IT Specialist

Carpinteria, California

100% Remote

Contract

$35.87/hr - $35.87/hr

Leader in their industry, our exciting global SaaS construction platform client seeks a contract IT Specialist. This is a remote contract position.

We are looking for an IT Specialist to join our Runtime Platform Group. In this role, you will build our FedRAMP-authorized environment for U.S. Federal Government projects.

As an IT Specialist, you’ll be on a team building a secure, compliant SaaS platform for Federal government-led construction projects. This will involve adopting and configuring tools to deploy and configure software to run in a dedicated environment that meets all controls for, and is authorized for use at, the FedRAMP Moderate level. The impact of this team is wide as it touches all aspects of our growth, and our work is a strategic priority for the company in 2024 and 2025. Come be a part of a great team and company!

This position reports to the Runtime Platform Software Architect and will be based remotely within the Continental United States. We’re looking for someone to join us immediately.

Contract Duration: 6-Months

Required Skills & Experience

• This position requires the ability to access federal environments and/or have access to protected federal data. As a condition of employment for this position, the successful candidate must be able to submit documentation establishing U.S. Person status (e.g. a U.S. Citizen, National, Lawful Permanent Resident, Refugee, or Asylee. 22 CFR 120.15) located in continental US.

• 2+ years information technology experience, at least some of which are in a moderate-to-large-scale environment (>1000 hosts, petabytes of data).

• Experience working in a highly secure and/or regulated environment.

• Familiarity with Okta configuration and administration.

• Proficient with standard AWS AuthN, AuthZ, and audit services such as IAM, CloudTrail, and Control Tower.

• General familiarity with AWS cloud cost and asset management practices.

• Familiarity with cloud observability, logging, and telemetry

• Experience working in an Agile Environment.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Familiarity with the FedRAMP framework is a big plus.

What You Will Be Doing

Daily Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with internal teams and external stakeholders to configure authentication (AuthN) and authorization (AuthZ) systems for our new environment.

• Continually ensure our processes and results comply with the FedRAMP Moderate level of controls.

• Install and configure tools for cloud asset management in a secure environment.

• Adopt new tools and processes as needed to support FedRAMP requirements for security and auditability.

• Document systems and processes as required by the FedRAMP framework.

• Engineer resilient systems that support 24x365 uptime at a 99.95% availability level.

• Build and test disaster recovery mechanisms for systems and data.

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family

• Dental & Orthodontia Benefits

• Vision Benefits

• Health Savings Account (HSA)

• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance

• Hospital Indemnity Insurance

• 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options

• Paid Sick Time Leave

• Legal and Identity Protection Plans

• Pre-tax Commuter Benefit

• 529 College Saver Plan

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans/Disability/Women. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.

Posted by: Angela Salvato

Specialization: Technical Support