Cloud Platform Engineer
McLean, MD - USA
Job Summary
Public Trust Eligibility Required
About Aretum
Aretum is a mission-driven organization committed to delivering innovative technology-enabled solutions to our customers across defense civilian and homeland security sectors. Our teams work at the intersection of strategy technology and transformation helping agencies solve their most critical challenges. We believe in investing in our people and creating a culture where collaboration inclusion and professional growth are at the forefront.
Job Summary
Aretum is seeking a skilled and highly motivated Cloud / Platform Engineer. As a Cloud / Platform Engineer you will deploy configure and operate the solution in VAEC.
Due to the nature of our work as a federal consulting organization employees may be expected to handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and must adhere to applicable safeguarding and compliance requirements.
Responsibilities
- Deploy containerized services (ECS or OpenShift)
- Configure networking load balancing and scaling
- Implement CI/CD pipelines and environment management
- Integrate logging monitoring and observability tools
- Maintain system reliability and uptime
Requirements
- AWS Core Services:ECS EC2 VPC ALB/NLB IAM S3
- Containerization:Docker image management container lifecycle
- Orchestration:ECS (preferred) basic Kubernetes/OpenShift exposure
- Infrastructure as Code:Terraform CloudFormation or similar
- CI/CD Tools:GitLab CI GitHub Actions Azure DevOps pipelines
- Networking Fundamentals:Subnets routing security groups NACLs
- Monitoring & Logging:CloudWatch log aggregation metrics dashboards
- Security Basics:IAM roles least privilege secrets management
- High Availability & Scaling:Auto-scaling groups health checks failover
- Environment Management:Dev/test/prod separation configuration management
- Troubleshooting:Logs metrics container failures networking issues
Travel Requirements
This is a remote position; however occasional travel may berequiredbased on project needs client meetings team collaboration events or training is expected to be less than 10% and will be communicated in advance whenever possible.
EEO Statement
Aretum is committed to fostering a workplace rooted in excellence integrity and equal opportunity for all. We adhere to merit-based hiring practices ensuring that all employment decisions are made based on qualifications skills and ability to perform the job without preference or consideration of factors unrelated to job performance.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer Aretumcomplies withall applicable federal state and local employment laws.
We are proud to support our nations veterans and military familiesprovidingcareer opportunities that honor their service and experience.
If you require reasonable accommodation during the hiring process due to a disability pleasecontactforassistance.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
U.S. Work Authorization
Due to federal contract requirements only U.S. citizens are eligible for this position. This position supports a federal government contract and requires the ability to obtain andmaintaina Public Trust or Suitability Determination depending on the agencys background investigation requirements.
Benefits
- Health Care Plan (Medical Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k)
- Life Insurance (Basic Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off
- Family Leave (Maternity Paternity)
- Short Term & Long-Term Disability
- Training & Development
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
ARETUM, LLC (ARETUM) is a leading government contracting company specializing in technology-enabled mission support services for the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and Civilian agencies. ARETUM provides leading-edge solutions and outstanding service to Federal ... View more