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MindPetal is home to some of the brightest minds in civic tech. From working with citizen data to helping in the community, our team has the experience and energy to make great things happen wherever we go.

Core Values

Our values are the cornerstone of our culture and how we work with you.

Lead By Service

Success is achieved by enabling the success of others.

Be Proactive

Make things happen, instead of waiting for them to happen to you.

Trust through Transparency

Invite trust and establish yourself as honest and credible by revealing that you have nothing to hide.

Think Big Picture

Focus on the whole system rather than the individual parts.

Grow through Learning

Explore the things that inspire you and become an active participant in the learning in your life.

We offer benefits that work as hard as you do.

Time Off

  • 15 days of Vacation Leave for the first two years
  • 20 days of Vacation Leave starting the third year
  • 11 Paid Holidays
  • Bereavement Leave
  • Military Leave
  • Civic Duty Leave
  • Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Retirement Plan & Professional Development

  • Company-sponsored 401(k) Plan
  • 100% Match for the first 3%
  • 50% Match for the next 2%
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Training Reimbursement

Health and Wellness

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Programs
  • Subsidized premiums for employee and family
  • Long-term Disability Insurance (company paid)
  • Short-term Disability Insurance (company paid)
  • Life Insurance (company paid)

Social Events

  • Annual Holiday Party
  • Spring Outing
  • Summer Outing
  • Fall Outing
  • Team Happy Hours
  • Complementary tickets to sporting events

Our Team

Our team has been delivering automation solutions for over 18 years.  We hire, train, and retain the brightest minds in civic tech to help you tackle your current challenges and future-proof your agency.

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We are seeking a cloud automation engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be working 100% remote and will focus on automation in support of the cloud infrastructure team. A candidate in this position will work as part of an enterprise cloud services team and will assist in the automation of cloud infrastructure, ensuring efficient, reliable, and scalable operations. The candidate will be part of a team of automation engineers implementing automation tools and processes. This role will develop and implement the automation needs for the cloud infrastructure team.

The candidate responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Develop and deploy comprehensive cloud automation strategy to meet the cloud team’s automation requirements
  • Identify automation tools and best practices and support the adoption of the tools and practices across the cloud team
  • Analyze existing cloud processes and identify areas where automation can be implemented to optimize cloud processes
  • Support the automation needs of the cross-functional cloud infrastructure team
  • Identify and implement cloud strategies to increase self-service infrastructure deployments using cloud native services
  • Manage cloud infrastructure and ensure availability, scalability, and security through automation
  • Monitor and optimize the performance of cloud services and resources through automation
  • Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, CDK, and CloudFormation in support of streamlined deployment and management of cloud infrastructure
  • Automate cloud infrastructure team reporting on service usage, cost, etc.
  • Support the development governance documentation and standard operation procedures for automated processes and tools


Basic Qualifications
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  • Bachelor’s degree and 12 years of relevant experience preferred
  • Five (5) years of experience preferred in cloud technologies including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or other public cloud services with an emphasis on AWS experience
  • Three (3) years of experience writing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, CDK, and CloudFormation preferred
  • Three (3) years of experience in Python, or similar cloud scripting language, and AWS SDK (e.g. Boto3) preferred
  • Experience using Python, or similar scripting, with Boto3, or similar SDKs, to implement automation, reporting, service interrogation in a multi-account environment
  • One (1) cloud certification preferred at the associate level or higher in AWS preferred
  • Experience with automating self-service deployments using AWS cloud services (e.g. AWS Service Catalog or other similar services)
  • Experience analyzing existing processes then identifying opportunities for automation
  • Experience with automation reporting on cloud infrastructure services
  • Experience with automation in an AWS multi-account organization
  • Candidate must hold or be able to obtain Public Trust

This role supports the maintenance, enhancement and modernization of complex Federal enterprise applications. The candidate is responsible for designing, developing, testing and implementing application code in an Agile Scrum framework. This role requires troubleshooting challenging technical problems and collaborating with web and infrastructure teams to identify, resolve, and test solutions. As a senior developer, the candidate should lead technical discussions and provide guidance in the planning and implementation of prioritized deliverables.

Skills and Abilities

  • Solid understanding of design, development, databases, and testing methodologies
  • Experience in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable and efficient backend systems using a combination of front-end languages such as React, Angular, and JavaScript, middleware solutions like Drupal, and backend frameworks including Java, Springboot, MySQL, and Oracle
  • Strong attention to detail with proven problem-solving and interpersonal communication skills
  • Ability to work as part of a multi-faceted team managing the full IT ecosystem for the client
  • Ability to mentor more junior developers by bringing experience and depth to the design and development review process

 

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, another related discipline, or equivalent work experience in the software development field
  • 5+ years of object-oriented development experience
  • 3+ years of hands-on, strong Java development experience
  • 3+ years of experience with database technologies
  • Strong proficiency in Angular 4+ and React frameworks
  • Hands on experience building and migrating applications into AWS and Azure cloud environments
  • Experience with application containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices (Jenkins, Git)

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The future of government will be smarter than ever – and we’re hiring to make it happen. Join our team of AI and civic tech experts today!