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Microsoft

<div><b>Overview</b><p><br>
Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Growth mindset encourages each of us to lean in and learn what matters most to our customers, to create the foundational knowledge that enables us to make customer-first decisions in everything we do. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. You can help us achieve our mission.</p><p>
We are looking for a <b>Senior Cloud Solution Architect &ndash; Cloud &amp; AI Data</b> to join our Federal organization. The Microsoft Federal organization was established to address the unique mission, legal/regulatory requirements, and procurement rules and processes of the United States Government (USG). Microsoft Federal is committed to ensuring its resources &ndash; including appropriately qualified, experienced, and certified personnel (with necessary security clearances or otherwise) are available as needed to meet USG evolving needs. To that end, Microsoft embraces, as a mission-critical philosophy, flexibility in the recruiting, hiring, and workforce assignment of Microsoft Federal personnel. Microsoft Federal personnel can expect to serve in various roles in the Microsoft Federal organization during the course of their career to meet evolving USG needs, regardless of segment &ndash; Civilian, Defense, or intelligence community.</p><b><br>
Responsibilities</b><br>
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Business Impact</b></div><div><div>
Operates according to required operational excellence and proven practice standards throughout all sales stages/activities/tools of record (e.g., pipeline updates, time tracking). Collaborates across Microsoft and customer/partner teams through on-strategy delivery to achieve customer/partner objectives and increase customer/partner satisfaction. Proactively manages business and technical risks, adapts methodology and applies governance principles to identify, communicate, and minimize business and technical risks. Executes work in compliance with industry and Microsoft guidelines and procedures. Continuously prioritizes among competing demands in their work and identifies where impact occurs with customers, ensuring alignment with business priorities and goals.</div><div>
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Delivers solutions in line with company methodologies (e.g., product offerings such as value-based deliverables [VBDs], advice, training, technical validation), ensuring proven practices and patterns are followed to prepare customers for operational readiness and achievement of their business goals and targets. Leveraging knowledge of change management proven practices and/or involving the change management team, proactively helps the customer deploy for long-term organizational adoption to increase customer satisfaction and drive consumption/usage. Guides customers/partners towards a well-architected (e.g., secure, resilient, artificial intelligence [AI]-enabled), and cost- and performance-optimized solution to increase retention and expansion opportunities. Provides feedback to Unified Delivery Team on VBDs to refine and further develop content.</div><div>
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Proactively identifies new opportunities for Consumption, Usage &amp; Unified expansion (especially Enhanced Solutions) at scale based on business value to customer/partner and clear understanding of the Microsoft value proposition for supported platforms to empower cloud success, foster and strengthen security and resiliency, and drive AI innovation. Actively listens to and respectfully challenges customers/partners, building trust to then advocate for alternative architectures/solutions/approaches that shape and/or enhance customer requirements. Identifies, and evaluates industry trends (e.g., customer industry verticals, information technology [IT] industry), gathers customer/partner insights (e.g., feedback around technical preferences, environments, business needs, competitive landscape), and maps existing architecture and digital transformation solutions to customer/partner business outcomes. Proactively captures opportunities in appropriate systems, processes, and tools, working collaboratively across the organization to execute on opportunities aligned with Microsoft's Customer Engagement Model.</div><div>
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Proactively identifies, escalates, and mitigates blockers using appropriate tools and processes to accelerate solution deployment, value realization and usage/consumption. Applies business, technical, industry, and/or enterprise knowledge to architecture or support projects to meet business and information technology (IT) requirements and resolve identified constraints.</div></div></div><div><div>
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Customer Centricity</b></div><div><div>
Proactively acts as the voice of the customer/partner, sharing ideas, feedback, insights, success stories and strategic/technical input with Engineering teams, Product Offerings teams and internal communities leveraging relevant insights from feedback tools and systems. Identifies patterns of feedback across customers/partners/territories/industries and leverages them to develop strategic and actionable insights. Presents business cases to program managers to influence product roadmaps, decision making, bug fix prioritization, and own and drive initiatives as appropriate.</div><div>
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Identifies and/or translates customer/partner problems into industry solutions aligned with Microsoft product and platform strategy, and explains why and/or how they meet customer/partner outcomes and return on investment (ROI) goals (e.g., via proof of concept, minimally viable product [MVP], rapid prototype) relative to competitive offerings. Proactively helps the customer/partner adopt and use Microsoft product/platform strategy-aligned (cross-solution area) solutions. Builds relationships with technical decision makers (TDMs), and helps build the bridge between TDMs and business decision makers (BDMs). Independently interacts as needed with customers/partners' Chief Information Officer (CIO), Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and other C-level (CXO) roles to bridge understanding of security, compliance, operational and risk requirements across BDMs, TDMs, CIO and CISO teams, appropriately engaging additional subject matter experts when deeper expertise is required.</div><div>
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Drives self and guides other team members to focus on customer/partner experience through efficient delivery and ensuring a seamless and connected customer experience. Defines customer/partner conditions of success by leveraging an understanding of customer goals. Anticipates and addresses customer/partner dissatisfaction and unmet needs, and executes strategies to improve customer experience, value realization, and acceleration of transformation.</div></div></div><div><div>
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Partner Specialization</b></div><div><div>
Identifies and prioritizes several opportunities that align with revenue goals, and orchestrates growth of solution utilization pipeline with partners. Provides assistance with partner and sales teams to bring clarity to specific opportunities through proof of concept and technical pre-sales support.</div></div><div><div>
