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Cognosante is on a mission to transform our country’s healthcare and national security systems. With our health and security-focused solutions, we help public sector organizations achieve the important task of providing the best possible public services to American Citizens. From Enterprise IT, Data Science, and Security Services, to full-scale Consumer Engagement and Interoperability solutions, we are moving government services forward with transformation and innovation. Learn how we are making a difference in people’s lives today! Are you ready to make a difference?

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Cognosante is seeking to fill an AWS Cloud Administrator position in support of VA (Veterans Affairs) Cloud Operations and Migration Services (COMS) capability to provide operational input and support for the operations, maintenance, and refinement of VA’s Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) environment, execution support for migrating new and legacy VA applications and services to cloud computing and continuous improvement of VA’s IT infrastructure.

What is the position?

The candidate will support our VA clients in their cloud operations to enhance, optimize, and maintain their computing capabilities across their technical landscape. This includes working with our VA system admins when supporting application teams, working with project teams to operate & maintain (O&M) VA applications on their cloud platform.

What will I get to do?

• Utilize the VA Enterprise Cloud Operational Tools (VAECOT), CSP native portals and tools, and/or other VA TRM-approved tools necessary to assist VA applications in the VA’s Enterprise Cloud

• Utilize automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Cloud Formation, or similar.

• Assist with upgrading, installing, and configure monitoring solution for AWS or Azure for Windows or Linux servers.

• Support the Dynatrace platform inside the VA Enterprise Cloud (VAEC).

• Provide end-to-end Dynatrace infrastructure support of the APM monitoring environments.

• Help implement and upgrade the Dynatrace application and its JAVA agents across the environments.

• Create and maintain gold images/scripts.

• Assist with reporting on current infrastructure status.

• Document each application’s production operations processes via a production operation manual (POM).

What qualifications do I need?

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or technical discipline (10 years additional work experience might be considered in lieu of a degree).

• Experience setting up, configuring and using AWS cloud operational tools to ensure service level agreements and performance targets are met, and continued compliance with policies, standards and guidelines.

• Familiarity with the Dynatrace platform and it's capabilities.

• An overall understanding of the development and implementation technical standards, systems and processes for cloud and on-prem environments.

• Background eligibility requirements are United States citizen or be a Permanent Resident and have lived in the United States for at least 3 years, clean criminal background and able to obtain a Public Trust (High-Risk) Position.

What additional characteristics will help me thrive?

• Active clearance for Public Trust (High-Risk) Position.

• ITIL certification or ITIL knowledge.

• Experience with at least one configuration technology including: Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, etc.

• Experience providing technical support and OS-level remediations for Nessus scans.

• Experience with network and/or systems administration in Linux (Red Hat) or Windows environments.

• Knowledge of security regulations, best practices, countermeasures, compliance standards and current threats.

• Experience creating technical documentation, standard operating procedures, and how-to guides.

• Previous Federal Government experience preferably at VA.

What We Offer  

Our mission is to provide comprehensive and competitive pay, benefits, services, and programs to eligible employees and their dependents that: 

• Ensure optimal health and productivity of our employees  

• Support employee retention and attraction 

• Provide work/life balance to ensure our employees succeed inside and outside of the office 

Compensation

$74,436.56 - $119,096.32

The pay range for this job is determined by various factors, including but not necessarily limited to location, responsibilities of the job, and alignment with market data. When determining a salary for this role, the following factors may be taken into consideration - contract-specific affordability, education, knowledge, skills, competencies and experience. The estimate displayed represents the salary range for this position and is just one component of Cognosante’s total compensation package for employees. It is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific employee.

Cognosante will not provide sponsorship for employment-based immigration benefits for this position.

What We Promise  

Cognosante employees are inspired by our bold mission to improve lives. To achieve this mission, we put our people first. No matter where they're located around the nation, our innovative workplaces enable individuals to apply their skills and experience to work toward a greater good.

We foster a winning culture of solution creators built on innovation, collaboration, flexibility, and work-life balance. And we invest in the next generation of diverse talent to foster an inclusive, progressive, adaptable workplace that prioritizes advancement for all. As an affirmative action employer, we are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.  

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At Cognosante, we innovate with purpose. Each day, we create meaningful change by delivering mission-driven solutions for healthcare, civilian, and defense government agencies. When you work at Cognosante, you’ll apply your talents and grow your career with an organization that believes in the missions of our customers – and the right every employee has to an inclusive, flexible, and collaborative workplace. Work with us, and you’ll be challenged and supported—and have the platform to elevate your career to wherever your professional aspirations lead.​

Get to know Cognosante employees

• We’re driven by our customers’ missions, and measure success by how we improve lives.

• We believe innovative solutions start with an innovative culture.

• We believe customer understanding is the key to creating innovative solutions.

• We know we are stronger together, and we value the diversity of our people.

• We believe growth should be a core job benefit.

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