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Gama-1 Technologies Cloud System Engineer I in Silver Spring, Maryland

Job Summary

Seeking a Cloud Systems Engineer I to join our team . The candidate will support GAMA-1's growing Cloud Services practice. In particular, the successful candidate will help drive GAMA-1's efforts to support of its customers strategic initiatives.  These strategic cloud initiatives intend to increase the bureau's IT efficiency, improve IT delivery, and reduce costs.   The ideal candidate will have hands on experience administering cloud technologies. Essential functions/responsibilities

  • Direct the cloud administrative duties within a cloud environment (s) Including, but not limited to, Compute, storage, and notification and queue management, and infrastructure as Code (IaC)

  • Direct the assemble and documentation of agile-related artifacts (i.e., from user studies, backlog management activities, etc.)

  • Provide guidance regarding infrastructure movement techniques including application transfer/migration into the cloud

  • Direct the development of cloud business best practices and processes. 

  • Work directly with multiple teams and business units to understand business needs and translate those to IT/business capabilities

  • Participate as part of UAT and development process (as needed)

  • Other duties as assigned

    Required Skills:

  • 8+ years’ experience administrating cloud compute, storage, and infrastructure as Code (IaC)

  • Experience using coding languages such as Perl, Java, PowerShell, PHP, Ruby, Python, etc.

  • Hands-on experience using cloud services, containerization technologies, to include building Docker Container Images, scripting languages, open standard data interchange formats, job scheduling, and management software tools (ECR, EKS, YAML, PYTHON, JSON, OpenPBS)

  • Experience with Amazon Web Services, code-defined infrastructure, configuration management tools, and CI/CD

  • Experience with AWS Lambda and “Serverless” systems

  • Experience in large-scale enterprise IT environments

  • Strong verbal and communication skills, working with senior leadership and across organizational teams

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills (ability to explain technical issues in layman's terms)

  • Excellent communication and writing skills

    Desired:

  • Federal government experience

  • Working knowledge of Jira projects, workflows, issue types, permissions, and notifications

  • 2+ years’ experience with Jira, Jira Service Management, Confluence, BitBucket

    Education and Experience:

  • BS/BA in Computer Science, a Technical Field, or other related disciplines OR 4+ years of experience supporting an AWS

  • Preferred Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, Architect with Google Cloud Platform: Infrastructure

    This position requires the ability to obtain a security clearance.

    The base salary range for this position is: $106,703.56 - $150,413.45

    This base salary range represents a general guideline. An individual’s base salary within that range is determined based on a variety of factors, including (without limitation) the scope, complexities, and responsibilities of the position, the government contract to which the position is assigned, geographic location, market conditions, and the candidate’s relevant experience, education, and skills.

    GAMA-1 also offers a variety of benefits, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, 401(k) savings plan, training and career development opportunities, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO - to cover vacation, illness or disability, appointments, emergencies or other situations that require time off from work). For more information click here.

    ABOUT GAMA-1

    GAMA-1 is a rapidly growing technology business that is based in Greenbelt, Maryland. GAMA-1 Technologies provides strategic information assurance, information security, and business enterprise and networking solutions to the Federal Government. Our success is based on the utilization of industry and agency standards, establishment of standardized processes, and IT Services expertise. At GAMA-1, we believe employees should grow, achieve, and develop just as the company grows, achieves, and develops. GAMA-1 is committed to providing our employees with opportunities for career advancement throughout their employment. For more information, visit www.gama1tech.com

    GAMA-1 is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to: veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), domestic violence victims, political orientation, status as a smoker or tobacco user, hairstyle, use of a service animal, education status, familial status, HIV/AIDS status, height, weight, reproductive healthcare decisions or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.

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