Understands solution area-specific market opportunities (e.g., competitor insights) and collaborates with Global Partner Solutions (GPS) business stakeholders to lead and execute initiatives to translate opportunities into actions. Proactively guides and supports partners in developing repeatable offerings, practices, products, and solutions. Advises the partner throughout initial strategic customer implementations.</div></div></div><div><div>
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Technical Leadership</b></div><div><div>
Leverages market insights and demand signals to assist leadership in identifying relevant areas in which to drive up-skilling and/or accreditations based on demand. Role models technical readiness, both depth-aligned to solution area priorities and breadth-aligned to Customer Success Unit (CSU)/corporate initiatives (e.g., security, resilience, AI), and influences team to drive their own technical readiness. Acts as a mentor, leading readiness and upskilling activities in the team/organization by educating colleagues on technical and non-technical concepts and sharing proven practices.</div><div>
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Proactively identifies gaps through delivery, communicates those gaps to relevant team members and internal/external stakeholders, and connects gaps and patterns across business and technology areas that drive changes and improvements to products, IP (both existing and new), technologies, and/or processes/practices that enable solutions to scale across customers. Contributes to the development and modification of Microsoft's structured frameworks and methodologies. Provides thought leadership and innovation to customers/partners and internal communities at the local level.</div><div>
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Contributes to leading virtual teams (v-teams) around technologies and customer/partner challenges, and shares ideas, insights, and strategic, technical input with technical teams, internal communities across the field, and the larger virtual team across Microsoft using knowledge of Microsoft architectures and their context in the competitive landscape. Demonstrates strong industry knowledge and increases recognition for Microsoft solutions by contributing to and sometimes leading presentations and engagements with external and internal audiences (e.g., Tech Connect, Build, Ignite) Contributes to intellectual property (IP) and identifies patterns where no IP exists (e.g., CoPilot and AI scenarios) to help build scalable and repeatable models. Participates in external technical and non-technical community events (e.g., conferences, seminars, technical meetups, webcasts, blogs, hackathons) that elevate the Microsoft brand and shares learnings across internal teams.</div></div></div><br>
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Qualifications</b><p><b><br>
Required/Minimum Qualifications:</b></p><ul><li>
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 4+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, information technology (IT) consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting<ul><li>
OR equivalent experience.</li></ul></li></ul><p><b>
Other Requirements:</b></p><p><b>
Security Clearance Requirements:</b> Candidates must be able to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:</p><ul><li>
The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance. Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination.</li><li><b>
Clearance Verification</b>: This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements. You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment.
</li><li><b>Microsoft Cloud Background Check</b>: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.</li><li><b>
Citizenship &amp; Citizenship Verification:</b> This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customer and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport, or other approved documents, or verified US government Clearance</li></ul><p><b>
Additional/Preferred Qualifications:</b></p><p><b>
Technical</b></p><ul><li><b>
Hands-on experience building solutions or POCs with:</b><ul><li>
Azure OpenAI, open-source LLMs, Claude, Gemini, Llama, and/or Mistral RAG or Retrieval Augmented Generation</li><li>
LangChain or semantic kernel</li><li>
PyTorch or Tensorflow Machine Learning, including Azure ML Services / ML Flow
</li><li>Big Data platforms including SQL DW (Synapse), Snowflake, Redshift, Spark (EMR/HDInsight)</li><li>
Advanced Analytics, including Azure Databricks</li></ul></li><li><b>
Enterprise-scale technical experience</b> with cloud and hybrid infrastructures, architecture designs including scalability, security and resiliency, database migrations, and cloud technology management. Breadth of technical experience and knowledge, with depth / Subject Matter Expertise (SME) in the following Data Platform Cloud solutions and/or data estate workloads.</li><li><b>
SQL platforms</b> including SQL Server (Database/Analysis Services), Azure SQL DB, OSS Databases (PostgreSQL), ETL/ELT systemsNoSQL Databases including Azure Cosmos DB, and OSS Databases (Cassandra, Mongo etc)</li><li><b>
Visualization tools</b>, including PowerBIGeneral awareness of Data Governance and Stewardship processes</li><li><b>
The technical aptitude</b>, enthusiasm and desire to adapt to change, learn new technologies and understand relevant industry and cloud trends.</li></ul><p><b>
Education</b></p><ul><li>
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 8+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, information technology (IT) consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting<ul><li>
OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 6+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting</li><li>
OR equivalent experience.</li></ul></li><li>
Technical Certification in Cloud (e.g., Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, security certifications).</li><li>
Professional Cloud Certification in one or more of the following technologies preferred: Cloud, Database, Big Data, BI, Data Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence</li></ul><p><b>
Experiences</b></p><ul><li>
4+ years experience working in a customer-facing role (e.g., internal and/or external).</li><li>
4+ years experience working on technical projects.</li><li>
Prior work experience in a Consulting/Architecture position within a software engineering and/or professional services company such as Amazon, VMware, Google, IBM, Oracle, or similar desired</li><li>
Knowledge of Azure cloud services</li><li>
General Knowledge of competitive cloud services</li><li>
Competitive Landscape: Knowledge of enterprise public cloud platforms and related industry/marketplace</li><li>
Partners: Understanding of partner ecosystems and the ability to leverage partner solutions to solve customer needs</li></ul><br>
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<p>Cloud Solution Architecture IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $106,400 - $203,600 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $137,600 - $222,600 per year.
</p><p></p><p>Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:<br>
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay</p><p><br>
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.</p><p></p><p><br>
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process<b>.</b></p></div>

