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AWS Cloud Engineer

@ CGI

Position Description:

  • We are seeking an AWS Cloud Engineer to join our CGI team!
  • This is a full-time career opportunity to work on a highly visible transformation (Infrastructure services) projects for one of our long-standing government clients!
  • This role applies deep technical expertise to the design, implementation, testing, and ongoing support of AWS services.
  • This position can be located remotely anywhere in the US; however, the preferred locations are one of our Onshore Delivery Centers: Troy, AL; Lafayette, LA; Wausau, WI; Knoxville, TN; Mobile, AL; Belton, TX; or Lebanon, VA. This role is to be completed in a hybrid capacity.
  • CGI anticipates accepting applications for this position through February 6, 2025.


How we’re transforming Government

  • We use technical expertise and secure solutions to help government reinvent the ways of working to improve citizen services and increase efficiency. Our work helps civil entities provide services transparently and with fewer resources.


Your future duties and responsibilities:

How you'll make an impact:

  • Troubleshoots and resolves AWS service issues across development, testing, and production environments
  • Manages AWS services, working with internal service groups as required to ensure system availability meets project requirements
  • Develops scripts to automate systems administration and monitoring activities
  • Analyzes monitoring results to produce recommendations for improving system performance and operational efficiency
  • Works with Infrastructure Engineer and Architect on issues related to AWS design and architecture and assists with Proof-of-Concept development and testing
  • Works with peers within and beyond the Operations team to define and characterize complex technology or process problems and develop & implement new solutions
  • As needed, assists with the development of Operations white papers, proposals, and other documentation


Qualifications:

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

What you'll bring:

  • AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification
  • 3 or more years of AWS administration experience, including API Gateway, S3, ECS, EKS, Fargate, EC2, Lambda, WAF, and CloudTrail
  • 3 or more years deploying Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
  • Excellent troubleshooting and root cause-analysis skills
  • Excellent working knowledge of Windows and Linux server technologies
  • 1-2 years’ experience with Active Directory, AWS IAM, equivalent directory technologies
  • Experience working with third party service providers such as vendors and internal support groups
  • Ability to exercise independent judgment in driving technical problems to resolution
  • Ability to plan and implement change for enterprise systems and adhere to standard change management processes
  • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills


Desired Qualifications/Non-Essential Skills:

  • Experience working in an outsourced/managed services environment with some client-facing responsibilities (e.g. technical discussions with the client).
  • Familiarity with WebLogic or equivalent application server platforms
  • Familiarity with Atlassian (Jira, Confluence, Bamboo, Bitbucket) and other DevOps tools
  • Strong Working knowledge of Local and Wide area networking technologies
  • Experience support fast-paced development environments utilizing Agile and DevOps methodologies
  • Ability to communicate complex technical information to less technical staff (e.g. CGI management and client staff)
  • Strong understanding of broader technology context (e.g. network and database technologies)
  • Ability to mentor other team members in areas of technical expertise


Skills:

  • Amazon CloudFront
  • Amazon Elastic Cloud Compute
  • Amazon Simple Email Service
  • Amazon Simple Storage Service
  • Terraform
  • WebLogic


How to Apply:

Apply online at https://cgi.jobs/locations/lafayette-la/jobs/ 

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Location: Lafayette, LA
Date Posted: December 20, 2024
Application Deadline: January 21, 2025
Job Type: Full-time