Cloud Operations Specialist - teKnoluxion

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.**

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. 

Are you ready to test your abilities as a Cloud Operations Specialist and team member in a sophisticated enterprise exploitation environment?  Would you like to make an immediate and direct impact in your job? Join a dedicated team supporting the UDS contract at NGA.

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

What skills do you need?

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.**

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

• Knowledge of Containerization and Kubernetes
• Understanding of cloud APIs
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC); preferably Terraform
• Intelligence Community Experience preferred

• 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.