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AIS (Applied Information Sciences) · 1 month ago

Senior Cloud Engineer - On-Site

Lorton, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$121K/yr - $182K/yr

8+ years exp

AIS (Applied Information Sciences) is a mission-driven company focused on innovation and client success. They are seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to work on critical cloud infrastructure projects, ensuring high availability and performance while collaborating with clients and internal teams.

Cloud ComputingConsultingInformation TechnologySoftware

Work & Life Balance

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Perform the Enclave Administrator (EA) role on behalf of the Customer, including deployment and maintenance of Mission Enclave infrastructure and all application-related responsibilities on Mission Enclave environment

System health monitoring include Azure Solution System Health, Program Application availability, and Capacity Management

Operational System Management (trouble tickets) – input, re-route, field, and escalate as appropriate

Conduct appropriate troubleshooting and remediation activities to include coordinating with System Owners, Product Team, and Migration Team for issues and coordinating with the appropriate team and/or personnel

Participate in planning sessions, and technical presentations, with customer project leads and staff

Analyze technical requirements and develop effective solutions

Complete regular maintenance on all systems / applications. This includes regular patching and vulnerability remediation and addressing end of service/end of life replacements

Complete approved configuration updates/changes and escalate where required if high-level architectural updates are needed

Sets up and delegates application-related responsibilities to Customer Mission Applications Administrator (MAA) role, which we provide to our Customer and their Mission Partners so they can administer applications within their enclave

Work closely with Customer as shared technical lead. Enable development, analysis, and deployment to be delivered on schedule and in line with Customer requirements

Qualification

Azure Infrastructure as CodeDevSecOpsCompTIA Security+KubernetesCloud technologiesNetworking principlesHybrid cloud architecturesCustomer relationship managementAgile development practicesTeam leadership

Required

Must have and maintain an active Top-Secret clearance with SCI eligibility (TS/SCI)

Employment is contingent upon the candidate renewing or obtaining the CompTIA Security+ certification (or higher-level security credential) within the first 30 days of onboarding and renewing or obtaining the Microsoft AZ-104 certification within 90 days of joining the program

Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent industry work experience)

8+ years of relevant engineering experience

As a condition of employment, the candidate must acquire a CompTIA Security+ (or higher level security certification) within the first 30 days of hire

Experience with Kubernetes – Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is a plus

Azure Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and strong DevSecOps experience (Bicep, ARM, PowerShell, CLI)

Experience in one, or more, of the following: Cloud technologies, data and AI, security, business application design and implementation

Ability to self-manage for maintenance of workloads and ensuring appropriate support of all systems/applications/workloads existing within the enclave (operational boundary)

Preferred

Experience with Cross Domain Solutions – Azure Data Transfer (ADT) is a plus

Certifications in Microsoft products, including Azure and Windows

Familiarity with C4 networks / operating environments and SAP networks / operating environments preferred

Experience supporting enterprise systems and applications such as VDI, database systems, web servers, etc

Strong understanding of networking principles like IP addressing, firewall rules, and routing

Experience implementing secure and scalable hybrid cloud architectures

Experience with agile development tooling and practices

Direct customer relationship management, supporting prioritizations and workload management

Benefits

Employee Ownership: Your contributions directly impact the company’s success, and you share in its achievements.

Continuous Learning: Access to resources, training, and mentorship to support your professional growth.

Inclusive Culture: A workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone’s voice is valued.

Mission-Driven Work: Engage in projects that make a meaningful difference for our clients and communities.

Company

AIS (Applied Information Sciences)

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AIS (Applied Information Sciences) specializes in IT transformation and AI solutions for large commercial and federal enterprises, delivering compliant and transformative cloud and data solutions that speed up time to value, sunset legacy technology, and accelerate innovation.

Founded in 1982

Reston, Virginia, USA

501-1000 employees