Senior Cloud Solution Architect - Cloud & AI Data - CTJ - Secret

SAIC

<div><p>Job ID: 2512365</p><p><b>
Location: </b>WASHINGTON, DC, US</p><p><b>
Date Posted: </b>2025-12-15</p><p><b>
Category: </b>Information Technology</p><p><b>
Subcategory: </b>Cloud Comp Engr</p><p><b>
Schedule: </b>Full-time</p><p><b>
Shift: </b>Day Job</p><p><b>
Travel: </b>No</p><p><b>
Minimum Clearance Required: </b>None</p><p><b>
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: </b>Public Trust</p><p><b>
Potential for Remote Work: </b>No</p><p><b><br>
Description</b>
</p><p>SAIC is seeking a Cloud Engineer Senior Principal role in support of our Department of Transportation (DOT) contract for EITSS Infrastructure support. This is an onsite role, you will be required to work at DOT HQ in Washington, DC a full five days</p><p>
As a Cloud engineer, you&rsquo;ll use your experience to architect, build, and design solutions that integrate public Cloud services. You will incorporate techniques like Infrastructure as Code to ensure repeatable deployment of resources. You&rsquo;ll provide expertise in the use of Cloud reference architectures and solutions to support software development in a DevOps environment. You should have excellent troubleshooting skills, stay current with industry trends, and should be a team player.</p><p>
Must have a minimum of 10 years of related experience managing cloud environments, possessing extensive skills and knowledge in cloud service provider selection, implementation techniques, application data migration techniques and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements. Possess at least 1 Professional or Specialty certification from a cloud provider.</p><p><b>
Qualifications</b>
</p><p><b>Top Qualifications, Skills, Experience or Certifications:</b></p><ul><li>
10+ years of experience deploying/configuring workloads within AWS Commercial Cloud using the Console, CLI, and scripting methods, 15+ years' experience in technology</li><li>
Demonstrated understanding of compute, network, and storage principals</li><li>
Demonstrated proficiency managing large Organization with Organization Units, Policies, Configs to maintain compliance</li><li>
AWS Solutions Architect Professional</li><li><b>
Prisma Cloud experience is a must</b></li></ul><p><b>
Preferred skills and qualifications:</b></p><ul><li>
Experience implementing, managing, and supporting security products to protect workloads in AWS</li><li>
Good understanding of FedRAMP services and best practices for their consumption by application workloads &ndash; examples include API Gateway, Lambda functions, Cognito, AWS Code Commit, and container services</li><li>
Experience assessing, customizing, troubleshooting, optimizing, and maintaining current and emerging technologies, platforms, and applications to help ensure greater security and efficiencies, inclusive of containers</li><li>
Demonstrated understanding of cloud engineering methods, applications, and best practices across cloud service providers.</li><li>
Demonstrated proficiency with implementing and managing AWS services via AWS Console or CLI of AWS accounts, IAM users, IAM roles, VPCs, load balancers.</li><li>
Experience managing AWS Public and GovCloud across regions.</li><li>
Experience with deploying stack sets and using AWS Control Tower.</li><li>
Good knowledge of GovCloud organizations provision accounts using Compliance Framework.</li><li>
Proficiency in automating processes with Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Packer, PowerShell, or Python, including use of remote APIs</li><li>
Experience with cloud orchestration tools and continuous delivery processes to deploy and manage cloud infrastructure for customers to consume</li><li>
Candidate must be a U.S. citizen or green card holder who has resided in the U.S. for at least 3 years and the ability to obtain a public trust</li></ul><br>
Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.</div>

Cloud Engineer - Senior

Metrostar Systems

<div><p>As <b>Sr. Al Engineer I</b>, you'll work as part of a collaborative and high-performing team providing your expertise to deliver technical solutions within the highest levels of the federal government.</p>
<p>
