Pyramid Systems is seeking to fill an AWS Senior Engineer position in support of VA (Veterans Affairs) Cloud Operations and Migration Services (COMS) capability to provide operational input and support for the operations, maintenance, and refinement of VA’s Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) environment, execution support for migrating new and legacy VA applications and services to cloud computing and continuous improvement of VA’s IT infrastructure.

• Attend and contribute to all Provisioning meetings, working sessions, analysis meetings as part of the ECSO Cloud Deployment and Operations Model (CDOM) Intake and Provisioning Phases
• Utilize automation tools such as Jenkins, Git, CloudFormation, Terraform or similar to Provision VAEC application environments
• Mentor more junior level members of the team
• Assist with troubleshooting Service Now requests where complex or unique solutions are needed
• Assist with AWS concepts for new technologies as per request by ECSO leadership
• Attend daily standup meetings and work Service Now requests assigned
• Work with business stakeholders and senior leaders to deliver on complex, enterprise-level initiatives that are a part of the VA client's overall strategic direction
• Assist Cloud Architects to provide operations and migration services that enable VA to tailor the availability and delivery of cloud computing services based on business and technical requirements
• Utilize the AWS Console and tools, VA Enterprise Cloud Operational Tools (VAECOT), and/or other VA TRM-approved tools necessary to provide operations and migration support

• Must be a U.S. citizen - Able to pass a background check to obtain a Public Trust (High-Risk) Position
• Bachelor's Degree in computer science, electronics engineering or other engineering or technical discipline OR AWS/Azure Certification (AWS Professional / Specialty Cert. OR Azure Expert / Advanced Cert.) OR 4 years of relevant experience in one of the Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Minimum of six (6) years setting up, configuring and using AWS cloud operational tools to ensure service level agreements and performance targets are met, and continued compliance with policies, standards and guidelines.
• 8 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education.
• A Senior Cloud Engineer has experience designing, implementing, migrating, managing, and operating systems/applications in an enterprise cloud computing environment
• Subject matter expertise with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and familiarity with Microsoft Azure

Candidates that do not meet the minimum qualifications will not be considered.

 

Preferred Qualifications (soft skills, preferred, nice to have)

• Previous Federal Government experience preferably at VA
• Experience with VA’s configuration of Service Now and Jira Toolset for management, configuration and reporting of work products.
• Experience working in a CMMI-DEV or CMMI-SVC environment at Maturity Level 3 or above
• One or more Microsoft or Amazon cloud certifications
• ITIL certification or experience with ITIL
• Active clearance for Public Trust (High-Risk) Position
• Experience with tools such as Terraform, Jenkins, Git, CloudFormation, AWS CLI, Azure PowerShell, or similar
• Experience with EKS, ECS setup, configuration and support
• Strong troubleshooting and technical problem-solving skills
• Experience writing technical documentation, especially in relation to Cloud architecture
• Minimum of four (4) years of engineering experience in AWS environments. Experience includes:
  • Setting up, configuring and maintaining:
  • AWS Virtual Private Cloud instances
  • AWS VPC subnets instances
  • Security Groups (Ingress / Egress)
  • Route Tables
  • Network Access Control Lists
  • Transit Gateways
  • IAM Users / Roles
  • Organizations
  • AD Security Groups
  • Understanding CIDR ranges and allocation to VPCs and Subnets
  • IAM Access Analyzer
  • Cloud Trail
  • EC2 Security and Default Permissions
  • AMIs / Images
  • Recommend changes in methods or procedures.

 

The below listed pay range for this position is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. The final offered salary will be influenced by a host of factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at Pyramid Systems that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits, to include our Employee Stock Ownership Program, FlexPTO, and learning and development opportunities.

USD $92,168.00/Yr.

USD $138,252.00/Yr.

Pyramid Systems, Inc. is an award-winning, technology leader, driving digital transformation across federal agencies. We empower forward-thinking innovations, accelerate production-ready software, and deliver secure solutions so federal agencies can meet their mission goals. Voted a Top Workplace, both regionally (Washington, DC) and Nationally (USA) the past 2 years (2023 and 2024) based on the feedback from our employees, we are headquartered in Fairfax, VA. and have a growing national footprint. We value and promote our Flexible Workplace approach because of the positive impacts it has on work-life integration. We remain committed to ensuring every employee’s voice is heard, performance and results are recognized and rewarded, development and advancement is a focus, and diversity, equity and inclusion is a company priority. We offer competitive compensation and benefits (including a recently launched Employee Stock Ownership Plan - ESOP), a robust performance-based rewards program, and we know how to have fun! Our people and culture have endured and delivered for our clients for nearly three decades.

Pyramid Systems, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.