VAE, Inc. Looking for Cloud Principal Engineer at Springfield, Virginia Full Time

OVERVIEW: VAE, Inc. is a full service IT Infrastructure Solutions Company focused on building, securing and supporting our clients’ mission critical enterprises. We provide a distinctive array of design, integration and implementation services as well as fully managed service offerings. VAE is at the forefront of leveraging multi-tenant capable technologies and shared IT services to create secure, reliable and cost-effective end-to-end services and solutions. We deliver exceptional infrastructure solutions with extremely talented employees using a client-focused partnering approach.

JOB TYPE: Full-time

LOCATION: Springfield, VA 22151 US (Primary)

JOB DESCRIPTION: VAE, Inc, is looking for a Cloud Principal Engineer

• This position will work closely with clients to design, develop, test, integrate and deploy solutions for critical requirements.
• The Principal Engineer will develop forward thinking solutions to ensure the lifecycle of the product is modular, readable, and maintainable and apply current industrial software development best practices that include iterative and incremental project management techniques and agile software development The Principal Engineer will work with a team of developers, data engineers, testers and Product Owners
• This role provides technical leadership and delivers an innovative product, service, or a combination of products and services that address a customer’s specific requirements.
• Support the development of enterprise software solutions within AWS. Duties include developing innovative approaches and solutions, using non-quantitative tools and guidelines from past-experience.
• This role provides execution guidance and practical engineering support to mission teams.
• Serve as VAE’s principal Cloud and IT engineer to provide engineering expertise and guidance for the design, development, implementation, and sustainment of the mission requirements and enhance overall system security, performance, and availability.
• Complete the design, development, integration, and test of all software, to include algorithm software, applications, tools, web and portal systems.
• Provide documentation of the tools and processes used to build and install the software in the production environment.
• Provide regular system requirements and capabilities updates to the client, applying current industrial software development best practices that include iterative and incremental project management techniques and agile software development.
• Communicate and share expertise within and across the client’s organizational boundaries and work both independently and in groups.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of an Active Secret Clearance
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience, Army related experience preferred
• Extensive experience in Cloud Technologies and infrastructure. Specifically IL4/IL5 cloud environments experience. Applications, servicing and hosting.
• Understanding of aspects of architect and design enterprise cloud solutions and AWS
• Expert experience working with DevOps CI/CD related technologies (Azure DevOPs, Git, Jenkins, Puppet, Docker, Confluence, Sonar Lint, and Junit
• Provisioning virtual servers – VMWARE, RedHat Linux, Microsoft Hyper-V, spinning up/maintaining cloud applications, setting up customer portals
• Active Directory experience
• Knowledge of Software Configuration Management life cycle deliverables
• Two or more AWS Certifications from the AWS Associate Level or AWS Professional Level: AWS Certified Architect Associate, AWS Certified Developer Associate, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate, AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional
• One AWS Certification from the AWS Professional level or Specialty Domain

CLEARANCE LEVEL: Secret

CERTIFICATIONS: Two or more AWS Certifications from the AWS Associate Level or AWS Professional Level

We are equal opportunity/affirmative action employers, committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under state or local law.

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