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AppGate secures and protects an organization's most valuable assets with its high performance Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solution. AppGate is the only direct-routed ZTNA solution built for peak performance, superior protection and seamless interoperability. AppGate safeguards Fortune 500 enterprises worldwide. Learn more at appgate.com.
About the Role
The Cloud Systems Engineer is responsible for the systems engineering, design, integration, and technical development of cloud-based services and solutions. This role combines a strong systems engineering background with hands-on experience designing scalable, reliable cloud environments, and it owns stability, performance, and continuous improvement of those systems.
Key Responsibilities
•Design and engineer cloud-based services, systems, and infrastructure that meet mission and technical requirements.
•Drive the stability and sustainability of cloud-based networks and software systems to support scaling and reliable operations.
•Develop and evaluate cloud system architectures, interfaces, and end-to-end solutions spanning hardware, software, networks, virtualized environments, and cloud services.
•Perform system integration, verification and validation, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems.
•Conduct functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies for hardware and software specifications.
•Create engineering mechanisms to monitor and manage the health of distributed cloud systems and virtual machines.
•Use trends, metrics, and performance data to identify improvements to existing frameworks, tools, processes, and cloud services.
•Own and resolve systems functionality, performance, configuration, and integration issues.
Required Qualifications
•Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with minimum of 4 years of relevant professional experience; or an Associate's degree (AS/AA) and a minimum of 6 years; or a High School diploma/GED and a minimum of 8 years.
•IAT Level II (IAT-2) certification.
•One or more cloud certifications.
•Active Secret clearance.
Compensation
Base Salary: $135,000 to $150,000
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