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Staff Cloud Engineer – Cloud Platforms

ARA, San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78208

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Job Title and Company Staff Cloud Engineer – Cloud Platforms

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Overview You will be working on a team that is building a cloud-based development environment. You will work with a multi-disciplinary collaborative team of hardware, software engineers and security specialists to design and implement a secure cloud-based software development and maintenance environment. You will be part of our employee-owned international research and engineering company. ARA is recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences, and you will be on this team.

Position Requirements

Must be a US Citizen (No exceptions; green card holders are not eligible)

Must currently have or have the ability to obtain a Secret clearance. Strong factors for disqualification include dual citizenship, living with or having relationship with foreign nationals and attendance at foreign universities and colleges

Bachelor’s degree or higher in IT, CS, or other closely related field with 5-7 years of relevant work experience OR MS with 3-5 years of relevant work experience

Successfully acquire and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) access

Successfully obtain DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification (Security+, CCNA-Security, etc.) within 60 days of hire

Good oral & written communication skills

Excel as a team player and strive to maximize team & department performance

Willing to work on-site, daily, at our Raleigh, NC or San Antonio, TX location

Qualified candidates who accept an offer of employment will be subject to completing a national security risk assessment based on SEAD-3 reporting requirements. All offers of employment will be contingent upon a favorable national security risk assessment based on SEAD-3 reporting requirements

Preferred Experience & Skills

Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure or other cloud platforms

Proficiency in programming languages like: C++, Java, Go or Python

Familiarity with containerization technologies like: Kubernetes, Helm, Amazon ECS/EKS or OpenShift

Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with tools such as: Jenkins, GitLab or Argo

Knowledge of infrastructure automation tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, SaltStack)

Basic knowledge of monitoring tools similar to: AWS CloudWatch, Splunk, Prometheus or Grafana

Apply If this is the perfect job for you please apply online at https://www.ara.com/job-search today!

Company Information Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 2,300 professionals and continues to grow. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics. At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership spawns greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience. For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, please apply at careers.ara.com.

Other Details Seniority level: Not Applicable

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology

Industries: Software Development, Defense and Space Manufacturing, and Research Services

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