Cloud Engineer

We are looking for a Cloud Engineer for a Global Management Consultant firm!

Job Details: 

• Hybrid setup in 655 15th St NW suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005
• 2-year contract role
• W2 Employment
• Payrate negotiable upon interview

Job Requirements:

The BCG Federal team is seeking a knowledgeable and talented Cloud Engineer to provide technical expertise & excellent management/enhancement of our cloud infrastructure environments. Focus will be on building, maintaining, and monitoring infrastructure and applications in a multi-cloud environment. Day-to-day technical focus will involve engineering efforts to implement business driven solutions.

In partnership with your fellow team members, your duties will include:

• Maintenance of existing cloud resources
• Partnering with Security & Compliance teams on implementation, policy configuration, and enforcement of BCG Federal standards in our cloud environments.
• Establishing and reporting on health, performance, and cost metrics for cloud tenants and reporting to Senior Leadership
• Recommending, implementing, and configuring enhancements to current monitoring, alerting, and backup practices.
• Identifying and supporting opportunities to streamline our approach to cloud infrastructure engineering activities.
• Acting as a subject matter expert (SME) for cloud engineering in project scoping meetings.
• Recommending, implementing, and configuring cloud applications and infrastructure for business needs.
• Anticipating industry direction and evolving customer needs to implement cloud technologies using proper change management principles.

YOU’RE GOOD AT

• Strong comprehensive problem-solving skills to identify and solve issues quickly
• Working independently as well as part of a virtual, geographically dispersed team bringing a sense of urgency to the tasks at hand
• Effectively handling difficult and stressful situations with poise, tact, and patience, while demonstrating a sense of urgency
• Strong analytical skills, detail-oriented, and quality-minded
• Exceptional verbal and written communication and presentation skills

YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)

• Prior knowledge and experience working with cloud infrastructure such as Azure and AWS
• Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure tooling such as networking, virtual machines, key management, and more.
• Experienced working on tasks involving multiple teams
• Experience working from a roadmap and delivering on those objectives.
• Experience in automating cloud infrastructure using scripting such as PowerShell, terraform, etc.
• Experience translating business objectives into technical requirements.
• Preferred experience working in a US Government environment
• US Citizenship

This individual will, at a minimum, collaborate with the following:

• BCG information technology teams such as Identity, Information Management and Hosting to ensure alignment with BCG’s overall IT infrastructure.
• BCG Federal IT Operations team.
• BCG Information Security & Risk Management team.
• BCG Federal consulting teams

Pay: $50.00 - $65.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Paid time off

Application Question(s):

• Are you a visa candidate or under a C2C employer?

Experience:

• Cloud Engineer: 5 years (Required)
• Federal Projects: 1 year (Required)
• Cloud Infrastructure Tooling: 5 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Washington, DC 20005 (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Washington, DC 20005