We know that you can't have great technology services without amazing people. At MetroStar, we are <b>obsessed </b>with<b> </b>our people and have led a two-decade legacy of building the best and brightest teams. Because we know our future relies on our deep understanding and relentless focus on our people, we live by our mission: A passion for our people. Value for our customers.</p>
<p>
If you think you can see yourself delivering our mission and pursuing our goals with us, then check out the job description below!</p>
<p><b>
What you'll do:</b></p>
<ul>
<li>Provide subject matter expertise on Al infrastructure and Al integration to the government customer.</li>
<li>Lead the design. deployment. and maintenance of secure and scalable AI infrastructure to support the execution of Al workloads across on-premesis. hybrid. and cloud environments.</li>
<li>Architect and manage compute platforms. storage systems. and containerized environments optimized for Al inference and data processing while ensuring system reliability, performance, and observability.</li>
<li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate Al models. Al services. and runtime environments into operational pipelines.</li>
<li>Establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence with your knowledge and skills, and use your creativity to provide innovative solutions that fit the customer's needs.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>What you'll need to succeed:</b></p>
<ul>
<li>An active Top Secret with SCI eligibility security clearance.</li>
<li>AI/ML on Kubernetes: Skilled in deploying and managing AI/ML workloads using tools like Ray, Dask, Kubeflow, KServe, MLflow.</li>
<li>Possess a BA/BS in a technology related discipline (i.e. IT, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or Software Engineering)</li>
<li>In leu of degree, candidate must have 8140 certification (i.e. Cloud+, GICSP, GSEC, Sec+, OR SSCP; or Requisite military training)</li>
<li>5 years of experience in designing, deploying, operating, and maintaining Al-related infrastructure; and an additional 5 years of experience in designing, deploying, operating, and maintaining containerized or virtualized infrastructure.</li>
<li>Demonstrated experience supporting projects of similar size, scope, and complexity.</li>
</ul>
<p>SALARY RANGE: $165,000 - $207,000</p>
<p>
The salary range for this position is determined based on qualifications, skills, and relevant experience. The final salary offered will be determined based on several factors including:</p>
<ul>
<li>The candidate's professional background and relevant work experience</li>
<li>The specific responsibilities of the role and organizational needs</li>
<li>Internal equity and alignment with current team compensation</li>
<li>This role is also eligible for additional compensation, subject to the terms and policies of MetroStar, which may include:</li>
<li><ul><li>Performance-based bonuses</li>
<li>Company-paid training and/or certifications</li>
<li>Referral bonuses</li>
</ul></li>
</ul><div><p><i>To apply for this position, please submit your resume via the form below or through our careers page: </i><i>https://www.metrostar.com/jobs/</i></p>
<p><b>
Application Deadline:</b> Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled; candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible for full consideration.</p>
<p><b>
Additional Compensation</b>: This role may also be eligible for bonuses and/or additional incentives based on individual and company performance.</p>
<p><b>
Benefits</b>: All full-time employees are eligible to participate in our benefits programs:</p>
<ul>
<li>Health, dental, and vision insurance</li>
<li>401(k) retirement plan with company match</li>
<li>Paid time off (PTO) and holidays</li>
<li>Parental Leave and dependent care</li>
<li>Flexible work arrangements</li>
<li>Professional development opportunities</li>
<li>Employee assistance and wellness programs</li>
</ul>
<p>Like we said, <b>we are </b>big fans of our people. That's why <b>we offer</b> a generous benefits package, professional growth, and valuable time to recharge. Learn more about our company culture code and benefits. Plus, check out our accolades.</p>
<p><b>
Commitment to Non-Discrimination</b><br>
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit and without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.</p>
<p>
 <b>What we want you to know:</b></p>
<p>
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.</p>
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Sr. Al Engineer I (6215)

