Senior Cloud Engineer

Worker Type

Regular

Job Description

 

Job Overview: 

AV is looking for a multi-talented Senior Cloud Engineer to join our team!  In this role you will get to provide engineering support to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Production team.  You will be focused on providing cloud technology expertise and guidance in evaluation of cloud architectures, designs, and implementations.  Your work will involve interaction between the Government and Prime Contractors in support of MDA's M&S and integration and test programs on Amazon Web Service (AWS) and/or Microsoft Azure, and you may be asked to analyze the integration of systems engineering processes and methodologies to ensure effectiveness of this work. 

 

Job Description:

· Develop and review Framework Software in the Cloud (SWIC) requirements

· Develop and review Framework and Missile Defense System Interface Control Documents (ICD), to include Objective Simulation Framework (OSF) Ground Test Integrated System Simulation (GTISS)

· Lead and facilitate technical discussions and collaboration activities with both internal and external stakeholders to include Prime Contractors and the Missile Defense elements

· Actively participate in Framework, RepBox and Core Truth Modeling (CTM) Program Agile Software Development Increment Planning activities

· Draft and review technical documents, briefings, white papers, etc.

· Play a role in overall functional strategic planning of Framework, RepBox and CTM Systems Engineering (SE) processes within the organization

 

Job Qualifications:

 

Required:

· MS degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) field

· 12+years of relevant experience

· Active Secret clearance with ability to obtain a Top-Secret clearance

· AWS Foundational and Associate level certifications and/or Azure Fundamentals and Associate level certifications

· Knowledge of modeling and simulation (M&S) development

· Experience with Agile and Lean software development principles

· Experience with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Leaning (ML) concepts and applications

· Experience in software containerization development concepts and applications

· Experience in M&S requirements development

· Experience in M&S verification and validation

· Microsoft Office Suite proficiency

 

Desired:

· AWS Professional and Specialty certifications and/or Azure Expert and Specialist certifications

· Experience with Radio Frequency (RF) and Infrared (IR) signature models

· Experience with environmental models and environmental states and effects

· Experience with missile defense system (MDS) and/or threat system simulation and model testing processes

· Experience in Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

· Experience with DoD and/or MDA acquisition and systems engineering

Clearance Level

 

Secret

ITAR Requirement:

This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR, or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on AeroVironment’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with AeroVironment’s business requirements. A “U.S. person” according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.

Benefits:  AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.  For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit:  http://www.avinc.com/myavbenefits.

We also encourage you to review our company website at http://www.avinc.com to learn more about us.

Principals only need apply.  NO agencies please.

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