AWS Engineer

Job Title: AWS Engineer

Department: Operations - Services

Reports To: RavenTek Program Manager

Location: Remote

Schedule: Monday - Friday

Hours: Full-time, 40-hours/week

FLSA Status: Exempt

Position Summary

The AWS Engineer supports development, modernization, and migration in support of a government multi-cloud environment. The AWS engineer will provide comprehensive systems administration functions on Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure to include support of AWS products such as: AWS Console root user administration, Key Management, EC2 Compute, S3 Storage, Relational Database Service (RDS), AWS Networking & Content delivery (VPC, Route 53, ELB, etc.) Identity & Access Management, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Cloud Formation, Auto Scaling, Cost and Usage Reports, and more. The performance of this position is key to RavenTek's performance, and therefore RavenTek's mission to support the customer.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Application activity and data modeling, transaction/workflow analysis, internal control, and risk analysis.
• Analyze and implement modern business methods and performance measurement techniques.
• Provide technical direction to personnel performing systems analysis and system/ subsystem development tasks.
• Coordinate and perform logical and physical systems design.
• Review and prepare system documents and specifications.
• Prepare reports, studies, and documentation, deliver presentations, and participate in meetings. 
• Provide sound advice as to prioritizing projects or tasks and when to delay.
• Implement change and configuration management best practices.
• Enforce quality standards for engineered solutions and promote continuous improvement.
• Enter actual time worked, once complete, at the end of the day, or no later than 10:00 a.m. the following workday, and submit timesheets at the end of each pay period.
• Submit MSRs (weekly, monthly, etc.).
• Monitor RavenTek email on a regular basis, at least 2 times per week, and respond accordingly.
• Complete required compliance training as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications, Knowledge, and Critical Skills

• Extensive knowledge and understanding of AWS cloud technologies, experience using and deploying them, preferably in Government Environments.
• Exemplary communication, analytical skills, and technical knowledge across the client environment.
• Ability to produce concise and clear technical documentation.

Education & Work Experience

• 5+ years of integration, systems analysis, or programming experience. 
• 3+ years of developing systems requirements and design specifications in AWS. 
• Experience collaborating with technical teams of diverse IT related skill sets.

Certifications, Licenses

• Relevant AWS Certification required.
• AWS Certified SysOps Developer Associate preferred.
• AWS Certified Developer – Associate preferred.
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional preferred.
• Relevant Agile Certification preferred. 
• Other Certifications such as Red Hat Ansible preferred. 

Special Requirements

Public Trust clearance is required.

Work Environment

Indoor office environment, noise level, as an example – be specific. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Employees need to be able to sit at a workstation for extended periods; use hand(s) to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Most positions require the ability to work on a desktop or laptop computer for extended periods of time reading, reviewing/analyzing information, and providing recommendations, summaries and/or reports in written format. Employees may be required to occasionally lift and/or move moderate amounts of weight, typically less than 20 pounds. Regular and predictable attendance is essential.

ADA: RavenTek will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

EEO/AA: RavenTek does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, height, weight, or marital status in employment or the provision of services and is an equal access/equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

This job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position and will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential job functions are subject to modification. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.