Cloud Engineer

The Cloud Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing and documenting high quality technical solutions in line with the business requirements on a large and complex data system for the agency.

Chickasaw Nation Industries, Inc. serves as a holding company with multiple subsidiaries engaged in several lines of business (Technology, Infrastructure & Engineering, Health, Manufacturing, Public Safety, Consulting, and Transportation) for the federal government and commercial enterprises. A portion of our profits is used to support Chickasaw citizens. We are proud to support the economic development and long-term viability of the Chickasaw Nation and its people. CNI offers premium benefits eligible on the first day of hire to full time employees; (Medical - Dental – Vision), Company Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance, 401(K) Immediate Vesting, Professional Development Assistance, Legal Aid Assistance Program, Family Planning / Fertility Assistance, Personal Time Off, and Observance of Federal Holidays.

As a federal contractor, CNI is a drug-free workplace and adheres to the Federal Controlled Substance Act.   

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• The ability to obtain, maintain and access classified information at the Top Secret level. 

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of (8) eight years’ relevant experience, or equivalent combination of (15) fifteen years of education/experience.

• Certification at the IAT II is required, this can consist of: CCNA-Security, CYSA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, SSCP

• Advanced understanding of distributed systems via on prem, cloud native or hybrid computing . 

• Familiarity with systems management concepts, processes and standards, capacity and performance management and tuning, and storage and network management. 

• Good understanding of infrastructure: AD, DNS, firewalls, load balancers, routing, switching, etc.

• Experience in building applications using languages. 

• Experience in database systems.

• Experience in working with microservices and containerization, including virtualization, orchestration, cluster management, and container storage.

• Experience with scripting languages.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Essential Duties and responsibilities include the following.  Other duties may be assigned.

• Evaluates provided documentation and make recommendations to the government on acceptability of technical artifacts. 

• Tracks and reports commercial parity exceptions on a monthly basis to support the customer. 

• Evaluates change/release notifications from CSPs and advise the government on the operational impact of those changes. 

• Provides direction on designing cloud infrastructure capable of supporting applications in the cloud with an emphasis on scalability, automation, performance and availability. 

• Advises user community on CSO adoption based on specific DoD use cases. 

• Interacts with CSPs on a weekly basis to discuss cloud adoption pipeline. 

• Engages with CSPs on routine questions regarding DoD configuration, policy, and controls. 

• Facilitates and attends multi-cloud technical exchange meetings. 

• Develops and tracks DoD CSO demand tracking list for IC working groups. 

• Works with Cyber PMO to ensure engineered solutions meet cyber compliance. 

• Works with DISA directorates to facilitate the following: 

• Circuit connections at multiple classifications, Cloud Access Point (CAP) onboarding, and Technical discussions for authorization (DoD PA). 

• Assists in the systems test of tactical edge devices. 

• Provides expertise on cloud implementations and research emerging trends and technologies related to cloud engineering. Implements prescribed solutions for various deployment models (Private, Public, Community and Hybrid) and delivery models including Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a service, and Software as a Service. 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's degree and a minimum of (8) eight years’ relevant experience, or equivalent combination of (15) fifteen years of education/experience.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Work is primarily performed in an office environment. Regularly required to sit. Regularly required use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms to handle objects and operate tools, computer, and/or controls. Required to speak and hear. Occasionally required to stand, walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.  Exposed to general office noise with computers printers and light traffic. 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

EOE including disability/vet.

The pay range for this role is $140,000-$150,000, with the final offer amount dependent on location, skillset, and experience.

CNI offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes: 

• Medical

• Dental

• Vision

• 401(k)

• STD/LTD/AD&D

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Training and Development Opportunities

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