Senior Systems Engineer/Cloud Engineer

<div> <div> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">ASRC Federal is a leading government contractor furthering missions in space, public health and defense. As an Alaska Native owned corporation, our work helps secure an enduring future for our shareholders. Join our team and discover why we are a top veteran employer and Certified Great Place to Work™</span></p> </div> </div><p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">ASRC Federal Holding Company is looking for a Sr Systems and Cloud Engineer to provide skilled operations and engineering staff to implement, manage and support critical Information Technology services.  </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong> </strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Design and develop Cloud-based infrastructure, applications and services that meet the organization’s requirements.  </span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Deploy new applications to the cloud and migrate existing applications from on-premises infrastructure to the cloud.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Monitor the performance of cloud-based systems and optimize resources to ensure cost-effective use of services while making sure services are highly available.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Implement security best practices such as encryption, auditing, and access control to ensure the cloud environment meets security compliance standards.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">RDS Architecture and Optimization: design and implementation of relational database solutions using Amazon RDS, ensuring high availability, data integrity, and optimal performance.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">DevSecOps Integration: Drive the adoption of DevSecOps practices across projects by designing CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and configuration management using tools like AWS CodePipeline, AWS CodeBuild, and CloudFormation.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Security and Compliance: Implement robust security measures in line with AWS security best practices. Ensure compliance with industry regulations and standards, and provide recommendations for enhancing data protection and privacy.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 1in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Skills:</strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Excellent communication and collaboration skills</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Proficiency in scripting and automation tools</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and tools, such as continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) </span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Proficiency in utilizing solutions to implement and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC)</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">In-depth knowledge of cloud architecture</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">In-depth knowledge of hybrid cloud architecture</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">In-depth knowledge of cloud computing platforms and services</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">In-depth knowledge of cloud storage solutions</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">In-depth knowledge of cloud networking solutions</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Requirements:</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong> </strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Possessing an active AWS architecture certification is highly preferred.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Knowledge and experience of MFAand SSO solutions..</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Knowledge of hybrid cloud architecture.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">multi-cloud implementations is a plus.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Knowledge of DISA STIG security compliance requirements and vendor security best practices  (NIST 800-53 security controls).</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ability to keep up with current technology trends.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ability to multitask and coordinate with team members.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Individual contributor than can influence consensus for a large cross functional team.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Must be a US Citizen.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ability to obtain a Public Trust authorization via a background investigation.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Education/Experience:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related technical field or equivalent work experience.</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">6+ years of experience in IT</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">This position requires the successful applicant to obtain and maintain the required security clearance or other authorization(s) within the necessary timeframe required by applicable contract(s).</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We invest in the lives of our employees, both in and out of the workplace, by providing competitive pay and benefits packages. Benefits offered may include health care, dental, vision, life insurance; 401(k); education assistance; paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law. <span style="color: #000000;"><em>The salary offered will depend on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, education, geographic location, internal equity, business needs, and other factors permitted by law. Posted pay ranges are a general guideline only and are not a guarantee of compensation or salary.</em></span></span></p> <p><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>EEO Statement</em></strong></span></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>ASRC Federal and its Subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, religion, marital status, ancestry, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.</em></span></p>

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