Senior Cloud Engineer at Falconwood, Inc.

The candidate should have experience working with technical teams, stakeholders, and industry partners to identify and manage dependencies, prioritize projects, and ensure timely delivery of cloud solutions.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

The ideal candidate for the Senior Cloud Engineer position will have a minimum of 5 years of experience in cloud architecture, design, and implementation in an enterprise environment with multiple competing initiatives and tight project deadlines with many dependencies. They should have a proven track record of successfully developing complex cloud migration projects with competing priorities.

The candidate should have experience working with technical teams, stakeholders, and industry partners to identify and manage dependencies, prioritize projects, and ensure timely delivery of cloud solutions. They should have a strong understanding of project management methodologies and tools and be able to effectively manage project timelines, budgets, and risks.

• Minimum SECRET clearance and security certification such as Sec+ or CISSP
• In-depth Understanding of DevOps principles
• Knowledge of software development, scripting languages, and a background in designing web services in the cloud
• Experience in Linux shell programming/scripting
• 3+ years of experience with administering Azure DevSecOps tools, i.e., GitHub Enterprise, Azure Key Vault, Azure Sentinel, Microsoft Defender Endpoint, Azure Monitor, and Azure Active Directory
• 3+ years of experience with administering provisioning and configuration management tools like Terraform, Bicep, Ansible, Salt Stack, Puppet, etc.
• 2+ years of experience with containers and microservices
• 5+ years of experience with designing and administering Dev / Test environments
• 5+ years of experience deploying services and systems into a production environment
• 5+years of providing SME level support for an Enterprise Service Desk department
• Previous participation in the design of deployment automation and experience supporting deployments
• Hands on experience implementing technologies in the areas of Software Configuration Management, Environment Management, Testing Lifecycle Management, Release Automation, Workflow Management, Defect Management, and Cloud Migration
• Ability to think independently with minimal oversight, as well as demonstrate exceptional written and oral communications skills
• Azure certifications
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field
• Familiarity with Marine Corp and DON enterprise architectures is a plus

About Falconwood, Inc:

Falconwood, Inc. is a woman/veteran-owned business providing executive level consultants and programmatic support to Department of Defense (DoD) Information Technology (IT) initiatives and programs. We provide expert consultation on a diverse range of IT subjects focusing on acquisition strategy, implementation activities, cloud computing, systems engineering, and cyber security policy and engineering.

We have an immediate opening for a Senior Cloud Engineer to provide support for the USMC Azure Mission Owner Landing Zones (MOLZ) and DevSecOps (DSO) programs which entails delivering an efficient and compliant architecture that will maintain Marine Corps Azure SACA 2.0 framework throughout the sustainment process. This includes providing oversight and integration capabilities that will enable leaders to effectively plan, manage, execute, and monitor Azure DSO operations and MOLZ.

Responsibilities:

The Senior Cloud Engineer will:

• Design and manage cloud infrastructure which includes evaluating legacy applications and systems to determine viability to be migrated or transferred to cloud services
• Deploy, configure, secure, and monitor various Azure services using Terraform and Azure DevOps pipelines
• Collaborate with engineering and development teams to evaluate and identify optimal solutions
• Review and develop hybrid multi-cloud solution architectures to include ServiceNow and Cloud Control Tower FINOPS automation platforms for integration into Azure services
• Implement DevSecOps processes and CI/CD tools to automate software delivery platform on premise or in the Cloud
• Develop automated security policy configurations for standardization of new environments using configuration management and provisioning software
• Assist with implementation of test automation strategy and processes
• Implement version control and artifact repositories
• Create Engineering documentation and procedures to implement tools into the environment
• Participate in all Agile processes to create user stories and to assist in developing Sprints and Releases
• Work with other support contractors to facilitate completion of various project related tasks including, but not limited to high level policy development, architecture reviews, program increment and project readiness reviews
• Participate in the creation of cost guardrails, processes, and procedures that galvanize a culture of cost ownership and efficiency
• Take part in Falconwood "Cloud Center of Excellence" (CCoE) teams

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

The ideal candidate for the Senior Cloud Engineer position will have a minimum of 5 years of experience in cloud architecture, design, and implementation in an enterprise environment with multiple competing initiatives and tight project deadlines with many dependencies. They should have a proven track record of successfully developing complex cloud migration projects with competing priorities.

The candidate should have experience working with technical teams, stakeholders, and industry partners to identify and manage dependencies, prioritize projects, and ensure timely delivery of cloud solutions. They should have a strong understanding of project management methodologies and tools and be able to effectively manage project timelines, budgets, and risks.

Minimum SECRET clearance and security certification such as Sec+ or CISSP

In-depth Understanding of DevOps principles

Knowledge of software development, scripting languages, and a background in designing web services in the cloud

Experience in Linux shell programming/scripting

3+ years of experience with administering Azure DevSecOps tools, i.e., GitHub Enterprise, Azure Key Vault, Azure Sentinel, Microsoft Defender Endpoint, Azure Monitor, and Azure Active Directory

3+ years of experience with administering provisioning and configuration management tools like Terraform, Bicep, Ansible, Salt Stack, Puppet, etc.

2+ years of experience with containers and microservices

5+ years of experience with designing and administering Dev / Test environments

5+ years of experience deploying services and systems into a production environment

5+years of providing SME level support for an Enterprise Service Desk department

Previous participation in the design of deployment automation and experience supporting deployments

Hands on experience implementing technologies in the areas of Software Configuration Management, Environment Management, Testing Lifecycle Management, Release Automation, Workflow Management, Defect Management, and Cloud Migration

Ability to think independently with minimal oversight, as well as demonstrate exceptional written and oral communications skills

Azure certifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field

Familiarity with Marine Corp and DON enterprise architectures is a plus

Pay Range:

$105,000 - $165,000 annually plus benefits