Job Description

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

WHO WE ARE

US AI stands as a forward-thinking digital transformation enterprise, dedicated to enabling individuals to achieve remarkable feats through cutting-edge technology. As a leader in Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Self-Healing Infrastructure , we are actively seeking top-tier talent to spearhead the commercialization of groundbreaking products and propel our business to new heights.

If you’re passionate about pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in the digital realm, then this is the place for you. Come work with us, and let’s redefine the future together.

About the job

As a Cloud Engineer, you will collaborate with our engineering team to implement optimal cloud-based solutions and establish best practices for application deployment and infrastructure maintenance. You’ll mentor development teams, ensure high standards of application performance and scalability, and design cloud native applications for large-scale data processing and advanced analytics.

What you’ll do

• Work in tandem with our engineering team to identify and implement the most optimal cloud-based solutions for the company
• Define and document best practices and strategies regarding application deployment and infrastructure maintenance
• Provide guidance, thought leadership, and mentorship to development teams to build cloud competencies
• Ensure application performance, uptime, and scale, maintaining high standards of code quality and thoughtful design
• Design, build, and deploy our cloud native applications at the direction of lead architects, including large-scale data processing, computationally intensive statistical modeling, and advanced analytics
• Participate in all aspects of the software development life cycle, including planning, requirements, development, testing, and quality assurance
• Troubleshoot incidents, identify root cause, fix and document issues, and implement preventive measures
• Educate teams on the implementation of new cloud-based initiatives, providing associated training as required
• Employ exceptional problem-solving skills, with the ability to see and solve issues before they affect the mission
• Implement best practices in designing cloud infrastructure to meet various compliance needs such as NIST 800-53, CMMI, and CMMC
• Build automated infrastructure deployments using Terraform, Ansible and other infrastructure as code and configuration as code tools
• Design and implement networking best practices for a multi-cloud infrastructure

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a Related Discipline
• 7 years of experience architecting, designing, developing, and implementing cloud solutions on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platforms, with a focus on Azure and Google Cloud Platforms
• Understanding of and experience with the five pillars of a well-architected framework
• Experience in several of the following areas: database architecture, ETL, business intelligence, big data, machine learning, and advanced analytics
• Proven ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of business analysis, data analysis, developers, data scientists, architects, and subject matter experts
• Proficiency in Terraform and experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices
• Experience deploying and managing applications using Kubernetes

Required Skills / Certifications

• Security+ and Network+ Certified
• AWS, GCP, or Azure Certifications
• Knowledge of web services, API, REST, and RPC

Security clearance

• You must be able to obtain a security clearance (Secret or higher) – US Citizenship required

COMPENSATION

• $100,000-$175,000 per year based on skills, experience

Benefits

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package, paid time off, life insurance, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer matching, and opportunities for professional growth and career development.

You have the legal right to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship. Qualified candidates must live in the United States, with the ability to commute to the North Bethesda, MD office. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. USAI is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identification, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, disabled veteran or Vietnam-era veteran, or any other classification protected by applicable anti-discrimination laws. We prohibit and do not tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment.

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