Acuity, Inc. seeks dynamic, self-motivated individuals with experience as a Cloud Solution Architect. The Client’s office is the force of choice for the development of global infrastructure and delivery of solutions that drive influence operations. The Client requires specialized skills in cloud engineering and full stack development.

 

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) and "Top Workplaces" by Washington Post (2022, 2023). www.myacuity.com

Are you ready to use your expertise in the areas of IT Modernization, Data Enablement, and Hyperautomation to make a real difference? Join Acuity, Inc., a technology consulting firm that supports federal agencies. We combine industry partnerships and long-term federal experience with innovative technical leadership to support our customers’ critical missions.

What you’ll be doing: 

 

Responsibilities:

• Shall participate in software development efforts through all aspects of the software engineering life cycle including scope and work estimation, design, documentation, implementation, testing and integration.
• Shall design and develop new applications to better meet the Client’s mission design, as well as develop, and provide O&M for multiple tools.
• Shall assist in developing solutions to software architecture problems and broad design solutions.
• Shall manage virtual and physical servers on a virtualization platform (VMware) with Windows Server 2008-2016, Ubuntu, CentOS, and Ubuntu operating systems.
• Shall ensure the security of the server infrastructure by implementing industry best practices regarding privacy, security, and regulatory compliance.
• Shall use a proactive approach to anticipating, mitigating, identifying, troubleshooting, and correcting hardware and software issues on servers and workstations.

Required Skills:

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, System Administration, or a closely related field, or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated experience independently designing and developing cloud-based applications using current best practices and architectural guidelines.
• Demonstrated experience working in software engineering, applications development or web application development and deployment.
• Demonstrated experience with object-oriented development in a modern language (Java, Go, C##).
• Demonstrated experience developing front ends in modern frameworks like React, Angular, or Vue.
• Demonstrated experience developing in a Linux environment.
• Demonstrated experience developing in a commercial cloud such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Demonstrated experience developing containerized applications using Kubernetes.
• Demonstrated experience working with orchestration tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Helm.
• Demonstrated experience with networking and Virtual Private Network (VPN) protocols like OpenVPN, Wireguard, and IPSec. 
• Demonstrated experience managing end user accounts, permissions, access rights, and storage allocations in accordance with best practices.
• Demonstrated experience installing and managing cloud-based applications in AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Demonstrated experience with Kubernetes and containerization.
• Demonstrated experience performing software and hardware upgrades, patches and reconfigs.
• Demonstrated experience managing the physical environment of server racks including cable management, documenting, labeling, and configuration of KVM switching for console and remote access.
• Demonstrated experience installing and upgrading computer components and software, managing virtual servers, and integrate automation processes.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting hardware and software errors by running diagnostics, documenting problems and resolutions, prioritizing problems, and assessing impact of issues.
• Demonstrated experience performing regular backup operations and implementing appropriate processes for data protection, disaster recovery, and failover procedures.
• Demonstrated experience monitoring the system daily and responding immediately to performance, security, or usability concerns.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing application logs to sustain system integrity and security.
• Demonstrated experience with Linux administration (Centos/Ubuntu/Rocky).
• Demonstrated experience communicating issues and resolutions to all levels of an organization.
• Demonstrated experience responding and resolving help desk and JIRA requests.

Preferred Skills:

• Demonstrated experience with Java/Go.
• Demonstrated experience with Javascript.
• Demonstrated experience with React, Angular, or Vue.
• Demonstrated experience with development in AWS, Azure, or GCP (specifically experience with EC2, S3, EKS, EFS, Route53, Load Balancers or their equivalents).
• Demonstrated experience with Kubernetes.
• Demonstrated experience with automation – CI/CD (Gitlab). Cloud Engineering Team Support.
• Demonstrated experience in system administration.
• System administration and IT certifications in Linux, Microsoft, or other network related fields
• Demonstrated experience with Virtual Private Network (VPN) technologies like OpenVPN, Wireguard, and IPSec.
• Demonstrated experience with virtualization, VMWare, or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience with scripting (Bash, Python, Powershell) and automation tools.

Clearance Requirements:

• TS/SCI w/Poly

 

Acuity, Inc:  

Acuity 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”, Washington Post’s “Top Workplace”, and SmartCEO Corporate Culture awards. 

 

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.