Job Description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Windows Engineer (AWS) to join a government consulting company for a fully remote opportunity. As a Windows Engineer within the AECC, you will be integral to supporting the migration and ongoing maintenance of enterprise applications on Amazon AWS.

Responsibilities: 

- Work closely with clients to understand their application environments, assess architectural needs, and design solutions that emphasize cloud-native approaches.

- Create and submit documentation for application deployment and upgrades to internal and external stakeholders.

- Deploy and manage cloud infrastructure to support client applications.

- Oversee the daily administration and support of Windows-based virtual machines.

- Implement security hardening for Windows services in alignment with best practices and government cybersecurity requirements.

- Troubleshoot and conduct root cause analysis for any Windows-related issues.

- Coordinate and execute major OS version upgrades for virtual machines.

- Develop and maintain comprehensive system, infrastructure, and process documentation, including system diagrams, network topology, and standard operating procedures.

- Develop, deploy, and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for Windows-based services.

- Troubleshoot and analyze issues across network, storage, operating system, and application layers.

- Administer the Amazon AWS portal for ALTESS cloud customers, managing AWS resources and configuring alerts and notifications.

- Provide on-call support to address and resolve after-hours production incidents.

- Recommend improvements to enhance security, scalability, manageability, and performance across various network, storage, and compute technologies.

Required Skills: 

- Security+ (or equivalent IA certification)

-Relevant cloud computing certifications (e.g., Amazon Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified Solutions Architect)

- Education: Master’s degree with 10+ years of experience, or Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of experience.

- Security Clearance: DoD Secret clearance required

- Citizenship: Must be a U.S. citizen.

- Extensive experience as a Senior Cloud Engineer, with required experience in IaaS and preferred experience in PaaS.

- Fundamental understanding of networking concepts (routing, firewalls, load balancing) is required; knowledge of server technologies and application stacks is preferred.

- Proficiency in managing Amazon AWS cloud resources.

- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.

- Proven ability to manage multiple large-scale projects in a fast-paced environment.

- Strong troubleshooting skills across the entire technology stack, including network, storage, server, and applications.

- Experience with automation tools and scripting languages such as Ansible, Terraform, Python, PowerShell, Bash, Puppet, and Chef.

- Familiarity with DoD STIGs and IA Vulnerability Management (IAVM) is preferred.

Compensation:

-Salary: $90,000- $130,000/ year

-Benefits: health, vision, and dental insurance, PTO, 401k, etc

-Term: Long Term Contract. The program is funded until 2028

-Location:100% remote. Must work core hours in EST (9-2)

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