Information Technology - Engineer, Systems Sr

Job ID: 25-76312Location: Columbia, MDCompany: MindlanceInformation Technology - Engineer, Systems Sr PURPOSE: Defines, designs and develops system requirements. Performs trade-off analysis of performance, life-cycle cost, risk, producibility, and other system or program requirements. Assesses architecture and current hardware limitations, defines and designs system specifications, and evaluates input/output processes and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility. Coordinates design of subsystems and integration of total system. Defines system support requirements to include monitoring, capacity, staffing and patching/updating. Analyzes and resolves program support deficiencies. Conducts independent technical investigations in systems design.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Installs, tunes, upgrades, troubleshoots, and maintains all computer systems relevant to the supported applications including all necessary tasks to perform operating system administration, user account management, disaster recovery strategy and networking configuration. Develop and implement techniques to prevent system problems, troubleshoots incidents to recover services, and support the root cause analysis Evaluates new systems by performing in-depth tests, including end-user reviews. Researches software and related products to support recommendations and purchasing. Determines systems integration issues by evaluating components; developing and completing performance tests; analyzing test data; studying project requirements; analyzing user and potential user input; evaluating similar and related products and systems. Develop system automation and system integration of business processes. Improves engineering job knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum of 5-7 years of IT experience of which at least 5 years must be in AWS Cloud Automation and Administration. Must have strong hands-on knowledge of AWS platform and services but not limited to VPC, Subnets, NACLs, Security Groups, EC2, S3, IAM, ELBs, Lambdas, Cloud Watch, CloudTrail, EKS etc. Must Have Hands on current Implementation and Production level experience AWS Cloud. Hands on experience with Automation and Infrastructure Provisioning is a must Our goal is to only provision infrastructure with code. 5+ years of overall IT experience including hands-on Systems engineering background. Minimum of 5 years AWS Cloud Administration experience. Solid understanding of cloud computing principles, architectures, and services offered by AWS. Experience working in cross-functional teams and collaborating with stakeholders across different departments. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex ideas and findings to technical and non-technical audiences. Proven ability to work independently, prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously. AWS certification(s) such as AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified Solutions Architect or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer is Preferred.

EEO:

“Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.”