Position Details

Salary $86K – $198K USD / year

Type Full-Time

Experience senior

Exp. Years 7+ years

Education Bachelor's degree in Information Technology

Category Cloud & Infrastructure

About this role

This role involves designing and deploying secure, containerized cloud systems in support of defense operations, emphasizing DevSecOps, infrastructure automation, and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

Design and operationalize cloud systems
Implement container orchestration
Ensure system hardening and compliance
Support infrastructure automation
Collaborate on security standards

Technical Overview

The position requires expertise in AWS, DevSecOps practices, container orchestration with Kubernetes and Docker, system hardening, and security frameworks, supporting DoD and defense projects.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior cloud engineer with over 7 years of experience in cloud systems, DevSecOps, and container orchestration, holding a secret clearance and familiar with DoD security standards.

Must-Have Skills

7+ years designingdevelopingoperationalizing systems3+ years with DevOps and cloud engineering2+ years with containerization or orchestrationSecret clearanceAbility to obtain DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification

Nice-to-Have Skills

disaster recoveryGitLabapplication migrationevolving requirements

Tools & Platforms

AWSTerraformCloudFormationKubernetesDockerHelm

Required Skills

DevSecOpsAWSAmazon Web ServicesTerraformCloudFormationGolangPythonSQLScalaJavaLinuxsystem hardeningSTIGsRisk Management FrameworkKubernetesDockerHelmnetworkingDNSroutingswitching

Hard Skills

DevSecOpsAWSAmazon Web ServicesTerraformCloudFormationGolangPythonSQLScalaJavaLinuxMicro soft platformssystem hardeningSTIGsRisk Management FrameworkKubernetesDockerHelmnetworkingDNSroutingswitching

Soft Skills

adaptabilityproblem-solvingcollaborationteamwork

Certifications

Required

DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification

Preferred

disaster recovery services

Industry & Role

Industry Defense

Job Function Cloud development and security engineering for defense applications

Clearance & Visa

Clearance Required Secret clearance

Keywords for Your Resume

DevSecOpsAWSAmazon Web ServicesTerraformCloudFormationGolangPythonSQLScalaJavaLinuxsystem hardeningSTIGsRisk Management FrameworkKubernetesDockerHelmnetworkingDNSroutingswitchingSecret clearanceDoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification

Deal Breakers

Lack of Secret clearance, Less than 7 years of experience, No experience with DevSecOps or cloud engineering, No DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification

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