Cloud Engineer

Are you looking for a career where you can make a difference? ARA can provide that! We are a 100% employee-owned company looking for a Cloud Engineer to join our team supporting research and development projects. We are dedicated to supporting Department of Defense and operational warfighter needs, while also being committed to supporting our employee-owners throughout their entire career. This position is located at Eglin AFB, Florida on the Gulf Coast of Florida.

ARA offers an excellent benefits package that includes:

• 401-K Retirement (both Traditional and Roth) with employer matching

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan

• Various insurance options including Flexible Spending Plan and a Health Savings Account (HSA)

• Paid leave and holidays

Cloud Engineer Job duties include:

The successful candidate will be working on a team that is building a cloud-based development environment. They will work with a multi-disciplinary collaborative team of hardware, software engineers, and security specialists to design and implement a secure cloud-based software development and maintenance environment. They will be innovating and applying the latest security technologies and processes designed to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the environment. Implementing DevSecOps to include change control, testing and automation, vulnerability identification and remediation, endpoint security management, and identity and access management; furthermore, incorporating security solutions through automation and infrastructure-as-code (IaC).

Cloud Engineer Required Skills:

• Experience managing ADDS and DNS configurations in multiple environments.

• Hands on experience with various scripting and source control technologies (git, artifactory, nexus, bitbucket, S3 backups, etc.)

• Ability to carry out the responsibilities of this position with little direction.

• Ability to collaborate with multiple teams of administrators, security personnel, developers, testers, analysts, and program managers.

• Intermediate knowledge of standard scripting technologies (WMI, PowerShell, Bash, python)

• Must possess strong troubleshooting skills and analytical skills.

• Proactively seeks cost reduction in regard to overall cloud infrastructure forecasting, usage, and manages budgetary practices.

• Intermediate knowledge of Atlassian products and configuration (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Fisheye, Crucible, etc.)

• Intermediate knowledge of Agile development and IT practices

• Intermediate knowledge of supporting software development and CI/CD pipelines

• Expert knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, and container technologies

• Expert knowledge of Linux systems administration

• Expert knowledge of Windows systems administration

Cloud Engineer Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related field

• 7-9 years of related experience.

• Applicant must be a United States citizen and be able to obtain and maintain an Active DoD Security Clearance.

Company Details:

Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 2,011 professionals and is rapidly growing. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics.

At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership spawns greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees are recognized and rewarded for their contributions which not only add to the company's success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The motto, "Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit" sums up the ARA experience. For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, please visit our website at www.ara.com.