Sr. Cloud Data Operations Engineer - FedRamp, GovCloud

As an employee, you Turn Change Into Value® – for our clients, for our company, for your professional growth, for the consumers. We hire the best and brightest, who are driven to create lasting value. At xScion, you aren’t just another team member, you’re impactful. You’re empowered. You’re driven. You’re an xScioneer.

As a Senior Cloud Ops Data Engineer, You will…

• Be responsible for building, managing and operating a FedRamp compliant AWS (GovCloud) data platform
• Build/enhance upon current solution to ensure that it meet NFRs, service-level agreements (SLAs) and operational level agreements
• Take ownership of non-production/production issues (customer, platform, access, integration, etc.) and see them through resolution
• Create and maintain runbooks for all operational processes
• Implementing best practices for running data application in the Cloud, and promote these best practices to the team and to the end-users
• Identify gaps and configure AWS services in use for optimal performance and user experience
• Automate processes/tasks to increase operational efficiency and customer experience
• Proactively monitor and optimize solutions
• Recommend the appropriate AWS component based on compute, data, or security requirements
• Implement a proactive Monitoring & Alerting of potential bottlenecks to prevent/mitigate/resolve performance issues
• Implement recovery strategies to execute in the event of cloud downtime or failures
• Troubleshoot/investigate data platform, data pipeline issues and implement workarounds/solutions in all environments (production/non-production)
• Identify and implement cost-saving strategies to reduce cloud operational costs.

To Be Successful, You Need…

• Minimum 3 years of experience deploying, managing, and operating a production data platform implemented in AWS GovCloud:
• Security, Identity & Compliance: AWS Identity & Access Management, AWS Key Management Service, AWS Secrets Manager, AWS Certificate Manager
• Management/Compliance: Amazon CloudWatch, AWS CloudTrail
• Analytics: Amazon EMR, Amazon Redshift, Amazon QuickSight, AWS Glue, Amazon OpenSearch Service formerly known as ElasticSearch Service, Amazon Athena
• Databases: Amazon DynamoDB, AWS Database Migration Service, Amazon RDS
• Compute: AWS Lambda, Amazon EC2
• Storage: Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
• Experience with enterprise rollout to production using CI/CD pipeline
• Ability to work independently and in a collaborative environment with cross-functional teams, with strong client-facing experience
• Strong development experience in Python and Shell
• Knowledgeable on Spark processing engine & Big Data/Hadoop framework
• Experience implementing highly available and disaster Recovery data solutions in AWS
• The ability to discuss and explain system architecture and component design
• Hands on experience with FedRAMP data applications built in AWS GovCloud
• Working knowledge of Configuration management, Change management and database administration
• Experience with application/IAC security testing tools is a plus
• Experience with installing/configuring and troubleshooting issues with SSL Certificates.
• Deploying & Provisioning environments
• Familiarity with Terraform & GitLab.

Why xScion?

We have an amazing culture– We were named a Best Places to Work in Virginia for 6 times (2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 & 2016).

We are poised for rapid growth– We are on the cutting edge of digital transformation in Financial Services, Healthcare, Nonprofit and Public Sector and continuously welcome new clients to the xScion family.

We believe in your continuous development– We invest in our teams’ development, including our Innovation Lab and paying for certifications and trainings to improve their skills because we are committed to collectively being the best at what we do.

We want you to make an impact in whatever you do– Our people have the opportunity to be the big fish in a smaller pond.

You’ll work with the best– We hire great people. Period.

And because we truly care about you and our clients- We are run by real people for real people, creating flexibility, balance, respect and fun in the workplace.

Great Benefits: Medical, Dental, 401(k) match, flexible spending and more, but we also have unique perks such as 26 days off a year (including your birthday!), company events, games, and many other things that inspire balance and flexibility.

We’re Transforming Businesses:

At xScion, we Turn Change Into Value®. We help clients start or accelerate their digital transformation initiatives by shifting their mindset and goals into smaller, actionable steps that create lasting value. We specialize in Agile, Product Management, Business Process Management, Cloud and Risk Management solutions for clients in Financial Services, Public Sector, Nonprofits and Healthcare. As a Woman-owned company, we are proud to be the most trusted solutions partner that business and technology leaders count on to deliver lasting, impactful value.

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At xScion, we celebrate diversity in all forms. xScion is an Equal Opportunity Employer- Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.