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Senior Cloud Engineer

Reston, VA💼 Full-time💰 $100,200–$100,200🗓 2026-09-16 → 2026-09-26

Core

Architecting, designing, and implementing scalable, secure cloud infrastructure for US federal government clients in classified environments.

Role type

Senior Cloud Engineer (Infrastructure & Security)

Builds

Robust and scalable cloud infrastructure, automated deployment pipelines, and hardened cloud systems.

Domain

US Federal Government / Defense & National Security / Cloud Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

AWS cloud engineering, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation/Ansible), Cloud security controls (IAM/SSO), Linux/Windows system hardening, Scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash), Risk Management Framework (RMF) compliance

Preferred skills

Multi-classification domain experience, AMI management, Container orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes), Microservices/Serverless architecture, Azure/GCP experience, AWS certification, Large-scale cloud modernization

Technologies

AWS (EC2, EBS, S3, IAM, VPC, Lambda, CloudFormation, GovCloud), Terraform, Ansible, Python, PowerShell, Bash, Linux, Windows

Responsibilities

Design and implement cloud-based architecture ensuring scalability and security; Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance; Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements and optimize infrastructure; Develop and implement cloud governance strategies; Lead automation of deployment and management processes; Participate in risk management assessments and architecture reviews.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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