Cloud Engineer (you MUST Be a US Citizen)

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This role is for a Cloud Engineer in Scottsdale, AZ, with a contract length of unspecified duration. Pay ranges from $95/hr to $110/hr. Required skills include Python, Java, AWS, DevOps principles, and strong security knowledge. A Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of experience are mandatory.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
💰 - Day rate
Unknown
Unknown
760
🗓️ - Date discovered
April 19, 2025
🕒 - Project duration
Unknown
🏝️ - Location type
On-site
📄 - Contract type
W2 Contractor
🔒 - Security clearance
Unknown
📍 - Location detailed
Scottsdale, AZ
🧠 - Skills detailed
#Azure #AI (Artificial Intelligence) #Prometheus #Version Control #YAML (YAML Ain't Markup Language) #Elasticsearch #Grafana #Lambda (AWS Lambda) #Infrastructure as Code (IaC) #Documentation #Scripting #Java #Cloud #Maven #VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #GIT #IAM (Identity and Access Management) #JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) #Compliance #Kafka (Apache Kafka) #Mathematics #Unix #Ansible #Logstash #S3 (Amazon Simple Storage Service) #Vulnerability Management #Agile #Python #Monitoring #API (Application Programming Interface) #Docker #Logging #GitLab #Kubernetes #Terraform #Security #Linux #Programming #EC2 #Automation #DevOps #Splunk #Jira
Role description

TITLE: Cloud Software Engineer (US Citizenship REQUIRED)

CLEARANCE: Secret, obtainable within reasonable time based on requirements

LOCATION: ONSITE in Scottsdale AZ 85250 (no relocation package)

RATE RANGE: $95/hr - $110/hr W2 (no health benefits while on contract)

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   • No C2C, we can NOT work with outside agencies/vendors, and we can NOT do 1099-US CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED

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   • GeoLogics is currently seeking a Senior Advanced Software Engineer in Scottsdale, AZ .

REQUIRED SKILLS

Python / Java programming languages

Understanding of DevOps principles: Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, automation, configuration management, and infrastructure as code

Familiar with Scaled Agile methodology and its best practice

Security knowledge: Familiarity with security best practices, risk, compliance & vulnerability management, encryption & PKI, incident response, auditing and monitoring

Programming and scripting: Proficiency and strong knowledge in languages such as Python, Linux/UNIX, YAML, and JSON.

Cloud platforms: Experience with AWS (AWS Solutions Architect strongly preferred) and its services (including fundamental AWS networking), knowing Azure is a plus

Containerization: Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes

Strong understanding of API Design, testing, development and management

Collaboration and communication: Ability to communicate and work effectively with development team members, operations, and security teams

Problem-solving and analytical skills: Ability to identify issues and develop effective solutions

Documentation: Well versed in generating documentation and sharing important knowledge

Artificial Intelligence: Well versed in prompt engineering and utilizing popular AI tools to accelerate workload

CI/CD tools: Gitlab, Nexus Managed Artifacts,

AWS: AWS EKS, EC2, Lambda, S3, EBS/EFS, VPC, DNS, IAM, KMS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail

Configuration management: Ansible, Terragrunt, ArgoCD

Build/Development: VS Code, Maven

Event streaming platform (nice to have): Kafka messaging

Container orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker,

Security, Monitoring and logging: ACAS/Grype vulns scanning, SIEM (Splunk) Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)

Version control: Git

Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation

Collaboration: Jira, Confluence

Agile experience preferred.

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field. Also requires 10+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 8 years of job-related experience.

If you would like to interview for this position, please send an updated resume to Dee Smith, d.smith@geologics.com