<div><p>As <b>Sr. Al Platform Engineer I</b>, you'll work as part of a collaborative and high-performing team providing your expertise to deliver technical solutions within the highest levels of the federal government.</p>
<p>
We know that you can't have great technology services without amazing people. At MetroStar, we are <b>obsessed </b>with<b> </b>our people and have led a two-decade legacy of building the best and brightest teams. Because we know our future relies on our deep understanding and relentless focus on our people, we live by our mission: A passion for our people. Value for our customers.</p>
<p>
If you think you can see yourself delivering our mission and pursuing our goals with us, then check out the job description below!</p>
<p><b>
What you'll do:</b></p>
<ul>
<li>Provide subject matter expertise on Al infrastructure and Al integration to the government customer.</li>
<li>Lead the design. deployment. and maintenance of secure and scalable AI infrastructure to support the execution of Al workloads across on-premesis. hybrid. and cloud environments.</li>
<li>Architect and manage compute platforms. storage systems. and containerized environments optimized for Al inference and data processing while ensuring system reliability, performance, and observability.</li>
<li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate Al models. Al services. and runtime environments into operational pipelines.</li>
<li>Establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence with your knowledge and skills, and use your creativity to provide innovative solutions that fit the customer's needs.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>What you'll need to succeed:</b></p>
<ul>
<li>An active Top Secret with SCI eligibility security clearance.</li>
<li>AI/ML on Kubernetes: Skilled in deploying and managing AI/ML workloads using tools like Ray, Dask, Kubeflow, KServe, MLflow.</li>
<li>Possess a BA/BS in a technology related discipline (i.e. IT, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or Software Engineering)</li>
<li>In leu of degree, candidate must have 8140 certification (i.e. Cloud+, GICSP, GSEC, Sec+, OR SSCP; or Requisite military training)</li>
<li>5 years of experience in designing, deploying, operating, and maintaining Al-related infrastructure; and an additional 5 years of experience in designing, deploying, operating, and maintaining containerized or virtualized infrastructure.</li>
<li>Demonstrated experience supporting projects of similar size, scope, and complexity.</li>
</ul>
<p>SALARY RANGE: $165,000 - $207,000</p>
<p>
The salary range for this position is determined based on qualifications, skills, and relevant experience. The final salary offered will be determined based on several factors including:</p>
<ul>
<li>The candidate's professional background and relevant work experience</li>
<li>The specific responsibilities of the role and organizational needs</li>
<li>Internal equity and alignment with current team compensation</li>
<li>This role is also eligible for additional compensation, subject to the terms and policies of MetroStar, which may include:</li>
<li><ul><li>Performance-based bonuses</li>
<li>Company-paid training and/or certifications</li>
<li>Referral bonuses</li>
</ul></li>
</ul><div><p><i>To apply for this position, please submit your resume via the form below or through our careers page: </i><i>https://www.metrostar.com/jobs/</i></p>
<p><b>
Application Deadline:</b> Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled; candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible for full consideration.</p>
<p><b>
Additional Compensation</b>: This role may also be eligible for bonuses and/or additional incentives based on individual and company performance.</p>
<p><b>
Benefits</b>: All full-time employees are eligible to participate in our benefits programs:</p>
<ul>
<li>Health, dental, and vision insurance</li>
<li>401(k) retirement plan with company match</li>
<li>Paid time off (PTO) and holidays</li>
<li>Parental Leave and dependent care</li>
<li>Flexible work arrangements</li>
<li>Professional development opportunities</li>
<li>Employee assistance and wellness programs</li>
</ul>
<p>Like we said, <b>we are </b>big fans of our people. That's why <b>we offer</b> a generous benefits package, professional growth, and valuable time to recharge. Learn more about our company culture code and benefits. Plus, check out our accolades.</p>
<p><b>
Commitment to Non-Discrimination</b><br>
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit and without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.</p>
<p>
 <b>What we want you to know:</b></p>
<p>
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.</p>
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<p>
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Sr. Al Platform Engineer I (6215)

