Cloud Engineer (Mid-Level 6+ years of experience, TS/SCI)

TULK is a small boutique consulting firm specializing in technology and management consulting to the US Federal Government. We help Defense and National Security clients solve their toughest problems by guiding them to acquire, design, manage and develop new and improved technology systems and business practices to advance their missions. Our people enjoy a variety of tailored benefit options to meet their individual needs to include 100% employer paid health care, generous cash bonuses, flexible work schedules, access to technology, tuition reimbursement and much more.

We seek applicants who demonstrate a broad range of competency as we don’t just place “butts in seats” – we look at your overall skillset and your career interests and then line you up with an initial assignment that best fits you, while continuously evaluating opportunities to further your career.

If the position below is of interest to you, we look forward to reviewing your application.

Overall Assignment Description of the Cloud Engineer

Mid-Level Cloud Engineers define, implementation approaches and plans to ensure optimum cloud performance and reliability across the servers, networks, and related utilities and hardware that comprise the cloud infrastructure. They conduct analysis and make reliable engineering recommendations to ensure six sigma reliability/resiliency of the cloud infrastructure. They monitor and report on cloud utilization and plan continuous process improvement.

Duties of the Cloud Engineer include

• Supports applying a systematic, engineering approach to the design, architecting, requirements elicitation, development, operation and use of cloud technologies and platforms for mission solutions.
• Leverages software-, platform- and infrastructure- as-a-service to deliver GEOINT solutions.
• Ensures optimum efficiencies for the utilization of cloud services.

Required Skills and Experience of the Cloud Engineer

• US Citizenship
• US Government issued TS/SCI Security Clearance
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or related STEM degree program, or equivalent Mid-level work experience as a Cloud Engineer.
• Mid-level working experience in government or industry supporting or leading cloud-based systems engineering efforts.

Desired Skills and Experience of the Cloud Engineer

• One or more Cloud Certifications
  • AWS Certified
  • Cisco Certified Networking Administrator–Cloud (CCNA)
  • Cisco Certified Network Professional–Cloud (CCNP)
  • IBM Certified Cloud Solution Architect
  • MCSE Cloud Platform and Infrastructure
• VMware Certified Professional (VCP7-CMA)
• Citrix XenApp expertise or certification
• Experience in Scripting/automation via PowerShell, VBscript, AutoIT or similar
• SAN storage infrastructure experience (EMC in particular)
• Microsoft Clustering experience
• Microsoft SQL experience (installation, configuration, troubleshooting experience)