Senior Cloud Engineer

Job Title: Senior Cloud Engineer

Job Category: Information Technology

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Secret

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Local

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Join a fast‑paced Agile development program as a key Platform Engineer responsible for architecting, securing, and optimizing AWS GovCloud environments. This role requires a seasoned systems/software engineering professional with deep expertise in cloud architecture, automation, security compliance, and large‑scale operational planning. The position has significant strategic and technical impact and requires strong leadership, innovation, and executive‑level communication skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, manage, and optimize AWS GovCloud environments aligned with business and mission objectives. • Design and implement operations planning to improve system performance, reliability, and scalability. • Support administrators in deploying and managing Infrastructure‑as‑a‑Service (IaaS) and Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) solutions. • Ensure the security and compliance of DoD systems, including implementation of NIST SP 800‑171 security controls, DISA STIGs, and DFARS 252.204‑7012 requirements. • Architect and implement multi‑region disaster recovery strategies to ensure system resilience and continuity.

Core Competencies

Strategic Implementation • Recognized subject‑matter expert with the ability to translate strategic goals into…