SkyePoint Decisions is a leading Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering, Critical Infrastructure and Operations, and Applications Development and Maintenance IT service provider headquartered in Dulles, Virginia with operations across the U.S. We provide innovative enterprise-wide solutions as well as targeted services addressing the complex challenges faced by our federal government clients. Our focus is on enabling our clients to deliver their mission most efficiently and effectively - anytime, anywhere, securely. We combine technical expertise, mission awareness, and an empowered workforce to produce meaningful results.
As a SkyePoint employee you will be given the opportunity to support some of our nation’s most critical information systems by utilizing not only your existing cybersecurity skills and talents, but those that you will learn in your new role. In your new role as a cyber security professional, you will protect our customer’s most sensitive data and complex systems from all forms of threats including cyber-attacks, insider threats, rogue network devices, and malicious software and applications. You will work with a team of like-minded professionals to share and collaborate upon your ideas to improve the cybersecurity infrastructure, architecture, and configuration deployments. Your ideas and contributions will matter.
This is a contingent position based upon customer approval.
SkyePoint is currently seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Engineer to become part of SkyePoint’s Department of State (DoS) Diplomatic Security Cyber Mission (DSCM) program providing leading cyber and technology security experience to enable innovative, effective and secure business processes.
This position will work a rotating hybrid schedule in Rosslyn, VA. WEEK 1 - 2 days onsite, 3 days remote WEEK 2 - 3 days onsite, 2 days remote.
In this role, you will:
- Interface with customers and architects to gather requirements.
- Lead organization through cloud adoption and transformation efforts and establish best practices.
- Responsible for the designing and developing the overall cloud strategy and ensuring all components are implemented correctly and secure.
- Lead the management and maintenance of the cloud architecture.
- Provide leadership over cloud efforts like infrastructure transition, service, and data migration.
- Identify and implement cloud capabilities that best support the organizations cloud efforts.
- Assists team in developing advanced cloud models and deployments for cloud infrastructure.
- Perform analysis of cloud offerings and determine offer that provides best value to the organization.
- Define and implement secure networking solutions between on-premises data centers and commercial clouds.
- Provide guidance and training to cloud engineers on the approach selected as the best implementation.
- Develop and present select cloud strategies and plans for implementation to the organization.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree and a minimum 14 years’ of relevant experience, or a Master's degree and 12 years of experience. An additional 4 years of experience can be substituted for a degree.
- Experience as a Cloud Architect with past experience in design, development and implementation of cloud solutions.
- Must be able to work a hybrid schedule.
- Expert knowledge of cloud computing technologies and current cloud computing trends.
- Strong experience managing and developing in Azure with knowledge of other cloud environments.
- Effective communication skills to provide plans and briefing to other engineers as well as organization leadership.
- Experience leading other cloud engineers to help expand cloud skillsets across the organization.
- Possess ONE of the following certifications: CISSP; Sec+; Net+; A+; MCP; MCSE; CCNA; MCSA
- U.S. citizenship and an active Secret security clearance
- Ability to obtain a final Top Secret security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Masters degree in Cloud-related discipline preferred.
What We Can Offer You:
- At SkyePoint, we go B.I.G. (beginning in GRATITUDE) by recognizing all we have and giving back to our employees, families, and communities. It instills a positive mindset that permeates all we do. By beginning in gratitude, SkyePoint can continue to spread living in gratitude each day.
- Great Benefits: Several insurance options including HMO and High Deductible plans with Health Savings Accounts [HSAs], Flex Spending Accounts [FSAs], Full Dental Plans, ST/LT Disability, Life Insurance, floating federal holiday options, and 401k matched
- Certificate Incentive Program: To promote professional development, we recognize and reward employees who obtain new certifications aligned with business needs.
- SkyePoint DoD SkillBridge Industry Partner Fellowship Program
- Flexible Work Environment
Compensation:
Salary Range: $200,000-$258,000
The SkyePoint Decisions salary range for this position is a general guideline only. It represents an estimated range for this position and is just one piece of our total compensation package.
Salary at SkyePoint is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, work schedule, the candidate’s combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability, market data and business considerations.
In addition to a competitive salary, SkyePoint offers benefits including a certification incentive program, PTO, floating federal holiday options, several insurance options including HMO and High Deductible plans with Health Savings Accounts [HSAs], Flex Spending Accounts [FSAs], Full Dental Plans, Vision, ST/LT Disability, Life Insurance, and 401k matched.
SkyePoint Decisions is an established ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certified small business and appraised at CMMI Level 3 for Services and Development. We possess a common vision of excellence and foster a collaborative team culture built upon individual performance and accountability. We invest in our people and systems to create value for our clients. It is the SkyePoint Way. We are grateful for the opportunity to work with exceptional people and give back to the communities we serve. Our employees value the flexibility at SkyePoint that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives.
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Skyepoint Decisions is a participating E-Verify Employer.
U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
