Job Description

This role supports the U.S. Air Force Cloud One Architecture and Common Shared Services contract and currently has an opening for an AWS Cloud Systems Engineer.

Location: This position will be hybrid remote. Candidates will be required to work onsite as needed. Candidates need to be located near Hanscom AFB (Boston, MA).

Requirements

• Design and architect scalable, resilient, and secure cloud solutions across AWS and others
• Support development of cloud strategy and roadmaps aligned with organization objects and technical requirements
• Drive automation of DevOps practices, infrastructure as code, and automation frameworks
• Design secure cloud architectures implementing zero-trust principles and defense-in-depth strategies
• Ensure compliance with industry/government standards (NIST, HIPPA, PCI-DSS, etc.) and regulatory requirements
• Implement/integrate with identity and access management solutions and security monitoring frameworks
• Manage and optimize AWS, networking, VPNs, IaaS, PaaS components
• Implement and maintain tools and services such as GitLab, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Jira, Confluence, and Artifactory to support DevSecOps practices
• Support the design and development of Shared Services
• Configure and troubleshoot cloud software systems
• Prepare detailed technical documentation to support development and operational processes
• Participate in security assessments and remediate vulnerabilities in cloud environments
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams including development, operations, security, and product management
• Create/maintain reference architectures, design patterns, and technical standards for cloud implementations

Technical Leadership

· Partner with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions

· Lead architectural reviews and provide guidance on complex technical decisions

· Provide leadership to mid- and junior-level staff working on projects

Required Skills:

• Bachelors and 8+ years or more of experience; Masters and 2+ years or more of experience. Additional experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.

• Secret clearance required

• US citizenship required

• Certifications: CompTIA Security+ or equivalent (IAT-2)

• Excellent customer service skills and experience working in a customer-facing position
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with Ansible, AWS console, Elastic, AWS, Jira, Confluence, Git, Bitbucket and various cloud

• Demonstrated experience in cloud operations and sustainment and performing tasks and actions described in the primary responsibilities section

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with USAF Cloud One or Platform 1

• Knowledge of Zero Trust Architecture. Experience a plus.

• Capable of working in high powered teams and maintaining positive interpersonal relationships while delivering products and services to the customer

• Understanding Active Directory, AWS AD, SAML and the standards, procedures, and processes 

• Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings to conduct DEV/SEC/OPS pipeline development activities

• Administration experience with cloud-based applications (MS O365, SharePoint, AWS AD, AWS) 

• ​Experience administering Windows Server, and related services 

• Cloud certifications in AWS

Benefits

SES provides a competitive salary and the following benefits:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• AD&D
• STD
• LTD
• Company paid Life Insurance
• 401k with employer contribution
• Paid Time Off
• Pet Insurance