Ardent hiring Cloud Solutions Engineer (GIS) - U.S. Citizenship Required in Washington, District of Columbia, United States | LinkedIn (2024)

Why do you need to choose between doing important work and having a fulfilling life? At Ardent, we have both. Ardent employees are committed to solving our customers' most difficult problems—and we are committed to the well-being, personal goals, and professional development of our employee. We are "All In." We put forth our strongest effort possible to get the mission accomplished and we do it together. We respect the skills and experience you bring to the Ardent team. And we provide a rewarding environment to help you succeed.

We offer highly competitive benefits, professional development opportunities, and an exceptional culture that embraces flexibility, innovation, collaboration, and career growth. A collective service mindset underpins our work, and a shared camaraderie to serve clients, colleagues and our communities set us apart. Our full commitment to being "All In" for our employees and our clients is not just our approach, it is our standard. If this sounds like the perfect fit for you, choose Ardent and make a difference with us.

Ardent is seeking a Cloud Solutions Engineer to join our team.

This is a Remote position located in the Washington, D.C. area that may require some on-site presence based on customer need.

Position Description:Ardent is seeking a Cloud Solutions Engineers As a Cloud Solutions Engineer, you will play a vital role in the design, development, and implementation of cloud-based solutions. Your proficiency in Azure, PowerBI, ESRI (Desktop, Online, Portal), DevSecOps practices, Python scripting, ETL, SQL, and related technologies will be instrumental in architecting robust and scalable cloud infrastructures.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and design effective cloud solutions.
• Implement and manage Azure-based solutions utilizing various Azure services and resources.
• Develop and maintain PowerBI dashboards and reports to provide actionable insights.
• Leverage ESRI tools (Desktop, Online, Portal) to integrate geospatial capabilities into cloud solutions.
• Apply DevSecOps best practices to ensure security, compliance, and automation within the cloud environment.
• Create and maintain Python scripts for automation, orchestration, and integration tasks.
• Design and implement ETL processes for efficient data extraction, transformation, and loading.
• Optimize SQL queries, databases, and data pipelines for performance and reliability.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Master's preferred).
• 3-5 years of experience in cloud engineering, with 3 years specifically in Azure-based solutions.
• Proficient in Azure cloud services with hands-on experience in designing and deploying solutions.
• Strong knowledge of PowerBI for data visualization and reporting.
• Expertise in ESRI tools required (Desktop, Online, Portal) for geospatial data management and analysis.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps principles and their application in cloud environments.
• Proficiency in Python scripting for automation and integration purposes.
• Experience with ETL processes and their implementation.
• Strong command of SQL for data querying, manipulation, and optimization.
• Familiarity with Databricks and Spark for big data processing and analytics.
• Experience with Collabera or similar collaboration platforms.

Due to the nature of the work we support, all candidates in consideration for this role must be U.S. Citizens willing to undergo the government issued background investigation process.

Ardent is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate and will take affirmative action measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisem*nts for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.