Cloud Engineer

About this role

Role: Cloud Engineer
Duration: 1+yr
Work Type: Hybrid

• **First Preference to consultants local to Wahington DC, Maryland and Virginia.**

Job Summary:

• We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Cloud Engineer to join our dynamic IT team.
• This role is pivotal in supporting the Agency and its affiliated entities as they expand their operations into cloud environments.
• The cloud engineer will provide expert technical guidance on cloud security, system upgrades, and issue resolution to OCIO senior leadership, internal divisions, and external partners.
• They will ensure responsive and professional service delivery, collaborating with other OCIO technical teams to manage changes and upgrades to cloud tools and applications.

Duties:

• Developing and implementing governance policies that align with industry best practices to ensure our IT infrastructure remains secure and efficient.
• Continuous evaluation of our cloud infrastructure to identify opportunities for service improvement, cost savings, and enhanced security will be essential.
• Capacity planning is also important to ensure systems are appropriately scaled for current and future needs, while proactive monitoring will ensure optimal performance.
• Generating detailed reports on cloud storage usage, highlighting data composition and identifying top users and organizational usage patterns.
• The cloud engineer will oversee financial planning and cost tracking across platforms like **Microsoft Azure** and **Amazon AWS**, ensuring expenditures remain within budget and providing regular reporting on planned versus actual spending.
• This comprehensive oversight ensures that the Agency’s cloud infrastructure is not only technically sound but also financially sustainable and aligned with our strategic goals.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field or equivalent experience.
• Relevant certifications preferred (i....