Cloud Engineer

2 years ago

Washington, DC, USAStaff+

Responsibilities

Lead delivery teams across cloud development, cloud architecture, systems engineering, cloud security, DevSecOps engineering and operations.
Translate customer mission needs into technical requirements, implementation plans, and actionable engineering work.
Serve as the technical point of contact for cloud engineering stakeholders and communicate risks, dependencies, tradeoffs, and delivery status.
Plan, execute, and close projects while tracking delivery health metrics and project KPIs.
Design, implement, and maintain tooling and infrastructure for development, testing, automation, and deployment.
Establish and improve DevSecOps processes across development, testing, release, deployment, updates, and support.
Select, implement, and optimize secure CI/CD tools and pipelines.
Conduct technical reviews, troubleshoot complex issues, resolve defects, and drive root-cause analysis.
Promote automation-first practices and integrate vulnerability assessment, risk management, and secure engineering controls.
Support incident management and coordinate remediation with internal teams and customer stakeholders.

Bachelor's degree and 2–5 years of experience, master's degree and 0–3 years of experience, or 8–10 years of experience without a degree.
Must maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance.
Foundational experience with AWS and understanding of cloud architecture, design patterns, cloud computing principles, and delivery models.
Technical leadership experience in cloud engineering, DevSecOps, platform engineering, or cloud security.
Experience implementing or operating CI/CD pipelines and modern development toolchains.
Ability to manage stakeholders, translate customer requirements into technical work, coordinate priorities, and deliver outcomes in an Agile environment.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred qualifications include CompTIA Security+, AWS Certified Developer–Associate, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, comparable Azure or GCP certification, GitLab or Jenkins experience, ITIL certification, and intelligence or national-security mission experience.

501-1,000 employees