Index Analytics, LLC, is a rapidly growing Baltimore-based small business providing health related consulting services to the federal government. At the center of our company culture is a commitment to instilling a dynamic and employee-friendly place to work. We place a priority on promoting a supportive and collegial team environment and enhancing staff’s experience through career development and educational opportunities.

Position Summary

Index Analytics is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to lead a project Platform and Infrastructure team with reusable capabilities for operations, Infrastructure, and development. The candidate needs strong experience with Cloud engineering and DevOps. The customer is very mission-focused, technically knowledgeable, and provides excellent support. This is an attractive and stimulating role on an amazing program that aims to make a real difference. The analytics system developed by the team at Index directly supports investigators, auditors, and other analysts working to identify and deter fraud, reduce waste, curtail patient harm, protect vulnerable children, and improve health outcomes for millions of Americans. Bring your passion for good work and help us make a difference!

Responsibilities

Serves as a lead for the Platform team and provides direction on the operations and deployment of the code. With your team, create and implement visionary infrastructure and data solutions that are stable, flexible, and performant.
Provide hands-on operations and maintenance support of AWS-cloud based infrastructure and services such as Lambda, ECS hosted micro front ends, API Gateway etc.
Create/design/develop/manage DevOps CI/CD pipelines using code management tools such as GitHub and DevOps tools such as Jenkins shared libraries, Docker, and open-source tools.
Provide the necessary support to establish and improve DevOps processes such as Infrastructure as Code, contribute to common shared libraries, test automation frameworks, performance testing framework and code and data security.
Leverage Python as a general-purpose programming language for data analytics in the AWS cloud environments.
Design and implement data and system integrations for consuming and sharing data across the OIG enterprise as well as with external agencies.
Implements practical security improvements and compliance activity in support of the product and program.
Work as a liaison between product teams, infrastructure teams at OIG on infrastructure related discussions and troubleshooting.
Be a trusted automation and tooling advisor for DevOps initiatives by providing objective, practical and relevant ideas, insights, consulting, and mentoring.
Recommend and implement industry standards.
Manage self-directed assignments.
Meet schedule deadlines and commitments with a high-level of quality of deliverables.
Collaborate with a team of cross-functional resources in an Agile delivery environment.
Ability to train junior staff on cloud platforms, architecture, and DevSecOps best practices.
Ability to demonstrate excellent written and oral communication required.

Qualifications

US citizen or lived in the US for 3 of the last 5 years. Must be able to obtain a U.S. Federal government client badge and pass a government background investigation.
Bachelor’s degree or higher in IT or relevant discipline required, or equivalent experience.
10+ years of overall related IT experience is required.
5+ years of hands-on experience with the AWS cloud platform and services.
3+ years of hands-on experience designing and implementing infrastructure shared services such as CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure security scanning, vulnerability management, system upgrade and patching deployment automation etc.
Experience with data engineering and Terraform required.
Experience leading a team of technical resources.
Knowledge of government cloud security requirements and their implementation.
Experience working with the CMS IDR is a plus.
AWS certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect is preferred.
Strong written and verbal communication skills are required.
Knowledge of Agile framework, Scrum methodologies and knowledge of tools used to support them.
Prior experience with OIG or other government agencies is a plus.

The salary range provided represents the estimated compensation for new hires in this position, applicable across all locations. Actual offers may vary based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, experience, and market conditions. Index complements its base salary offering with a competitive package that includes health and retirement benefits, discretionary bonuses, and reimbursement for professional development opportunities.

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