[Remote] Infrastructure & Cloud Operations Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. GovCIO is currently hiring for a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to support and maintain enterprise cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments supporting critical federal operations. This role is responsible for administration, maintenance, monitoring, automation, troubleshooting, and modernization of enterprise infrastructure platforms spanning AWS cloud services, Linux systems, observability platforms, and enterprise logging solutions.ResponsibilitiesSupport and maintain enterprise cloud infrastructure environments, primarily within AWSProvide operational support for hybrid infrastructure spanning cloud-hosted and on-premises enterprise systemsAdminister, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise observability, logging, and monitoring platforms, including Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Enterprise Security (ES), Splunk IT Service Intelligence (ITSI), and successor technologiesManage log ingestion, forwarding, indexing, retention, and troubleshooting across distributed systems and enterprise environmentsSupport installation, configuration, and maintenance of Splunk Universal Forwarders and related data collection componentsSupport enterprise security monitoring, analytics, alerting, and operational visibility capabilities through Splunk and related observability platformsSupport evaluation, migration, and modernization efforts involving enterprise logging and observability platforms, including potential transitions to Elastic or similar technologiesPerform Linux/Unix systems administration, including server provisioning, patching, upgrades, maintenance, and operational supportDevelop, maintain, and execute infrastructure automation and configuration management processes using Ansible and related automation toolsSupport enterprise data ingestion workflows, platform integrations, certificate management processes, and operational data pipelinesTroubleshoot infrastructure, network, platform, and application performance issues across multiple environmentsSupport cloud-hosted applications and enterprise infrastructure services to ensure reliability, availability, and operational continuityAdminister and support monitoring, alerting, analytics, and security visibility capabilities across enterprise platformsParticipate in cloud transformation and modernization initiatives, including migration of services from legacy on-premises environments to cloud-based architecturesSupport decommissioning of legacy systems and transition of workloads to modernized infrastructure platformsDevelop and maintain operational documentation, standard operating procedures, implementation plans, and technical runbooksCollaborate with engineers, administrators, and stakeholders in a shared-services operating model where work assignments are distributed based on operational priorities and Jira-managed taskingParticipate in rotational on-call support for production systems and incident response activitiesEnsure system reliability, performance, scalability, security, and operational continuity across supported environmentsSkillsBachelor's with 12+ years (or commensurate experience)Experience supporting enterprise Splunk environments, including administration, troubleshooting, data ingestion, monitoring, and operational supportExperience supporting enterprise observability, logging, monitoring, or SIEM platformsExperience supporting enterprise cloud environments, preferably AWSExperience administering Linux/Unix operating systems in enterprise environmentsExperience with infrastructure automation and configuration management tools such as AnsibleExperience supporting data ingestion, log forwarding, indexing, and operational monitoring processesAbility to obtain and maintain a Suitability/Public Trust clearanceExperience supporting customers at the Department of Veterans AffairsAWS certifications such as Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, or Cloud PractitionerExperience with Splunk Enterprise Security (ES), Splunk IT Service Intelligence (ITSI), or other advanced SIEM platformsExperience with Elastic Stack, OpenSearch, Dynatrace, or cloud-native observability platformsExperience supporting enterprise security operations, analytics, and monitoring functionsCompany OverviewDice is the go-to career marketplace for tech professionals. It was founded in 2010, and is headquartered in Drachten, Friesland, NLD, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://www.or-quest.nl/.