like to have fun!  Our focus on culture has contributed to Significance being named a Washington Business Journal Best Place to Work each of the last six years.

We are seeking a Secret-cleared Cloud Operations Lead to support our program with the US Army. This work is to be performed on a hybrid basis with regular onsite support required in the Pentagon/Arlington VA area. As such, candidates must be currently located in the Washington DC metro region to be considered.

In addition to the experience requirements below, we ask that the candidate currently possesses or has the ability to obtain within three months the following certifications:

o AWS Certified Professional

o CompTIA Security

o CompTIA Linux

o GitLab

• Active Secret security clearance
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related engineering field
• 8 years of hands on experience with CloudOps / DevSecOps / IT Administration 
• 5 years of Amazon Web Services (AWS) with proficiency in the following: ECS (Fargate) or EKS, EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, State Machines / Step Functions, EventBridge, CloudWatch, IAM, Developer Tools (Code Commit, Code Build, Code Deploy, Code Pipeline)

• 5 years experience with the following: Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes), Creating/Maintaining CI/CD pipelines- Building, Testing, and Deploying, IaC (Infrastructure as Code) - Terraform

• Additional experience/understanding with the following: Deploying/Maintaining Microsoft based applications (.NET, IIS, SQL Server), Deploying/Maintaining Linux based applications (RHEL, Apache, HAProxy, PostreSQL), Various authentication methods: PKI, OAuth, LDAP, SAML, etc; TLS/SSL including PKI Certificates (CAC, PIV, etc.) 

• High availability and scalability techniques at the app, API, and data tiers including concepts such as sharding
• Agile projects and development including Agile tools such as JIRA
• Windows Operating Systems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently (as if on an island) with clients, but also be a consummate team player

• Knowledge or Experience with the following:
• --DOD Cybersecurity Policy DoDI 8500.01
• --Deploying applications in DoD or other accredited federal environments that require IA certification and accreditation to deploy. 
• --Securing sensitive data (including security marking standards such as DoD Banner Lines or ISM) 
• --API Gateways
• --Deploying/Maintaining some or all of the following application types - Angular, Node.js, Javascript
• --Familiarity with DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) information security requirements, standards, and best practices
• --Ability to rapidly code proof of concepts to help with analysis of alternatives (should be a person who can code in mixed environments) and prove out ideas

At Significance, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package and is determined within a range. Our pay ranges are based on the local cost of labor benchmarks for each specific role, level, and geographic location.

We carefully consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation, including but not limited to experience; job-related skill sets; relevant education or training; and other business and organizational needs. The salary range listed is for the level at which this job has been scoped. In the event that you are considered for a different level, a higher or lower pay range would apply. This position is also eligible for a comprehensive and generous benefits package.

Significance, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, religion, marital status, ancestry, disability, protected veteran status, or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.

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