Cloud Engineer

Torch Technologies

Thank you for your interest in employment with Torch Technologies. We are a 100% employee-owned Certified Great Place To Work and named Best Places to Work in Huntsville/Madison County headquartered in Huntsville AL. Our team provides superior research development and engineering services to the Federal Government and Department of War. As one of the nations top 100 defense companies the services we provide directly support the men and women who serve our country. Our corporate mission sums up the pride our employee-owners take in the work we do: Lighting the Pathway of Freedom. And as a Certified Evergreen ESOP we have made the commitment to grow and sustain our company for the next 100 years! Come grow with us!

Torch Technologies is seeking a Cloud Engineer to join a team supporting cloud infrastructure design deployment and onprem virtual machine provisioning. This position supports the USSPACECOM J6 Division.

As a Cloud Engineer your duties will include the following but are not limited to:

• Design implement and maintain cloud infrastructure and onprem VM provisioning.

• Collaborate with software engineers architects and crossfunctional teams to ensure scalability security and efficiency.

• Evaluate and recommend cloud service providers (AWS Azure Google Cloud IBM Cloud Oracle).

• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform CloudFormation or Ansible.

• Manage and configure cloud resources and Nutanix hypervisor environments (VMs containers databases networking).

• Implement monitoring alerting and logging solutions.

• Troubleshoot incidents identify performance bottlenecks and optimize system resources.

• Apply security best practices and ensure compliance with applicable standards.

• Conduct regular security assessments and vulnerability scans.

• Support automation and CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins GitLab CI/CD or CircleCI.

• Document architecture designs deployment processes and troubleshooting guides.

• Collaborate with development teams to align cloud architecture with application requirements.

Required Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or related field (or equivalent work experience)

• 2 years of related experience.

• Secret level DOW clearance with ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI

• Proven experience designing implementing and managing cloud solutions across AWS Azure Google Cloud IBM Cloud or Oracle

• Experience supporting both Windows and Linux environments

• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Ansible

• Strong understanding of networking principles security practices and cloud architecture patterns

• Experience with containerization/orchestration platforms (Docker Kubernetes)

• Experience with Microsoft Config Manager Red Hat Red Hat Satellite SQL Server Windows 11 Windows Server OS

• Familiarity with Elastic ACAS ePO (HBSS)

• Excellent scripting/programming skills (Python Bash PowerShell)

• DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (e.g. CompTIA Security)

• Strong problemsolving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex issues

• Effective communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications

• TS/SCI level DOW clearance

• Relevant cloud certifications (AWS Solutions Architect Azure Solutions Architect etc.)

• Experience developing automated deployment pipelines (Jenkins GitLab CI/CD CircleCI)

• Experience with compliance frameworks (GDPR HIPAA PCI DSS)

Schedule: MF; 85

Work Location: Onsite Colorado Springs

Travel: Yes 1020%

Relocation Assistance Available: No

Position Contingent Upon Award of Contract: No

Salary range:$110000-$140000

The salary range information isgeneral guidelinesonly. Several factors can influence the salary for a position including but not limited to Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage ratesgeographic location business considerations scope and responsibilities of the position local or other applicable market conditions and internal equity. Other factors include the candidates qualifications such as relevant prior work experience specific skills and competencies education/training and certifications.

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Benefits:

Torch Technologies is proud to offer a stable and professional work environment a competitive salary and an excellent comprehensive benefit package including: ESOP participation 401(k) match medical dental vision life insurance short-term disability long-term disability flexible spending accounts Health Saving Accounts and Health Reimbursement Accounts EAP education assistance paid time off and holidays.

Applying to Torch Technologies:

Only those candidates invited for an interview will be contacted. Employment at Torch Technologies is contingent upon the successful completion of a comprehensive background check.

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