Cloud Engineer
Reston, VA 
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Job Description

Babel Street is the trusted technology partner for the world's most advanced identity intelligence and risk operations. We deliver advanced AI and data analytics solutions providing unmatched, analysis-ready data regardless of language, proactive risk identification, 360-degree insights, high-speed automation, and seamless integration into existing systems. Babel Street empowers government and commercial organizations to transform high-stakes identity and risk operations into a strategic advantage. The actionable insights we deliver safeguard lives and protect critical assets around the world. Babel Street is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with regional offices in Boston, MA and Cleveland, OH, and international offices in Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, and the U.K. For more information, visit www.babelstreet.com.

Overview:

We are seeking a skilled and knowledgeable Cloud Engineer specializing in AWS to join our cloud engineering team. This role requires a deep understanding of AWS services and best practices in cloud architecture and security. The ideal candidate will be responsible for maintaining, scaling, and optimizing our AWS environments to support our organizational needs.

What you will do:

  • Design, implement, and maintain all aspects of our AWS cloud infrastructure, including storage, networking, and security.
  • Collaborate with development teams to understand needs and provide AWS-based solutions.
  • Ensure architecture meets industry best practices and maintain compliance with regulatory requirements.
  • Perform cost-benefit analysis and deliver cost-effective solutions for cloud-based systems.
  • Automate cloud deployments, as well as build and manage CI/CD pipelines for efficient code deployment.
  • Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve issues within the AWS infrastructure.
  • Implement robust disaster recovery plans and ensure data integrity and security.
  • Stay current with new AWS services and other industry developments.

What you will bring:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • At least 5 years of experience in managing AWS environments.
  • Strong understanding of AWS core services such as EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, Route 53, AWS Security, IAM, Lambda and others.
  • Experience with ECS container orchestration, implementation, and troubleshooting.
  • Experience with automation tools (e.g., Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Ansible).
  • Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, Powershell).
  • Solid understanding of networking protocols and security best practices.
  • Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex issues spanning multiple systems and environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Professional certification in AWS (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect or AWS Certified SysOps Administrator).
  • Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools.
  • Experience in a multi-account AWS environment.

Range for this position based on qualifications and experience
$130,000-$145,000 USD

Benefits at Babel Street (just to name a few...)

  • Health Benefits: Babel Street covers 90-100% monthly premium costs for Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability insurances - for you and your family!
  • Retirement Plans: Babel Street offers both a Traditional and Roth 401(K) with a very competitive match.
  • Unlimited Flexible Leave: We trust our employees to manage their own time and balance their personal and work lives.
  • Holidays: Babel Street provides employees with 12 paid Federal Holidays
  • Tuition Reimbursement: We are committed to investing in our employees. One way we do that is with our Tuition Reimbursement Program for continuing education.

Babel Street is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Further, Babel Street will not discriminate against applicants for inquiring about, discussing or disclosing their pay or, in certain circumstances, the pay of their co-worker, Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination. In addition, Babel Street's policy is to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances where a particular employee works. Upon request, we will provide you with more information about such accommodations.

 

Job Summary
Company
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
5+ years
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