• Senior Systems Engineer

    Belay Technologies (Columbia, MD)


    Belay Technologies has been voted Baltimore Business Journal's (BBJ) Best Places to Work 2019, runner up in 2020 and a finalist in 2021!

     

    Belay Technologies is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join our intel team. As a Cloud Architect specializing in AWS migration, you will help multiple teams modernize their infrastructure by transitioning from traditional virtual machine environments to scalable, secure cloud architectures. You'll play a pivotal role in shaping the organization's cloud strategy, designing and evaluating implementation options that balance performance, cost, complexity, and compliance. This role involves close collaboration with development teams, DevOps engineers, and customer stakeholders to ensure that cloud solutions are both technically sound and mission-aligned. You will bring deep technical expertise and a pragmatic approach to solving complex migration challenges. Acting as a trusted advisor, you’ll foster confidence, build alignment, and raise overall cloud fluency across the enterprise.

    Responsibilities:

    + Design and evaluate multiple AWS migration strategies for legacy and VM-based workloads.

    + Develop architecture diagrams, migration plans, and reference implementations to support adoption.

    + Assess tradeoffs between complexity, cost, scalability, and compliance to recommend optimal approaches.

    + Collaborate with development and DevOps teams to integrate AWS solutions with existing CI/CD and deployment pipelines.

    + Provide technical guidance and mentorship to teams implementing AWS infrastructure.

    + Engage directly with customers and leadership to validate designs, communicate risks, and maintain trust.

    + Document and share best practices to strengthen cloud adoption across the organization.

    Candidates should have the following qualifications:

    + TS/SCI Clearance with polygraph

    + 12 yrs, B.S. or 4 additional yrs in place of B.S.

    + Experience with AWS architecture, services, and security/compliance frameworks, particularly within C2S/C2E or HCI/WandS.

    + Knowledge of networking, identity management, and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.).

    + Experience migrating workloads from on-premises or VM environments to AWS.

    + Familiarity with Kubernetes, ECS, and containerized workload orchestration.

    + Experience with DevOps pipelines, CI/CD tools, and monitoring stacks (Grafana, Prometheus, CloudWatch, etc.).

    + Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a track record of building trust as an external expert.

    Candidates are desired to have the following skills:

    + Experience designing and implementing Azure cloud architectures (or other commercial clouds).

    + Experience with multi-cloud strategy, hybrid cloud environments, or cross-cloud cost modeling.

    + Prior experience working in CNO.

    Perks and Benefits:

    + 8 weeks paid leave - 4 weeks of personal leave, 3 Yay! days, take off on your birthday,11 paid holidays and optional leave up to 6 days through Belay's volunteer program

    + 10% matching in 401(k) contributions vested on day one

    + $5,000 annual training/tuition

    + Student Loan Repayment Program

    + 100% company-funded HSA

    + Rich medical coverage (100% coinsurance)

    + Dental coverage including orthodontia

    + Up to $420,000 in life insurance, premiums 100% company funded

    + Amazon Prime, gym reimbursement, monthly lunches, games and prizes

    + Pet adoption program, generous referral bonus program, fun events, and more!

     

    At Belay, we are committed to creating an environment where you can thrive both professionally and personally.  We believe in transparency and fairness in compensation. Several factors influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, education, specific skills and competencies and certifications. Belay offers a competitive total compensation package that includes benefits and perks, a flexible work-life balance, and career development.

     

    Salary Range: $168,000 to $240,000

     

    Belay Technologies is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business located in Columbia, Maryland (Baltimore/Washington area). Belay Technologies specializes in systems automation and full stack development. Belay Technologies provides leading technology and engineering solutions to the DoD, as well as state-of-the-art commercial products. We hire software engineers, web designers, test engineers, systems engineers, systems administrators, database engineers and other tech services. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

     

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