i3 Consulting

Sr Cloud Solutions Architect
<br><br>
The ideal candidate for this position will play a critical role in:
<br><br>
<ul>
<li>analyzing the current storage architecture of the VA.</li>
<li>Making recommendations for cost savings by assessing what requires cold storage vs. hot storage</li>
<li>Developing a white paper and presentation to the senior leadership at the VA</li>
</ul>
<b>Responsibilities:</b><br>
<ul>
<li>Primarily responsible for assessing the client's cloud storage infrastructure architecture and requirements</li>
<li>Develop a cloud storage model, keeping track of cloud activities, developing and moving applications to the cloud, and specifying computing demands.</li>
<li>Provide advice to leadership regarding establishing and maintaining enterprise platform and cloud services.</li>
<li>Ensure that critical applications hosted on the cloud are designed and optimized for high availability and disaster recovery in a cloud environment.</li>
<li>Maintain the cloud hosting capabilities through code/configuration pipelines (e.g., Infrastructure as Code), and provide environments to the IC customers to build their systems and applications.</li>
</ul>
<b>Qualifications:</b><br>
<b>The successful candidate must have:</b><br>
<ul>
<li>At least a Bachelor's degree in information science, computer science, mathematics, or a related technical field</li>
<li>At least 4 years of professional work experience with cloud technology and with more than one cloud service provider (CSP) platform (e.g., among Azure, AWS, GCP, and OCI)</li>
<li>Hands-on experience working with cloud architecture and tools</li>
<li>Experience in designing, planning, implementing, and supporting enterprise applications and storage in a cloud environment using technologies such as Unix/Linux, Windows, Oracle, SQL, Java, .Net, and other web application technologies</li>
</ul>


Cloud Storage Architect

Networking for Future, Inc.

