Job Title: AWS Engineer Corporation: Akhiok-Kaguyak, Inc.

Reports To: CISO Location: San Antonio / Remote

FLSA Status: Exe AWS Engineer mpt Salary: DOE

Clearance: None

SUMMARY

The AWS Engineer is responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining AWS cloud-based infrastructure used in support of customers.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Responsibilities

• Planning and designing the AWS Secure Remote Worker Environment cloud infrastructure used to support business requirements
• Maintaining and deploying applications used within cyber training ranges
• Troubleshooting and resolving issues with cloud infrastructure
• Providing AWS expertise during the development of company AWS solutions.
• Provides consultation to the Director of Cyber Operations and the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) during AWS development activities
• Designs and implements secure network solutions that meet business requirements.
• Creates and configures virtualized systems in the AWS environment.
• Under the direction of the Director of Cyber Operations, updates and maintains cyber training infrastructure
• Deploys applications in AWS using EC2 instances, Cloud Formation, Elastic Beanstalk, AWS Directory Service, Amazon FSx, Amazon Route 53, Amazon WorkSpaces, and other AWS tools and infrastructure.
• Implements testing and disaster recovery procedures across multiple availability zones.
• Implements automation using scripting languages (e.g., Python and Perl) to manage AWS services.
• Develops software components in Java/Python .NET that interact with AWS cloud services by leveraging AWS APIs.
• Manages CI/CD pipelines used to enable continuous improvement of AWS Secure Remote Worker Environments.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• One or more of the following AWS certifications: AWS Certified Developer, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, or others
• 5+ years of experience as an AWS DevOps Engineer, AWS Backend Engineer, AWS Developer, or AWS Cloud Admin
• 3+ years of experience as a multi-tenant support AWS Engineer - Solid hands-on working experience with configuring and maintaining resources on AWS
• 3+ years of experience with Databases (Redshift, DocumentDB, MongoDB, PostgresSQL)
• 3+ years of experience with EC2 instances (configuration, EBS, snapshot, etc.)
• 2+ years of experience with S3 / EMD
• 2+ years of experience with writing Python scripts to develop bulk Redshift loads
• Successful project experience deploying, automating, maintaining, and managing AWS cloud-based production system, with demonstrated skills ensuring the availability, performance, scalability, and security of productions systems
• Demonstrated project team and consulting experience for either external clients or internal departments
• Network Configuration (VPC, Subnet, ACLs, Elastic IP, ?)
• Security (IAM, Policies, Root user policies) - Expertise with cloud security, such as managing users, roles, and privileges through IAM & Root user

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to configure and manage Amazon WorkSpaces
• Ability to create and manage VPCs as well as private and public subnets within VPCs
• Knowledge of AWS Directory Service
• Ability to launch, configure, secure, and network Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) servers and Amazon Machine Images (AMIs)
• Knowledge of AWS Referenced Architectures
• Knowledge of AWS and Hybrid networking and security best practices

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required, sometimes for extended periods, to walk, stand, or sit. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines. The employee is occasionally required to climb ladders or stairs; use hands to type, finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and get in and out of vehicles. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move small or large objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. While performing the outdoor field duties of this job, the employee will also be exposed to outside weather conditions and other conditions such as loud noises, fumes, odors, dust, etc. This position may require travel.

Note: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee. He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by his or her supervisor. The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the employee in this position. They are not to be constructed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of a person in this position. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the direction of Akhiok-Kaguyak, Inc.

Akhiok-Kaguyak, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.

Akhiok-Kaguyak offers preference to qualified Akhiok-Kaguyak Native Corporation Shareholders and their descendants and spouses and to shareholders of other corporations created pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, in accordance with Public Law 100-241 and Title 43 U.S. Code 1626(g) and Title 42 U.S. Code 2003-2(i).