AT&T Global Public Sector is a trusted provider of secure, IP-enabled, cloud-based, network solutions and professional services to the Federal Government. We are dedicated to recruiting, developing, and empowering a diverse, high-performing workforce that is passionate about what they do, committed to our shared values, and dedicated to our customers mission.
Our Cyber Security Team supports the customer by investigating, analyzing, and mitigating cybersecurity incidents that attempt to breach the Customers network infrastructure, applications, and operating systems.
AT&T has an opening for a Senior AWS Engineer to support the Grimlock contract.
**The job duties of the Senior AWS Engineer are as follows:**
+ Performs engineering support and system administration of specialized cybersecurity applications and big data analytical systems to include installation, configuration, performance tuning, migration, troubleshooting, updates, and training
+ Assume a technical role in the administration and management of infrastructure solutions that are deployed in AWS in accordance with Security Guidelines
+ Integrate AWS into various databases, applications, and services by collaborating with Database Administrators and DevOps teams.
+ Use AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) to deploy, troubleshoot and customize cloud resources.
+ Design, customize, and document services based on COTS products using Agile development approaches and methodologies
+ Installing, configuring, maintaining and supporting applications and servers
+ Performing operating system and software installation, testing, patching and upgrades
+ Monitoring the Heath of internal environment and connections
+ Research new technologies that are applicable to current projects and make recommendations to improve performance, optimize operations, and reduce costs.
+ Assist with AWS technical designs and documentation
**Required Clearance:**
TS/SCI with poly (#ts/sci) (#polygraph)
**Required Qualifications:**
+ A minimum of 5+ years overall related experience and a Bachelors degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field, or an Associates degree and 7+ years related experience or 9+ years overall related experience with no degree.
+ 3+ years specifically managing and operating AWS infrastucture
+ IAT Level II (GSEC, Security+, SSCP, or CCNA-Security) certification or higher required
+ AWS expertise (EC2, Accounts, VPC, Security Groups, EBS, etc.)
+ Knowledge of AWS user, security, and networking configurations.
+ Experience managing enterprise scale solutions that leverage the following AWS Services: EC2, S3, CloudFormation, RDS, CloudFront, VPC, Route53, IAM, CloudWatch, Beanstalk, Lambda, etc.
+ Experience in Linux scripting and automation using Bash, Python and/or Java
+ Experience with engineering and administrating the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Beats)
+ Experience with Container Services like Docker and Kubernetes
+ Experience with automation tools including Puppet, Chef, and Ansible
+ DevOps experience of management of work within Sprint and Increment Planning
+ Working knowledge of JIRA, Git and Confluence
+ Ability to understand requirements (user stories) received and plan a workable solution that meets the customers need.
+ Experience scripting against AWS CLI.
+ Strong debugging experience
+ Understanding the needs for new initiative to build scalable, distributed and high-performance cloud environment.
**Desired Qualifications:**
+ AWS or other Cloud Based Certifications
+ Experience developing custom visualizations and dashboards (preferably in Kibana)
+ Experience with implementing & maintaining event streaming technologies, such as Apache or Confluent Kafka
+ Experience with JIRA, Confluence, and Git
+ Experience with JSON, NodeJS, AngularJS, and DB/data query
+ Logical problem-solving approach and the ability to clearly communicate technical system status, concepts, and proposed solutions to the customer
+ Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to present in a group setting
+ Possesses a sense of urgency, strong organizational and problem-solving skills
+ Ability to work as an individual as well as with a team for supporting the overall project planning, integration and implementation.
+ Familiarity with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Software
**Ready to join our team? Apply Today!**
**Candidates in Colorado:**
Our Senior AWs Engineer's can earn between $160,000 to $185,000. Not to mention all of the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. From health insurance to tuition reimbursement and paid time off to discounts on products and services just to name a few. There is a lot to be excited about around here.
AT&T will consider for employment qualified applicants in a manner consistent with the requirements of federal, state and local laws
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