<div>About NFF:
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Since 1996, NFF has designed, architected, and delivered IT network and security solutions to many state, and local government agencies, K-20 educational institutions, federal agencies, and large enterprise businesses across the mid-Atlantic. NFF is a technology services and solutions provider, specializing in next-generation IT infrastructure including networks, data centers, cloud migrations, IT security, collaboration and mobility, and full/part-time staff augmentation services. Our solutions, professional services and IT staffing portfolio are centered around building more resilient, secure, adaptive, and intelligent IT infrastructure and include comprehensive assessment, architecture, design, integration and installation services, and ongoing performance management services though our Network Operations Center (NOC).</div><div></div><div><br>
NFF is a Cisco Gold Partner with a Customer Experience Specialization and was a &ldquo;Cisco Top-5 Mid-Atlantic SLED Partner&rdquo; in 2019, 2020 and 2022. NFF has maintained Cisco Gold Partnership since 2008, is the only Cisco Gold Partner headquartered in the District of Columbia. In addition to Cisco, NFF has key partnerships with many manufacturers and IT solution providers including, Rapid7, Arctic Wolf, VMware, NetApp and Splunk.</div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
NFF is a District of Columbia (DC) Certified Business Enterprise (CBE) and a SBA Certified Small Business with headquarters in downtown Washington, DC. Our dedication to quality is reflected in our accomplishment of being awarded multiple ISO 9001:2015 certifications.</b></h2>
About this Position / Responsibilities:
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NFF is seeking a cloud professional proficient in administering AWS GovCloud cloud service platform for an examination tool. As a Cloud Engineer you will partner with the cloud platform team and development team to build, manage, and enable the underlying cloud infrastructure and platforms in support of the business application development project.</div><br>
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Qualifications:
<ul><li>Developing software according to software development lifecycles (SDLCs), including DevOps, Agile, Lean, or Iterative.</li><li>
Designing, deploying, and migrating secure and maintainable systems for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS) environments.</li><li>
Proficient in at least one high-level programming language such as Python, PowerShell, or Infrastructure as Code (AWS CloudFormation, AWS CDK, Terraform, etc.). Python 3.x data engineering with pandas, Databricks, or SPARK preferred. DevOps, CI/CD pipelines and automation, containers, and related best practices for cloud deployment. Experience with GitLab or Azure DevOps preferred.</li><li>
Service offerings in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and government platform experience preferred.</li><li>
Understanding of cloud-based architectures, web servers, caching, application servers, load balancers, and storage. Experience with AWS Load Balancer.</li><li>
Familiarity with loose coupling, stateless systems, and best practices for designing cloudready applications.</li><li>
Understanding of cloud federation technologies such as SAML, Okta, OAuth, and OpenID Connect and how to apply these technologies to enterprise and public-facing applications.</li><li>
Understanding of cloud vendor cost structures and the ability to optimize solutions for cost effectiveness.</li><li>
Experience transitioning legacy systems to cloud-ready architecture.</li><li>
Understanding of RESTful Web Services, XML, or JSON. Experience with AWS API Gateway.</li><li>
Awareness of cloud information security risks and best practices, especially in a highly secure operating environment.</li><li>
Familiarity with government cloud deployments (FedRAMP, FISMA, high security environments, etc.)</li></ul><div></div><div><b><br>
Highly Desirable Skills (not mandatory):</b></div><ul><li>
Experience with direct configuration and management of AWS components, including CloudTrail, CloudWatch, S3, RDS or Aurora, PostgresSQL, Lambda, Glue or MWAA (Airflow)</li><li>
Experience with designing or implementing cloud architectures for analytics/data processing/machine learning use-cases, such as data lakes, lake formations, etc.</li><li>
Experience with containerization as a strategy for cloud-enabling legacy applications such as Docker and Kubernetes (AWS EKS, ECS, or Fargate preferred)</li><li>
Familiarity with the Well Architected Framework.</li><li>
Experience with defining platform requirements.</li><li>
Experience integrating with enterprise observability platforms such as Splunk.</li></ul><div><b>
*** THIS IS AN ONSITE ROLE ***</b></div><div><b>
*** US Citizenship Required ***</b><br>
<b>*** BS/BA in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field is required</b></div><br>
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NFF Disclosures:
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NFF offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits and flexible paid time off options, for eligible employees:</p><ul><li>
Medical, Dental and Vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account</li><li>
STD, LTD, Supplemental life insurance and ADD&amp;D</li><li>
Comprehensive 401k plan</li><li>
Paid Time Off</li></ul><p><b>
NFF is an Equal Opportunity Employer.</b></p><p></p><p><b><br>
Important Notice: All NFF Inc communications come from @nffinc.com. Emails from other domains claiming to be NFF are likely scams. Be cautious, verify senders, and report suspicious messages immediately.</b></p></div>

