The Opportunity:
The NINJAHIGHWAY team develops and maintains high-quality analytics, running on authoritative data sources to improve service performance, reliability, agility, and scalability. The team provides support to legacy systems while facilitating the transition to new and innovative improvements.
The Senior Application Engineer will work within the Risk Management Authorization organization to facilitate user support and project migration to the AWS cloud environment, to ensure security and compliance consistency across Cloud Service Providers, and to establish procedures to maintain security configurations and controls over time.
Responsibilities:
This specific position is intended to provide senior experience and leadership for the TTO described above
Develop or recommend guidance or measures for cloud-based solutions that ensure compliance with Government security and regulatory requirements such as NIST SP 800-53 security controls
Collaborate with cloud-focused teams across various organizations to design, test, and implement secure, and reliable cloud-based solutions.
Facilitate the creation of procedures and cybersecurity guidance for migrations from legacy cloud environments or hardware environments into AWS
Evaluate cloud security technologies and common services and make recommendation
Qualifications:
Required:
4 years minimum experience and a Doctorate’s Degree
6 years minimum experience and a Master’s Degree
8 years minimum experience and a Bachelor’s Degree
10 years minimum experience and an Associate’s Degree
12 years minimum experience and a High School Diploma/GED
All experience and education will be in a technical field directly related to the labor category being proposed and all diplomas, GED certificates, and degrees will be from accredited institutions.
Customer-facing skills to drive discussions with senior personnel regarding trade-offs, best practices, project management and risk mitigation
Experience with cloud computing and virtualization platforms. Specifically, AWS experience is strongly preferred.
Ability to quickly learn and shift in step with the latest cloud-computing, networking, and infrastructure management technologies.
Excellent communication, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills
Strong knowledge of network architecture and security principles.
Knowledge of security and compliance requirements for cloud-based solutions.
Preferred:
Commercial Cloud Certification at the Associate level, a specialty, or higher; AWS or Azure are preferred
Familiarity with the Risk Management Framework
Experience with security-focused AWS concepts and services including IAM (Identity Access Management), SCPs (Security Control Policies), Config, Security Hub, GuardDuty, and Inspector
Experience with agile software and cloud Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation, Terraform, etc.) and associated scripting and markup languages (YAML, JSON, Python, etc.)
Experience with infrastructure automation and configuration management tools such as SaltStack, Ansible, Chef, Puppet, etc.
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What You Can Expect:
A culture of integrity.
At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.
An environment of trust.
CACI takes pride in fostering a diverse and accessible culture where every individual feels supported to chart their own path. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.
A focus on continuous growth.
Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.
Your potential is limitless. So is ours.
Learn more about CACI here.
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Pay Range: There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits. Learn more here.
The proposed salary range for this position is:
$102,900 - $216,200CACI is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.