Lead Cloud Engineer (Security / SRE)
Core
Build, run, and secure hybrid cloud infrastructure (AWS GovCloud/Azure) for the U.S. Census Bureau's enterprise IT environment ahead of the 2030 Decennial Census.
Role type
Senior IC cloud engineer (security/SRE)
Builds
Secure, reliable, and automated cloud infrastructure at national scale
Domain
Government / Cloud Security / Site Reliability Engineering
Required skills
AWS infrastructure operations, AWS security services (IAM, VPC, KMS, GuardDuty, Security Hub, Config), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation), scripting, incident response, technical leadership
Preferred skills
AWS GovCloud experience, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, CIS Benchmarks/DISA STIGs hardening, multi-cloud experience
Technologies
AWS, Azure, Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, GitLab, GitHub, Kubernetes
Responsibilities
Build and operate secure cloud infrastructure; configure cloud services securely by default; deploy and tune security tooling; evaluate existing infrastructure and close gaps; automate infrastructure and remediation; improve monitoring and incident response; support security in deployment pipelines; troubleshoot complex issues; serve as technical lead and mentor engineers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with technical leadership
