Cloud Engineer

Required Qualifications:

• Clearance: TS/SCI Eligible, willing to obtain polygraph 
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related technical field 
• Certifications: Currently hold, or be able to attain certification in the following: 
• DoD 8570 IAT II and CSSP Infrastructure Support certifications (CompTIA CySA+ preferred or equivalent certifications that cover both requirements acceptable such as both Security+ and Cloud+) within 30 days of contract start. 
• A Compute Environment-specific certification such as AWS, Azure, RedHat, Windows, etc., 
• Location: Full time on-site in Reston, VA. 
• Experience and knowledge on: 
• Working collaboratively across cross-functional teams of all experience levels 
• Creating, maintaining, and updating related knowledge management and technical documentation 
• Experience analyzing, designing and implementing cloud infrastructure. 
• Experience integrating cloud infrastructure with platform management tools, identity and access management systems, and development/test environments. 
• Experience with automating build pipelines, cloud migrations, and implementing security and compliance controls in the cloud. Proficiency in AWS-based automation and scripting or programming in Bash and/or Python. Familiarity with configuring and managing web-hosted applications, including handling NPE certificates, port settings, security configurations, and web servers such as Apache or Nginx. 
• Experience reviewing infrastructure security holes, creating and installing security packs and patches as needed. Familiarity with RMF process and STIG baseline host hardening requirements, scanning and remediation. 
• Experience planning cloud migrations, developing cloud adoption roadmaps, and integrating new technologies into operational environments. 
• Experience producing innovation whitepapers, technical project plans, proof of concepts, and prototypes. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Desired Clearance: Active SCI with Polygraph 
• Desired Education: Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related technical field 
• Desired Certifications: Active CompTIA CySA+ or equivalent certifications covering both DoD 8570 IAT II and CSSP Infrastructure Support. 
• Computing Environment certifications with a strong preference for AWS certifications, ideally at least a second-tier Cloud Engineer level (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect – Associate, AWS Developer – Associate). 
• Experience: 
• 8 years of relevant technical experience. 
• AWS with Linux systems engineering or system administrator experience 
• 4 years of experience designing and deploying Elastic data services in classified environments. 
• 4 years of experience designing and deploying WSUS patch services in classified environments. 
• 4 years of experience designing and deploying Red Hat patch services in classified environments. 
• AWS C2S delivery experience 
• Experience with Containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.) 
• Experience providing systems engineering, integration, and architecture support to intelligence community customers. 
• Experience providing inputs to Government Risk Management Framework (RMF) Assessment and Authorization processes.