Cloud Engineer

Company Description

Arthur Grand (AG) is an IT services firm specializing in Digital Transformation initiatives for Federal, Commercial, State & local customers. Since 2012, AG has (been) successfully supporting and delivering IT services to our customers in the areas of enterprise modernization and transformation with a core focus on emerging technologies including Cloud Solutions (AWS, Azure), Agile Development and Custom Programming, Full Stack Development, DevOps, DevSecOps, & CI/CD, Web & Mobile APP Development, Data Visualization and Data Warehousing, Financial/ERP System Implementation, Infrastructure Management. Arthur Grand’s culture of (delivery excellence) or excellent delivery, combined with a commitment to bring the best talent to provide services, has earned our company an unparalleled reputation for delivering transformative results.

Job Description

Position: Cloud Engineer

Location: Rockville, MD - Remote

Long Term Contract

Position Summary

• Cloud Engineer will be responsible for performing Cloud Engineering duties such as Cloud readiness
• assessments, AWS architecture design, system evaluation, system analysis, AWS
• Infrastructure Operations, Optimization and Maintenance, Change and Configuration Management
• Support, Release, Control and Validation of Cloud Infrastructure Deployment and Migration and
• infrastructure assessment. The cloud engineer shall perform duties on tasks that require expertise
• in AWS/system/processor architecture, client/server architecture, operating systems, software
• applications, network protocols, routers, switches, remote access servers, and firewalls.

What makes a successful Cloud Engineer?

Cloud Engineer will define, create, and maintain fully functional cloud architectures. Advise on the

adoption of a cloud environment and support its institutionalization across the organization. Support

migration, modernization, networking, security, compliance and accreditation, and O&M.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, architect, maintain, and operationalize systems on the AWS cloud, while providing

• technical support and developing innovative solutions in alignment with business objectives.
• Evaluate, test, design, develop, and integrate new cloud technologies and processes to support
• existing infrastructure and modernization efforts and provides recommendations for future
• technologies and capacity growth
• Maintain Infrastructure in optimal configuration from both technical and budgetary perspectives
• Provide Functional Escalation Support and Expertise to the Incident Management Processes
• involving AWS Infrastructure or related issues
• Provide input and guidance to Personnel and Cloud Architects/SMEs to the overall AWS Enclave
• Compose and leverage AWS CloudFormation Templates for utilization, to ensure repeatable,
• sustainable AWS infrastructure is effectively managed
• Deploy, test and document development, pre-production, and production environments
• Create Amazon VPC resources such as subnets, network access control lists, and security groups
• Perform Operations and Maintenance (O&M), support architecture and security teams,
• architecture design, system evaluation, system analysis, and infrastructure assessment
• Work directly with assigned system owners and development teams to address cloud issues,
• monitor architecture of assigned systems, provide user access management using zScaler, Okta,
• Kion, and Active Directory/AD ManageEngine, provide OS/Network-layer support for tenant
• systems, and utilize Jira to track tickets to closure
• Leverage resource tagging to allocate costs and optimize resource planning
• Perform Cloud migrations and documentation, create gold images / AMIs and employ auto scaling
• Assist in preparing cost analysis based on expected usage
• Configure multi-factor authentication on virtual and hardware devices
• Maintain availability of critical AWS Cloud infrastructure and improve operational capabilities of
• AWS Enclave as approved and directed
• Investigating reported and suspected outage issues, documenting issue, resolution, maintaining
• knowledge base of known issues
• Review and enhance documentation, tenant handbooks, owner’s manual, run books, known
• issues knowledge bases, log defects
• Must have strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient at prioritization, multi-tasking, and proactive in work responsibilities
• Superior attention to detail, process creation, improvement, and institutionalization
• Passion for providing great customer service

Essential Skills and Experience

• Minimum Education: Bachelors degree in related discipline AND
• Minimum Experience: 4 years including a cloud certification OR
• Substitution/Alternative to Minimum Education and Experience: Must have at least 6 years of on the job
• Certifications: Must have an AWS Solutions Architect Associate and/or Professional
• Must be a US Citizen
• Proficient in scripting including Python, Bash, CloudFormation, Terraform
• Hardworking and self-motivated, with the ability to work in team and individual settings
• Detail-oriented and able to stand behind the quality of the work
• Able to learn quickly on the job in a changing environment
• Can generate proficient documentation using the Microsoft Office suite
• Understand, interpret and communicate level of effort, define due dates, and meet deadlines

Nice-to-Have Skills and Experience

• Active Clearance or Public Trust
• AWS Professional, and/or Specialty Certifications including but not limited to – Solutions Architect, DevOps, Security
• Solid understanding of Linux and Windows operating system
• Advanced troubleshooting skills
• Possess and maintain a deep understanding of IaaS and PaaS services offered on cloud

platforms and understand how to use them to design solutions for complex business problems

• Experience with AWS CloudWatch and other automation services
• Maintain account documentation, such as architecture diagrams and portal links.
• Excellent communication, prioritization, and analytical skills
• Ability to work in a fast paced and agile development environment
• Experience with CloudFront, DataDog / Splunk monitoring, and AD ManageEngine

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.