Systems Engineer

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US Citizen
I2X Technologies is a reputable technology services company to the Federal Government. Whether the focus is on space exploration, national security, cyber security, or cutting‑edge engineering applications, I2X is ready to offer you the chance to make a real‑world impact in your field and for your country. Our programs support multiple Federal agencies, the Department of Defense and often focused on the space initiatives of our government customers.
I2X Technologies is seeking a Cloud Systems Engineer to support ongoing activities for a customer in Washington, DC. This position will be on‑site.
Design, and develop cloud‑native applications
Set up and configure DevSecOps for cloud environments
Partner with the cloud platform team and development team to build, manage, and enable the underlying cloud infrastructure and platforms in support of a business application development project.
Developing software according to software development lifecycles (SDLCs), including DevOps, Agile, Lean, or Iterative.
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.
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.
Service offerings in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and government platform experience preferred.
Understanding of cloud‑based architectures, web servers, caching, application servers, load balancers, and storage. Experience with AWS Load Balancer.
Familiarity with loose coupling, stateless systems, and best practices for designing cloudready applications.
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.
Understanding of cloud vendor cost structures and the ability to optimize solutions for cost effectiveness.
Experience transitioning legacy systems to cloud‑ready architecture.
Understanding of RESTful Web Services, XML, or JSON. Experience with AWS API Gateway.
Awareness of cloud information security risks and best practices, especially in a highly secure operating environment.
Familiarity with government cloud deployments (FedRAMP, FISMA, high security environments, etc.)
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or related field.
Experience with direct configuration and management of AWS components, including CloudTrail, CloudWatch, S3, RDS or Aurora, PostgresSQL, Lambda, Glue or MWAA (Airflow)
Experience with designing or implementing cloud architectures for analytics/data processing/machine learning use‑cases, such as data lakes, lake formations, etc.
Experience with containerization as a strategy for cloud‑enabling legacy applications such as Docker and Kubernetes (AWS EKS, ECS, or Fargate preferred)
Experience with defining platform requirements.
Experience integrating with enterprise observability platforms such as Splunk.
Experience with Data Quality testing tooling (e.g., Great Expectations, Glue Data Quality)
I2X Technologies considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and business considerations when extending an offer.
May require walking long distance from parking to work station. Lifting may require floor to waist, waist to shoulder, or shoulder to overhead movement of up to 20 pounds. I2X Technologies is an Engineering and Information Technology Company focused on providing Services to the Federal and State Government.