System Engineer (Cloud)

Job TitleManaged Information Technology Service (MITS) Enterprise Support Managed ServicesJob DescriptionBy Light Professional IT Services LLC readies warfighters and federal agencies with technology and systems engineered to connect, protect, and prepare individuals and teams for whatever comes next. Headquartered in McLean, VA, By Light supports defense, civilian, and commercial IT customers worldwide.By Light is supporting the Managed Information Technology Service (MITS) Enterprise Support Managed Services effort for the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM). The USTC Managed Information Technology Services (MITS) contract is intended to provide strategic, technical, and program management guidance and support services to facilitate the operations and modernization of the combatant command's infrastructure, systems, and applications. This support will be provided to the USTC Command, Control, Communications & Cyber Systems Directorate (TCJ6).The successful candidate initiates, supervises, and/or develops requirements from a project's inception to conclusion for complex to extremely complex programs; Provides strategic advice, technical guidance and expertise to program and project staff; Provides detailed analysis, evaluation and recommendations for improvements, optimization development, and/or maintenance efforts for client-specific or mission critical challenges/issues; Consults with client to define needs or problems, supervises studies and leads surveys to collect and analyze data to provide advice and recommend solutions.This position is for Monday through Friday, normal business hours. However, employee may be required to provide after-hours and weekend support during planned or emergency events.ResponsibilitiesProviding technical leadership and hands-on development and implementation of commercial cloud solution architectures that modernize the way our customers architect, deploy, and use cloud technology, focusing on security, scalability, and resiliencyPlanning, designing, and managing the migration, re-platforming, integration, implementation and operation of our client's complex cloud environments enabling managed shared servicesEnsuring commercial cloud service offerings (CSO) adhere to DoD Cloud Computing policy/guidelinesProviding specific, detailed information for hardware and software selection, cloud service provider selection, implementation techniques, application data migration techniques and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirementsDeveloping and conducting testing of cloud and virtualization systemsMaintaining technical expertise relevant industry standards and in cloud computing and virtualization technologies such as cloud service provider architecture, design, and configuration; cloud deployment models including public, community, private, and hybrid; cloud service delivery models including infrastructure-, platform-, and software-as-a-service; automation; hypervisors; containers; virtual compute, storage, and networks; virtual infrastructure management; self-provisioning; and scalingEvaluating and reporting on new cloud and virtualization technologies to enhance capabilities of cloud-based and virtualized servicesMay also provide systems engineering activities such as: Concept of Operations Formulation, Requirements Definition, Analysis and Engineering, System Architecting, System Analysis and Design, Interface and Data Architectures, Validation and Verification, System Integration, System Op. Performance Analysis, Lifecycle Cost Analysis Estimation, Decision Analysis and Physical Configuration Analysis (PCA)Participating with senior managers to establish strategic plans and objectivesRecommending/making decisions on administrative or project work matters and ensures effective achievement of program, project, or organizational objectivesRequired Experience/QualificationsBachelor's degree and ten (10) years or more experienceIAT Level III certifications (CASP+ CE, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), GCED, GCIH)Computing Environment (CE) certification or certificate for the technical area of responsibility for Cloud or virtualization (e.g., Azure, AWS, oracle, IBM, etc.) with a preference in Azure.Proven track record of work experience as a cloud architect, designing and deploying cloud solutionsProficient knowledge of Redhat Enterprise Linux operating system and command line administration.Expertise in next generation firewall (Palo Alto) deployment, configuration and managementIn-depth understanding of, and experience as a cloud engineer with AWS, Networking, VPNsUnderstanding of layer three routing protocols, emphasis on BGP.Experience troubleshooting end to end connectivity issues within DOD networking infrastructureAbility to utilize a variety of tools like Git, Jenkins, Groovy, YML, and AWS security capabilities (WAF, GuardDuty, Security Groups, IAM, etc.).General knowledge of AWS EC2, S3, System Manager, CloudFormation, CloudTrail, Lambda, IAMExposure to AWS Workspaces or experience deploying VDI solutions to AWS CloudExperience with Route 53 deployment and management within AWS GovCloud environmentExperience with Zero trust architecturesAdministration of multiple networking devices, i.e. firewalls, F5 with networking configuration management tools such as Panorama, Big IQ, etc..Experience working in a team environment with the ability to mentor junior team membersProactively identify and resolve operational, tooling and process inefficienciesPreferred Experience/QualificationsMaster's degree15 or more years of experienceAWS Cloud Solutions Architect Professional CertificationITIL V4 Foundations CertificationExperience with F5 Big-IP devices specifically the LTM and ASM modulesExperience with AWS networking and AWS Transit GatewayExperience with Palo Alto FWs specifically managing security policy, NAT policy, and BGP routing.Experience with Juniper and Cisco virtual cloud routersExperience with BGP routing in a DoD environment.Familiarity with AWS Site-to-Site ConnectionsExperience with Azure commercial cloud services.Knowledge of Route53 DNSSpecial Requirements/Security ClearanceDoD Secret clearance; TS/SCI preferred