What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cloud Operations Specialist position at teKnoluxion?
Overview
Location: Springfield, VA or St. Louis, MO
Security Clearance Required: Active TS (SCI eligibility) clearance and eligibility to obtain a CI poly is required upon application for initial consideration **This position is not open for any clearance upgrades or sponsorship.**
Certification Required: DoD 8140/8570 IAT III compliance
teKnoluxion provides the Defense and Intelligence Communities technical experts in the fields of Software & Systems Engineering, Enterprise Operations, and Cloud Services Management & Consulting. Our goal is not to simply support efforts, but to ignite a technology revolution, bridging the growing technology gap between the Government and commercial space.
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Responsibilities
What you get to do every day:
- The Cloud Operations Specialist will be responsible for working with highly functional team which onboards cloud developers into the Common Operations Release Environment (CORE) which is a collection of services that enable developers to deliver mission-specific software in our customer’s cloud environments.
- Address developer inquiries, questions, and issues concerning NGA-provisioned development tools
- Onboard developers into the Common Operations Release Environment (CORE) software factory
- Provision AWS WorkSpaces to developers
- Develop/update WorkSpace bundles
- Create and manage IAM users and policies
- Manage Active Directory users, groups, and OUs
- Manage access to CORE’s DevSecOps tools including GitLab, Nexus, Kong, OpenShift
- Monitor CloudWatch metrics for health and utilization of AWS resources and applications
- Maintain and document procedures for onboarding customer internal and external teams
Qualifications
Required Clearance: Active TS (SCI eligibility) clearance and eligibility to obtain a CI poly is required upon application for initial consideration **This position is not open for any clearance upgrades or sponsorship.**
Required Certification: DoD 8140/8570 IAT III compliance
Education/Experience:
- Requires Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Programming, Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work experience
- 7 years IT developer experience
Required Skills:
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodology
- Familiarity with DevSecOps development processes and GitLab Continuous Integration tool
- Strong understanding of RHEL/CentOS Linux distributions
- Experience with Python
- Strong knowledge of Amazon Web Services
- Strong troubleshooting skills
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
- Excellent attention to detail
- Team player who works well with customers and colleagues
- Work effectively both independently and in a team environment
What is ideal?
- Knowledge of Containerization and Kubernetes
- Understanding of cloud APIs
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC); preferably Terraform
- Intelligence Community Experience preferred
What you can expect from us
- Recognizing great achievements do not go unnoticed by teKnoluxion through service anniversaries, spot awards, and employee referral bonuses
- You’ll join a growing organization of passionate, top-shelf, IT engineering professionals with extensive experience in actively developing the technology revolution in the Intelligence community
- Highlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match and potential Profit Sharing, Universal Leave, STD/LTD/Life Insurance/Voluntary Life Insurance, Stipends, Referral Bonuses, and more!
- Compensation is unique to each candidate and compensation packages are based on education, experience, and other requirements.
