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Overview

Acuity, Inc. seeks dynamic, self-motivated individuals with experience as a Cloud Engineer. The Client applies technical resources to accelerate the timely, reliable, and secure delivery of open source data, information, and insights. The Client requires application development support to maintain and enhance an existing social media data exploitation platform. Work will include developing enhancements to an existing service-based web application.

In return, Acuity Inc offers a great company culture with wonderful work/life balance and a robust compensation package which includes Health/Dental/Vision, up to $6K training & professional development benefit annually, 401K matching, corporate events/team-building and more!

Acuity was awarded "Best Places to Work" by the Washington Business Journal for over 8 years (2010 - 2014, 2015, 2017-2021, 2023, 2024) and "Top Workplaces" by Washington Post (2022, 2023, 2024). www.myacuity.com

Why Acuity?

Acuity is a digital strategy and technology consulting firm that serves federal agencies with critical missions. Our experts support projects in the areas of IT Modernization, Data Enablement, and Hyperautomation to help protect our national interests and keep people safe. If you have technical experience and a passion for making a difference, we might be the right fit for you.

Responsibilities

What you 'll be doing:

Coordinating with multiple entities, including mission partners, to ensure tools meet defined requirements.
Applying DevOps principles and philosophies to continuously deliver high value enhancements to software in a service-based architecture.
Ensuring all application security vulnerabilities are addressed as appropriate by severity to maintain security accreditation.
Supporting data engineering efforts to analyze large data sets to derive data relationships.
Maintaining, upgrading, and troubleshooting various codebases deployed in a multi-cloud environment.
Maintaining, upgrading, troubleshooting hardware and networks.
Managing and mitigating IT security vulnerabilities and apply security controls.

Qualifications

Required Skills:

Demonstrated experience monitoring system performance and troubleshooting.
Demonstrated experience installing, configuring, testing, and maintaining operating systems, application software, and system management tools.
Demonstrated experience maintaining, upgrading, troubleshooting, and managing software, hardware, and networks.
Demonstrated experience working within cloud computing environments, Linux, and Unix-based operating systems.
Demonstrated experience in platform and application automated deployment. 6. Demonstrated experience using AWS to include S3, EBS, and EC2.

Preferred Skills:

Demonstrated experience managing and mitigating IT security vulnerabilities using Plans of Actions and Milestones (POAMs).
Demonstrated experience applying FISMA security controls.
Demonstrated experience documenting and communicating technical and non-technical mission requirements for all audiences.
Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with other technical teams across multiple organizational boundaries.
Demonstrated experience implementing DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines to support a multi-tenant environment.
Demonstrated experience in cloud deployment, DevOps, containerization, web service and API management, and computing optimization.
Demonstrated experience using requirements tracking programs such as JIRA or Confluence.
Demonstrated experience in cloud database, storage, virtualization, and network configurations
Demonstrated experience incorporating automated software quality checks, security scanning, infrastructure-as-code, and other modern DevSecOps tools and practices.

Clearance Requirements:

TS/SCI w/Poly

About Acuity:

Acuity, Inc. is a leading management and technology consulting firm that specializes in serving the federal government. Our innovative, collaborative and rewarding work environment has earned repeat honors from the Washington Business Journal’s Best Places to Work and SmartCEO Corporate Culture awards.

Why Choose Acuity?

Innovative Excellence: Recognized by The Washington Post's "Top Workplaces" and a nine-time recipient of the Washington Business Journal's "Best Places to Work," Acuity fosters an environment where innovation thrives and employees flourish.
Competitive Compensation: We value our employees and show it through highly competitive compensation and benefits packages.
Personal Growth: Your potential isn't just recognized at Acuity, it's actively cultivated. With tailored training, mentorship, and cutting-edge resources, we empower you to thrive personally and professionally.
Recognition and Visibility: Stand out in a competitive industry with Acuity's exceptional customer feedback and robust opportunity channels.
Collaborative Culture: At Acuity, teamwork isn't just a buzzword – it's the cornerstone of our success. Encouragement and support fuel our collaborative culture, where every voice matters.
Diversity and Inclusion: Diversity isn't just a checkbox – it's who we are. At Acuity, we pride ourselves on recruiting and maintaining a workforce that celebrates diversity and treats every employee with dignity and respect.

Join Acuity, where your talents are valued, your growth is nurtured, and your impact is amplified. Together, let's shape the future of digital strategy and technology consulting.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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What You Should Know About Cloud Engineer, Acuity INC

If you're looking to make a significant impact as a Cloud Engineer at Acuity, Inc. in Chantilly, we want to meet you! We're on the hunt for dynamic, self-motivated professionals with a zest for technology and a background in cloud environments. In your role, you'll be collaborating closely with multiple teams to enhance our social media data exploitation platform, focusing on the timely, secure, and reliable delivery of insights. Your day-to-day will involve applying DevOps principles, ensuring the resilience and security of applications while addressing any vulnerabilities that arise. You'll work with vast data sets, using your analytical skills to derive valuable relationships while maintaining and upgrading our codebases in a multi-cloud setup. Beyond technical expertise, we value a culture that promotes innovation, work/life balance, and continuous learning. With competitive compensation and benefits, including substantial training support and a robust 401K plan, Acuity is committed to nurturing your growth. Plus, our accolades as a top workplace reflect our collaborative and inclusive environment. If you're excited about the future of digital strategy and technology consulting and want to be part of a mission-focused team that keeps our nation safe, let's talk. Join us at Acuity and let’s shape the future together!

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Cloud Engineer Role at Acuity INC

What are the main responsibilities of a Cloud Engineer at Acuity, Inc.?

As a Cloud Engineer at Acuity, Inc., you'll coordinate with various mission partners to ensure that the tools meet established requirements. Your responsibilities include applying DevOps practices to enhance service-based applications and managing security vulnerabilities. Additionally, you'll support data engineering efforts and troubleshoot both codebases and hardware in a multi-cloud environment.