Cloud Engineer

Bespoke Technologies · Herndon, VA

BT-503 – Cloud Engineer

Skill Level: Subject Matter Expert

Location: Herndon, VA (fully on-site, no remote option available)

**Please do NOT apply if you do not have an active Poly clearance. Those without a Poly will not be considered.**

Experience:

- 5+ years of related Cloud experience (primarily AWS)

Education:

- Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience

Technical Skills and Abilities:

- Cloud Platforms:

- AWS Experience with services like EC2, EKS, S3, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, IAM, etc.

- Azure experience with services like Azure VMs, Blob Storage, Azure Functions, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Microsoft Entra, etc.

- Experience with commercial cloud AI services is a plus (SageMaker, Bedrock, Microsoft Foundry, etc.).

- Experience configuring cloud networking and security resources, such as AWS VPCs, Subnets, PrivateLink, or other commercial cloud equivalent.

- Kubernetes:

- Experience with Kubernetes (CKAD or CKA certification is a plus)

- Understanding of Kubernetes architecture, components, and ecosystem (e.g., Helm, kube-state metrics)

- Experience with Kubernetes deployment strategies (e.g., rolling updates, blue -green deployments)

- Programming Skills:

- Proficiency in one or more programming languages, such as Python, Java, and Type script

- Experience with scripting languages like Bash, PowerShell, or Perl

- Containerization:

- Experience with Docker, including creating Docker files, managing images, and orchestrating containers

- Networking and Security:

- Understanding of networking concepts (e.g., TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing)

- Experience with security best practices and compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST, FIPS)

- Familiarity with security tools like AWS IAM, Microsoft Entra, or Kubernetes RBAC

- CI/CD and Automation:

- Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or CircleCI

- Familiarity with automation tools like Ansible, Terraform, or CloudFormation