Cloud Engineer III

Niyam IT prides itself on being a small, close-knit team of experts. Around here, you have the freedom to work how you want, with opportunities to offer new ideas, expand your skillset and make your mark on the IT industry.
 
We are a growing organization, recently ranked by Inc. Magazine on their 2020 Inc. 5000 list. We are looking for talented professionals to rise to the challenge, enhance skills, and work with smart minds. Come join our team and grow with us!

We offer 100% company paid health, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, as well as free short-term and long-term disability for our employees. We provide competitive compensation and a great place to work where our team environment thrives.
 
Niyam is seeking a Cloud Engineer on a major IT support contract for the Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) at the Aberdeen Test Center (ATC), MD.  Position is hybrid, with at least one (1) day per week on client site.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as onsite Cloud Engineer
• Provide cloud-based solutions and support migration (including engineering and configuration management) of on-premises datacenters and application to cloud-based alternatives using both Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS)
• Evaluate legacy systems for cloud migration and recommend target environments
• Specialize in delivering cloud-based architectures and applications
• Deploy assets via Infrastructure as Code
• Provide user support for cloud solutions
• Secure cloud architectures in compliance with DoD RMF and Army guidelines
• Develop, implement, and manage automated software source control in industry standard platforms such as Jenkins and/or TFS

REQUIREMENTS: 

• Must be a U.S. Citizen to obtain a Secret clearance, with the ability to obtain a Top-Secret clearance
• Must be able to be onsite at least one (1) day per week
• Bachelor’s degree (Computer Science, Computer/Software Engineering, Computer Information Systems)
• 7 years’ experience, including experience deploying web services, databases, and applications servers/services in one or more cloud architectures (Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS)
• Experience as DevOps Engineer, including containerization-based software deployment
• DOD 8570.07-M certifications – IAT Level II

RECOMMENDED SKILLS:

• Ability to pay strict attention to detail
• Possession of excellent oral and written communication skills
• Possession of excellent client-facing consulting, leadership, and analytic skills

Niyam IT, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity (“EEO”) Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, age, citizenship status, veteran or military status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, disability, unemployment status or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state and/or
local laws.

*Position is hybrid, occasional work-site travel is required at least one (1) day per week.