Cloud Engineer

Description

Second-61: We are Vigilant Defenders. Our foundation is built upon patriotism, protecting what matters most. We honor each other, our community, our country, and our customers through exceptional services as their front-line defenders.

Position Description: Cloud Engineer – Contingent Pipeline Opportunity – We’re building a talent pipeline for upcoming U.S. Government defense IT and analytics support roles. Opportunities are contingent upon task order awards and funding under existing contracts.

Location: Remote

Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and maintain secure AWS and Azure GovCloud environments
• Build scalable, highly available infrastructure for mission critical applications
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM templates
• Configure and manage cloud networking including VPCs, subnets, VPNs, peering, and security groups
• Administer IAM and role based access control while enforcing least privilege principles
• Support hybrid and multi cloud architectures
• Apply Zero Trust Architecture principles across cloud environments
• Lead and support Authority to Operate activities including SSP, SAR, and POA&M development
• Maintain compliance with DoD RMF, NIST 800-53 Rev. 5, FedRAMP, and IL-4 and IL-5 requirements
• Partner with cybersecurity teams to implement required security controls
• Monitor and optimize compute, storage, and networking resources for performance and cost efficiency
• Support continuous monitoring and compliance efforts

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
  OR 5 (five) years of equivalent hands-on cloud engineering experience
• Experience designing and managing AWS and Azure cloud environments
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture, networking, and virtualization
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
• Experience supporting DoD or federal cloud environments
• Experience contributing to or leading ATO efforts in a regulated environment
• Working knowledge of DoD RMF, NIST 800-53 Rev. 5, and FedRAMP

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Experience supporting IL-4 or IL-5 environments
• Experience with cross domain solutions
• Background supporting intelligence, defense, or combatant command missions
• Experience in containerization technologies such as Kubernetes or Docker
• Familiarity with cost optimization and cloud performance tuning strategies
• Experience in multi cloud architecture design

Certifications:

• Required:  DoD 8570 or 8140 compliant certification such as Security+, CCNA Security, or equivalent 
• Preferred: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Professional Cloud Architect, AWS Security Specialty, Certified Kubernetes Administrator

Clearance Requirement:

• Candidate must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to pass a standard background check and drug screening.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.