Senior Cloud Systems Engineer

RCG Inc

<div><p><b>Lead Network Engineer</b></p>
<p><b>Location:</b> Washington, DC &ndash; On-Site (Five (5) days per week)<br>
<b>Clearance Requirement:</b> Active Secret Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required)<br>
<b>Salary Range:</b> $140,000 &ndash; $150,000 annually</p>
<p><b>Who We Are</b></p>
<p>RCG is a fast-growing federal contracting firm proudly Certified&trade; as a Great Place to Work&reg;. We are committed to fostering a culture of innovation, inclusion, and excellence. At RCG, we deliver technology and mission support services that help government agencies succeed.</p>
<p>We are currently seeking a <b>Lead Network Engineer</b> to support an ongoing federal contract in <b>Washington, DC</b>. This is a <b>full-time, on-site position requiring five (5) days per week on location</b>. The role supports a nationwide enterprise environment for a U.S. Federal agency with more than <b>3,000 users</b>.</p>
<p><b>Please note:</b> Due to the secure nature of this government agency, all candidates must be <b>U.S. citizens with an active Secret clearance</b> and <b>DoD 8570/8140-compliant certifications</b>.</p>
<p>The selected candidate will receive a contingent offer pending the successful completion of a government background investigation. This process may take several weeks, and employment may not begin until clearance is finalized.</p>
<p><b>The Opportunity</b></p>
<p>This senior-level position is ideal for an experienced network professional who thrives in large-scale, mission-critical environments. The Lead Network Engineer will design, implement, and maintain a nationwide network infrastructure while leading <b>ITIL v4-aligned service management practices</b>.</p>
<p>In this role, you will serve as a <b>senior technical authority</b>, directly supervising <b>five (5) Junior to Mid-level NOC engineers</b>, providing both technical leadership and operational oversight. This position is part of a <b>seven-year contract</b> and offers long-term stability and growth opportunities.</p>
<p>This role requires participation in <b>rotating after-hours on-call schedules and occasional extended coverage, shared among the engineering team</b>, to support continuous operations.</p>
<p><b>What You&rsquo;ll Do</b></p>
<p><b>Network Design &amp; Engineering</b></p>
<ul><li>Design, implement, monitor, and troubleshoot nationwide WAN environments</li>
<li>Plan and oversee installation, configuration, and testing of routers, switches, firewalls, and related network devices</li>
<li>Ensure network reliability, scalability, security, and performance across enterprise environments</li>
<li>Engineer wired, wireless, and unified communications (voice, data, video) solutions</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Technical Leadership &amp; Operations</b></p>
<ul><li>Serve as senior technical authority for enterprise network services and functions</li>
<li>Lead and support advanced IT systems software and hardware projects</li>
<li>Supervise and provide leadership to engineers assigned to the Network Operations Center (NOC)</li>
<li>Assist the Task Order Program Manager with contract deliverables</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Network Management &amp; Monitoring</b></p>
<ul><li>Monitor and optimize LAN, WAN, and cloud-based network systems</li>
<li>Configure and utilize network management and monitoring tools</li>
<li>Manage WAN technologies including MPLS, IPSec VPNs, QoS, routing protocols, ACLs, and bandwidth management</li>
<li>Monitor ticket queues and escalate issues in accordance with SLAs</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Collaboration, Documentation &amp; Compliance</b></p>
<ul><li>Partner with internal and external stakeholders to support national network operations</li>
<li>Work with third-party providers to provision site-to-site IPSec VPNs</li>
<li>Document network designs, configurations, standards, and procedures</li>
<li>Ensure compliance with IT acquisition management, testing, and operational evaluations</li>
<li>Promote training and professional development opportunities for network staff</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Qualifications</b></p>
<p><b>Required</b></p>
<ul><li>Seven (7) or more years of experience leading and managing large-scale network engineering projects</li>
<li>Proven experience supervising technical teams and delivering enterprise network solutions</li>
<li>Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and decision-making skills</li>
<li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills</li>
<li>Demonstrated ability to work directly with clients and stakeholders to assess needs and deliver solutions</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Desired Certifications</b></p>
<ul><li>CCNP, CCIE, CCNA</li>
<li>ITIL (v4 preferred)</li>
<li>F5, CCDP, CISSP, JNCIP</li>
<li>AWS or Azure networking certifications</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Work Environment</b></p>
<ul><li>Full-time, <b>on-site position in Washington, DC</b></li>
<li>Five (5) days per week on location</li>
<li>Participation in <b>rotating after-hours on-call schedules and occasional extended coverage, shared among the engineering team</b>, as required</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Physical Demands</b></p>
<p>Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role.</p>
<p><b>Equal Employment Opportunity Statement</b></p>
<p>RCG, Inc. does not discriminate against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities. RCG prohibits discrimination against all individuals based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin</p></div>

Lead Network Engineer - Secret Clearance - On-Site

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