Acclaim Technical Services, founded in 2000, is a leading language, operations, and technology services company supporting a wide range of U.S. Federal agencies. We are an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company, which is uncommon within our business sector. We see this as a significant strength, and it shows: ATS is consistently ranked as a top workplace among DC area firms and continues to grow. We are actively hiring a Cloud Engineer to join our Mission Technology Division working in Reston, Virginia. You will provide mission critical system support to our customer.  As a Cloud Engineer on this program, you will design, develop, and implement a Cloud-Native Service architecture that software development teams can leverage to move services to use native cloud capabilities. This role works directly with implementation teams to provide technical guidance and implementation priorities related to cloud implementation. RESPONSIBILITIES + This role provides technical leadership and delivers an innovative product, service, or a combination of products and services that address a customer's specific requirements. + Support the development of enterprise software solutions within AWS. + Duties include developing innovative approaches and solutions, using non-quantitative tools and guidelines from past experience. + This role provides execution guidance and practical engineering support to mission teams working with the strategic guidance from the Cloud Engineering Lead. REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE + Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph + Experience in Cloud Technologies and infrastructure -as-code concepts. + Understanding of aspects of architect and design enterprise cloud solutions and AWS. + Excellent oral and written communications skills. + Experience interacting with cross functional project teams including Software Development, System Engineering/ Verification and Validation, Security, Compliance and Quality Assurance. + Experience working in Agile, SAFe, and Scrum environments. + Experience working with DevOps CI/CD related technologies (Azure DevOps, Git, Jenkins, Puppet, Docker, Confluence, Sonar Lint, and Junit.  + Knowledge of Software Configuration Management life cycle deliverables. + Experience with AWS Console, CLI, and manage services utilizing cloud services to build infrastructure as a code in an automated fashion + Candidate must have BS degree with 4-15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2-13 years of prior relevant experience.  Additional years of experience can be accepted in lieu of a degree.   PREFERRED SKILLS + Minimum of one AWS Certification from the AWS Associate level (AWS Certified Architect Associate, AWS Certified Developer Associate, or AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate) + At least 2 years of C2S experience + Cloud formation + Server less architectures and implementations + Big data solutions for data lake implementations (Elasticsearch) + Managing complex Sponsor relationships and requirements gathering + Experience with migrating workloads to the cloud + Injecting detailed technical direction into teams for adoption Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action ATS is committed to a program of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion/creed, hairstyles and hair textures, handicap/disability, genetic information/history, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by federal, state or local law. It is the policy of ATS not merely to refrain from employment discrimination as required by the various federal, state, and local enactments, but to take positive affirmative action to realize for women, people of color, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans full equal employment opportunity. We support the employment and advancement in employment of individuals with disabilities and of protected veterans, and we treat qualified individuals without discrimination on the basis of their physical or mental disability or veteran status. Powered by JazzHR