ApplyLogic is a fast-paced Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small-Business, headquartered in Vienna, VA. Our people are our greatest asset, and our company culture is grounded on that belief. We offer challenging and interesting work in a friendly and supportive environment. Through prime and subcontracts, we deliver best-in-class expertise to solve complex technical problems. 

We have an immediate hybrid Cloud Engineer position available in Washington, DC. If you join our team in this role, you will play a crucial role in evaluating and implementing cloud virtualization technologies that can serve as effective alternatives to VMware environments. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to design, deploy, and manage cloud solutions that optimize performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency.

Primary Roles and Responsibilities:

• Evaluate and recommend cloud-based virtualization technologies and open-source solutions.
• Design and implement cloud architectures that effectively replace existing VMware environments, ensuring compatibility with existing applications and workloads.
• Collaborate with IT teams to migrate and optimize workloads to the cloud, ensuring minimal disruption to services.
• Monitor and manage cloud-based virtual machines, containers, and orchestration tools to ensure optimal performance and availability.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and tools for provisioning, scaling, and managing cloud resources.
• Conduct performance tuning and troubleshooting of cloud environments to resolve issues efficiently.
• Document processes, architectures, and configurations for knowledge sharing and compliance purposes.
• Stay informed about industry trends and emerging technologies related to cloud virtualization.

Required Education, Knowledge, and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in cloud engineering or related roles, with a strong focus on virtualization technologies.
• Proficiency in cloud platforms and experience with their virtualization services.
• Familiarity with alternatives to VMware or open-source virtualization technologies.
• Experience with containerization technologies and orchestration platforms.
• Strong scripting skills for automation tasks.
• Solid understanding of networking, security, and best practices in cloud architecture.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Preferred Education, Experience, and Skills:

• Relevant cloud certifications.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
• Understanding of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipeline development.

Clearance:
Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.

ApplyLogic offers competitive salaries with a robust Fortune-500 type benefits package. Some of the benefits you will receive when you join us are:

• Employee Assistance Program
• 401K
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Life/Short-Term Disability/Critical Illness/Accident Insurance
• 15+ PTO Days
• 11 Federal Holidays
• Up to $5K towards continuing education and/or professional development with unlimited web-based training
• Pet Benefit Programs