Cloud Engineer

Cloud Engineer

Huntington Ingalls Industries: Mission Technologies Division is actively searching for a Sr Cloud Engineer to join our team at Moonshot Labs in St Louis, MO, to help the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency with ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of new software applications. The ideal candidate will have a passion for technology, a strong understanding of software development principles, and the ability to make a big impact on our team.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as opportunities for career advancement. If you are a driven and passionate software engineer looking to make a big impact, we want to hear from you!

This posting is to collect applications for current and future openings for HII Mission Technologies. Candidates will be screened as opportunities come available and selected candidates will be contacted about an opportunity. Come support our work and join a world class team of groundbreaking scientists and engineers! Details below!

What you will do:

• Collaborate with cross-functional software development teams to test and deploy new applications.
• Develop and maintain the software and automation that helps to keep our systems running smoothly.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues.
• Monitor and analyze system performance.
• Identify and resolve system bottlenecks.
• Builds, designs, implements and refines cloud architectures and provides prescriptive guidance across the network and security.
• Leads early scoping definitions and identifies critical dependencies.
• Identifies and mitigates technology risks and develops architecture to support processes.
• Collaborates with functional business units to drive business solutions and direction.
• Develops and documents framework for integration and implementation of cloud systems.
• Understands and determines sizing, capacity planning and requirements for infrastructure, network, and security in the cloud offering.

What we are looking for:

Minimum Qualifications:

LEVEL 2 = 2 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 0 years experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 6 years relevant experience.

LEVEL 3 = 5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 0 years experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.

LEVEL 4 = 9 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 4 years relevant experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience.

LEVEL 5 = 15 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 13 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 10 years relevant experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 19 years relevant experience.

Strong proficiency in at least one programming language such as Python, Java, C++, or C#.

Experience with software development methodologies such as Agile and Scrum.

Strong understanding of software development principles, including design patterns and best practices.

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Experience with monitoring and vulnerability tools such as RedHat ACS, Fortify, OWASP, SonarQube, Kibana, and others.

Strong understanding of NGA's AWS cloud environments and native cloud services.

Strong understanding of NGA Software Development Lifecycle and DevSecOps pipelines utilizing GitLab and OpenShift.

TS/SCI Clearance with the US DoD REQUIRED AT HIRE (you must be a US Citizen in order to have a clearance).

Physical Requirements: Adequate visual acuity and manual dexterity for meeting the requirements of job.

The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, HII's Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function and a candidate's education or training, work experience, and key skills.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.