Cloud Operations Engineer

NexGen Data Systems is seeking a Cloud Engineer with experience supporting users and systems in a professional environment. The ideal candidate will be experienced in basic Windows and *nix server administration, system backups, Data Center, Private Cloud, Public Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, System Virtualization and have basic networking experience as well. The candidate will join a team of engineers and work in a collaborative multi-functional team environment. Certifications in respective areas are desired but not required. This position has remote work eligibility and is otherwise available for HYBRID work for candidates in Charleston, SC.

Roles and Responsibilities:
•        Perform lift and shift of systems from an On Premise environment to AWS
•        Perform routine administrative and maintenance functions (install, configure, patch, update, etc.)
•        Perform security hardening and work with IA/C&A teams to conduct security scans/audits and remediation.
•        Troubleshoot platforms in preproduction and production environments.
•        Monitor performance of remote and local systems to identify problems, and if needed, perform analysis to identify root cause of any performance issues and take appropriate corrective action to resolve issues.
•        Develop scripts to automate tasks, workflows, and processes.
•        Work with application owners and infrastructure team members (network, storage, IA, etc.) to optimize system performance.
•        Evaluate, design, and test new cloud-based systems and solutions sets.
•        Participate in the development and maintenance of system lifecycle documentation.
 

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

 Required/Desired Skills: 

• 6+ years of experience working in a professional IT environment with an end user and system support. 
• Candidates should have some experience in the following: Private Cloud, Public Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Windows and *nix server administration, system backups, Data Centers, System Virtualization and have basic networking experience. 
• Lift and shift experience/moving systems from On Premise to AWS using a defined set of methodologies. 
• Supporting administrators of deployed systems 
• System backups and restores. 
• Implementing and controlling security to and from AWS assets 
• Understand high level cloud application architecture and provide initial analysis on incidents. 
• Selecting the appropriate AWS service based on compute, data, or security requirements. 
• Strong written and oral communication skills 
• Ability to work cooperatively in a multi-functional team environment (team player) is a must. 
• Basic networking experience beneficial 
• AWS Support Experience or equivalent: S3 (creating, deleting, lifecycle policies, encryption, publishing static web sites), IAM (Creating, deleting, key generation/suspension, JSON policies for users and all other resource types), EC2 (Creating, deleting, restoring, networking, resource monitoring/adjusting), Security groups, EBS volumes, snapshot/backups, Service Catalog, VPC (create, modify, delete) 
• MGN (AWS Application Migration Service) experience is a plus
• Outstanding organizational and time management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
• Reliable with exceptional work ethic
• Detail oriented with self-motivated attitude
• Collaborative, team focus to support cohesive work team
• Ability to handle competing priorities with high expectations in a team-oriented environment

About the Company: NexGen Data Systems is an emerging technologies focused company providing expert systems and network engineering solutions to the Department of Defense. NexGen Data Systems promotes a culture of knowledge and career advancement through continued learning, keeping our team current on the latest advances in systems and networking, and enabling our team to provide the best available solutions to our clients.

Benefits:

• Company covers 100% of premiums for the employee’s medical, dental, and vision insurance and subsidizes premiums for spouse and dependents.
• Company provides short and long term disability plans.
• 401(k) match up to 10% of the employee’s salary contributions to 401(K) plan.
• Comprehensive training and development program.
• 11 paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) accrual level starts at 15 days annually.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.NOTE: US Citizens and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. In order to be qualified for this position, you must be able to obtain and maintain a United States Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance. We are unable to sponsor Visas at this time. NexGen Data Systems provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.