5 days ago
Junior AWS Cloud Engineer
MANTECH
Hybrid
Full Time
$95,000
Hybrid
Job Overview
Job TitleJunior AWS Cloud Engineer
Job TypeFull Time
CategoryCommerce
Experience5 Years
DegreeMaster
Offered Salary$95,000
LocationHybrid
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Job Description
Junior AWS Cloud Engineer at MANTECH
MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Junior AWS Cloud Engineer to join our team, supporting an ambitious endeavor to reimagine how Naval Sea Systems provides AWS cloud services to its customers. This remote role focuses on deploying AWS services in a modern, fully automated manner.
You will be an integral part of a highly functioning Agile engineering team, contributing to critical cloud infrastructure initiatives for a key defense customer.
Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To
- Deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot compute assets in AWS and Azure.
- Compose new Terraform code and/or edit existing code for the deployment of AWS resources.
- Take an automation-first approach to the administration and configuration management of resources deployed in AWS GovCloud.
- Administer Red Hat Enterprise Linux and/or Windows Server instances and their AMI lifecycle.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies as a member of a highly functioning Agile engineering team.
- Create, maintain, and update relevant system documentation as required.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related STEM field; OR High School Diploma and 4+ years of relevant cloud engineering experience.
- 2+ years of experience relevant to cloud engineering.
- Active entry-level cloud certification (e.g., AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or Microsoft AZ-900).
- Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 Computing Environment (CE) certification within 6 months of hire.
- Experience administering RHEL and/or Windows Server operating systems.
- Proficiency in scripting with Python, Bash, or Perl.
- Familiarity with identity and access management solutions implementing SAML/SSO and CAC integration.
Preferred Qualifications
- AWS or Microsoft Associate-level certification.
- 1+ year of experience using Terraform.
- Experience using Git-based version control systems (e.g., GitHub).
Clearance Requirements
Must have an active Secret security clearance.
Key skills/competency
- AWS
- Azure
- Terraform
- Automation
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
- Windows Server
- Python
- Bash
- Perl
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- SAML/SSO
- Git
- DoD 8570
How to Get Hired at MANTECH
- Research MANTECH's culture: Study their mission, values, recent defense contracts, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Tailor your resume: Customize your resume to highlight experience in AWS, Azure, Terraform, and scripting, aligning with MANTECH's cloud engineering needs.
- Showcase your certifications: Emphasize your active cloud certifications (AWS CCP, AZ-900) and readiness to obtain DoD 8570 CE.
- Prepare for technical questions: Practice scenarios involving cloud deployments, automation, Linux/Windows administration, and scripting using Python, Bash, or Perl.
- Highlight clearance and government experience: Clearly state your active Secret security clearance and any experience with government projects or GovCloud environments.
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