Overview:

Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper, visit www.draper.com.

Job Description Summary:

The Senior Cloud Systems Engineer is an infrastructure engineer responsible for the design, deployment, operation and maintenance of public cloud solutions. In addition to Systems Administration skills required to provision, manage, monitor and decommission cloud services, this role requires knowledge and experience with technologies for automating provisioning and management of infrastructure in a distributed environment through scripting. 

The successful candidate is experienced in implementing and managing AWS, Azure or GCP workloads from the ground up and has solid knowledge and hands-on experience with Linux and Windows servers and end-points, storage, networking, virtualization and cloud technologies as well as orchestration and automation. The position requires an individual who has demonstrated technical leadership in a 500+ user/VM/cloud environment.

This role is approved for 100% WFH, or hybrid if desired, and requires the ability to commute to Cambridge, MA in a reasonable amount of time to participate in on-call rotation which may include nights, weekends and holidays.

Job Description:

Duties/Responsibilities
• Collaborate with internal IT, InfoSec and Engineering teams to plan, design and deploy cloud-based solutions that align with company security requirements and best practices.
• Act as the Infrastructure liaison between IT and Engineering developers to perform requirements analysis, translating business needs into cloud solutions.
• Implement hybrid IT by integrating different cloud services with back-end, traditional data center services - Agile provisioning of cloud compute, storage and network resources.
• Maintain systems security and integrity, taking corrective actions as necessary in compliance with company and industry standards and best practices.
• Develop and maintain compliance documentation and architectural diagrams for use in the installation, configuration, operation, maintenance and support of the cloud infrastructure.
• Provide proactive and reactive support on issues relating to the cloud and virtual environments.
• Analyze and articulate the risks, benefits and opportunities associated with any change within the infrastructure.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills/Abilities
• Skilled with High Performance Computing cloud services.
• Experience with container technologies like ECS, EKS, Docker and Kubernetes
• Solid understanding of networking concepts, TCP/IP, DNS, VLANs, LDAP, HTTPS, VPCs and IPSec/SSL VPN.
• Proficiency in modern scripting languages for automation of systems administration tasks, such as PowerShell, Python, JSON.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and technologies like Gitlab or Jenkins.
• Understanding SSL certificates, encryption and STIG security hardening methodologies.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task.
• Ability to work efficiently and independently with minimal supervision.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent technical documentation and project management skills.
• Able to implement and manage AWS, Azure or GCP workloads from the ground up.
• Solid knowledge of Linux and Windows servers and end-points, storage, networking, virtualization and cloud technologies as well as orchestration and automation. 
• Knowledge of DFAR/NIST/CMMC compliance documentation and technical controls.

Education
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science/Engineering or Information Technology.
• One or more professional certifications such as Network+, Security+ or CISSP - AWS, Azure or GCP certifications

Experience
• 3-5 years experience with cloud technologies from AWS, Azure and VMware, including DevOps and Infrastructure automation experience with Ansible, Terraform and Cloud Formation is required.
• Additional experience designing and deploying AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, KMS, IAM, and API Gateways is preferred.

Additional Job Description:

Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance. 

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Job Location - City:

Cambridge

Job Location - State:

Massachusetts

Job Location - Postal Code:

02139-3563

Our work is very important to us, but so is our life outside of work. Draper supports many programs to improve work-life balance including workplace flexibility, employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga, health and finance workshops, off site social events and discounts to local museums and cultural activities. If this specific job opportunity and the chance to work at a nationally renowned R&D innovation company appeals to you, apply now www.draper.com/careers.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Draper is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We understand the value of diversity and its impact on a high-performance culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Draper is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, please contact hr@draper.com.