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Cloud Engineer (Cleared)

Fearless Solutions
life insurance, sick time, 401(k)
United States, Virginia, Chantilly
Nov 06, 2024
Reasonable Accommodations

Fearless complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and candidates with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please email hr@fearless.tech to submit a formal request to Human Resources.


Compensation

Our Compensation System is designed to reward remarkable work, grow your impact and support the whole "you" over the course of your career.

We believe in paying people fairly, so we've established a compensation model aimed to ensure everyone at Fearless - regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, nationality, or negotiation skills - is given equal pay for equal work. The salary ranges for this position based on location are listed below. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified as a part of our annual salary range review.

Salary

  • AL, FL, GA, TN Residents: $100,817 (min) - $131,811(mid) - $161,307 (max)
  • NC Residents: $103,935 (min) - $135,115 (mid) - $166,296 (max)
  • DE, MD, PA, TX, VA Residents: $109,132 (min) - $141,871 (mid) - $174,610 (max)
  • DC Residents: $122,643 (min) - $159,436 (mid) - $196,229 (max)
  • CA, NY, NJ Residents: $126,800 (min) - $164,299 (mid) - $202,881 (max)



Location

  • Must be willing and able to work at the client site in Chantilly, VA



Employment Type

Full-time


What you'll be doing

As a Cloud Engineer specializing in Azure, you will design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable cloud infrastructure solutions on the Azure platform. The successful candidate will lead cloud migration efforts, manage system performance, and automate deployment processes using infrastructure-as-code tools. Collaborating with security teams and other stakeholders, this role ensures the implementation of best practices in security, performance, and cost management.


Responsibilities and Contributions
Organizational and Leadership Role

  • Coaches and mentors others to develop their professional skills.
  • Takes initiative for their own growth through personal leadership.


Functional Role

  • Design and implement Azure cloud infrastructure solutions based on project and customer requirements.
  • Migrate on-premises applications and systems to the Azure cloud platform, ensuring smooth and secure transitions.
  • Monitor system performance, identify issues, and troubleshoot to ensure optimal cloud operations and system availability.
  • Develop and maintain automated deployment processes using infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools such as Azure Resource Manager (ARM) or Terraform.
  • Collaborate with security teams to implement and maintain cloud security best practices, including encryption, access control, and threat detection.
  • Work with development teams to integrate CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or similar tools, supporting continuous integration and deployment.
  • Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for cloud architecture, procedures, and troubleshooting efforts.



Essential Skills, Experience, or Competencies
Must-Have Skills

  • Must possess and maintain a TS/SCI clearance with Poly.
  • Experience with Azure cloud services such as Azure Virtual Machines, Azure SQL Database, and Azure Storage.
  • Knowledge of networking concepts in Azure (e.g., Virtual Networks, Load Balancers).
  • Familiarity with Azure DevOps or other CI/CD tools for continuous integration and deployment
  • Bachelor's degree with 5-7+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with 3+ years of experience, or PhD with 1+ years of related experience.
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.


Highly Desired Skills and Experience

  • Knowledge and experience with AWS cloud services in addition to Azure.
  • Familiarity with SIGINT (Signals Intelligence) and/or GEOINT (Geospatial Intelligence) operations.
  • Proven experience with integrating software systems in cloud environments.
  • Hands-on experience with re-architecting legacy on-premises systems for the cloud.
  • Familiarity with SIGINT (Signals Intelligence) and/or GEOINT (Geospatial Intelligence) operations.
  • Expertise in using cloud cost optimization tools and strategies to manage and reduce cloud spending efficiently.


Physical Requirements:

  • Ability to sit for extended periods while working on a computer or during meetings.
  • Must be able to travel occasionally to client sites or company meetings, which may involve driving or flying.
  • Ability to communicate effectively via phone, email, and in-person, requiring clear speech, listening, and written communication skills.
  • Ability to move within an office environment, including reaching for files, using office equipment, and occasional light lifting (up to 10 pounds).

So, what's next?

Over the years, we've honed our interview process to help ensure that every team member we hire is the right fit for us and that we're the right fit for them. If we think you're a good fit, we'll get in touch and start scheduling your interviews! Depending on the role's/project's requirements, the interview process may include some differences. At the minimum



  • Introductory Interview: This is where you and your recruiter will build rapport, explore your career and educational background, discuss salary expectations, role requirements, and set expectations for the interview process, specific to the position of interest.
  • Technical Interview (Skills Fit): This is where we get into the nitty gritty of the project. During the Technical Interview, you'll be interviewed by the technical team to dig more into your background and technical capabilities.
  • Business Interview:At this point, you've made it to the final frontier! The Business Interview is when you'll meet with Fearless leadership to dot the i's, cross the t's, and determine whether or not we'll be moving forward with the hiring process.



About Fearless Digital

Fearless Digital builds software with a soul. As a division inside Fearless, we're part of its digital services integrator model to unlock the power of organizations, people and tech. Our division designs, engineers, and delivers digital solutions to solve problems and drive impact. Using iterative development cycles, we minimize risk for our customers and efficiently deliver intuitive and responsive technology. In this way, we help set the stage for tech to work better for people. That'snot our only goal, though. We also strive to create a purple culture that makes our team members excited to come to work every day. We take a holistic approach to our people's well-being, and our culture and benefits are designed to support our people in working the way they like best. We encourage our people to pursue their passions, both in and out of the office. With flexible schedules, continuing education support, and a family-friendly work environment, we've created a culture that allows our team to thrive professionally and personally.

Fearless believes in equal opportunity employment. We won't discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, gender, nationality, age, religion, disability, military status, or sexual orientation. As a company and as individuals, we're committed to providing aninclusive and welcoming environment for our team, our family members, our clients, our subcontractors, and our vendors.


Fearless Digital Benefits

Benefits Eligibility:



  • Full-time team members are eligible for benefits upon beginning employment at Fearless
  • Part-time team members are only eligible for 8.75 days of safe & sick leave
  • Interns and 1099 team members are not eligible for Fearless benefits


Our people make us who we are. We believe that every member of the Fearless team has something to share, and we value the unique viewpoint you'll bring to our community. But we value your community, too, so we offer fulfilling work that stays in balance with the rest of life. Because everyone has different needs, desires, and goals, our benefits offer the choices and flexibility that our team members need to live well and succeed. Here are a few highlights of our benefits package, for full-time team members, exclusively:



  • Life-friendly schedules
  • Family-friendly workplace
  • We cover 100% of your premium for our medical HSA plan + the deductible portion of HSA contributions, 80% of your premium for our HMO or PPO plans, and offer competitive dependent coverage. We cover 100% of dental and vision premiums for you and your dependents and offer medical and dependent care FSA options. We also offer life insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage, and legal planning and support insurance.
  • Tech, education / training, and wellness allowances
  • Safe Harbor 401(k) plan with employer contributions (current match = 4%) and immediate vesting
  • Referral bonus: Bring your friends! If someone you refer is hired, you'll get a bonus of $6-12k!
  • Total Pet Plan
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Up 12 weeks of FMLA paid at 100%
  • PTO is provided to team members as a lump sum allowance, not an accrual. PTO is prorated based on your start date (see table below) on a quarterly basis (with tenure-based increases), 8.75 days of sick leave, 11 federal holidays, their birthday (8 hours), up to 15 days for jury duty, and up to 3 days (24 hours) of bereavement leave per eligible instance.



Start Date PTO Allocation Allocation Timing
Jan 1 - March 31 100% January
April 1 - June 30 75% April
July 1 - Sept 30 50% July
Oct 1 - Dec 31 25% October
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