Cloud Engineer/Architect - Junior

Cloud Engineer/Architect - Junior Category: Infrastructure/Cloud Main location: United States, Louisiana, Lafayette Position ID: J0626-1401 Employment Type: Full Time Position Description CGI Federal has an exciting opportunity for a Cloud Engineer within our Federal sector advancing the client's mission through cutting edge technology. You must have a passion for keeping pace with rapidly evolving technology advancements and leveraging your knowledge on a highly collaborative team to deliver state of the art capabilities. The Cloud Engineer designs, implements, and manages an organization's cloud infrastructure and systems, ensuring they are secure, scalable, and efficient. This involves tasks like migrating on premises systems to the cloud, automating infrastructure deployments, and optimizing cloud costs. They also play a crucial role in troubleshooting cloud related issues and ensuring adherence to security policies. Duties and Responsibilities Design & Development: Create and develop cloud based systems and applications that leverage cloud services. Implementation: Deploy and integrate cloud services and software into an organization's infrastructure. Maintenance & Management: Oversee the daily operations of cloud environments, ensuring they run smoothly and meet performance standards. Migration: Plan and execute the transfer of an organization's on premise data and applications to the cloud. Security: Implement and maintain cloud security best practices to protect sensitive data and systems. Optimization: Monitor resource usage and costs to identify opportunities for optimization and efficiency. Automation: Automate infrastructure provisioning and other operational tasks to improve speed and reliability. Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve issues within cloud systems to ensure uninterrupted service. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree and/or 5 years of experience. Able to attain High Risk Tier 4, Public Trust Non Sensitive High Risk positions. In depth knowledge of major cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). Understanding of DevOps principles and practices, including continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD). Proficiency in coding and scripting to create and manage cloud based functions and applications. Experience with technologies like Docker and Kubernetes for packaging and deploying applications. Solid understanding of network concepts and how to configure virtual networks in the cloud. Strong analytical skills to identify and address technical issues and system weaknesses. Ability to collaborate effectively with different technical and non technical teams to understand needs and deliver solutions. Compensation Range Reasonable estimate of current range for this role in the U.S. is $63,700.00 – $156,700.00. Benefits Competitive compensation. Comprehensive insurance options. Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan. Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time. Paid parental leave. Learning opportunities and tuition assistance. Wellness and Well being programs. Equal Employment Opportunity Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, sex, religion, creed, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, military and veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and gender expression, familial status or responsibilities, reproductive health decisions, political affiliation, genetic information, height, weight, or any other legally protected status or characteristics to the extent required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws where we do business. Accommodations CGI provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need an accommodation to apply for a job in the U.S., please email the CGI U.S. Employment Compliance mailbox at View email address on click.appcast.io. You will need to reference the Position ID of the position in which you are interested. #J-18808-Ljbffr