Senior cloud engineer

15th October, 2026

Role: Senior Cloud Engineer

Location: Fort Meade, MD (Onsite 5 days/week)

Salary: $170,000 - $210,000

Clearance/Certification: Active Secret with ability to obtain Top Secret. Active DoD 8140 IAT Level II / Security+ (or higher).

Citizenship: U.S. Citizen required

Job Description:

Seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to work onsite five days a week at Ft. Meade, MD. Seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to work as a member of a team managing and maintaining multiple coalition Mission Partner network enclaves in support of the DoW community. The Senior Cloud Engineer will work with a team to design, implement, and maintain enclaves' virtual infrastructure in both AWS and Azure Cloud as well as on premises deployments. The Senior Cloud Engineer position is a demanding, high-energy role that requires innovative solutions to network, hardware, and software problems. The ideal candidate has exceptional problem-solving skills and a breadth of expertise in cloud networking concepts, modern CI/CD pipeline, platform automation, and infrastructure development supporting these technologies.

Job Responsibilities:

• Integrate, collaborate, and support a team of subject matter experts in a highly agile environment, to implement best-in-class, multi-cloud solutions.
• Leverage a variety of automation, instance, and/or container, orchestration, security, and native/non-native cloud services for large DoW program(s).
• Architect, design, implement, and maintain cloud solutions and new capabilities in AWS/Azure.
• Assist in partner network integration, testing, and monitoring.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills:

• U.S. Citizen.
• Active Secret security clearance, with the ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) discipline, and at least 10-12 years of related professional experience.
• DoD 8140 compliant with active minimum IAT Level II Security+ (or higher).
• Ability to travel CONUS / OCONUS up to 20% of the time, as needed.
• 5-7 years of experience designing, engineering, and deploying infrastructure systems and services within cloud environments.
• 5+ years of experience and proficiency working with Azure Cloud computing technologies across Windows and Linux endpoints, with hands-on experience with the following resources: Azure Active Directory, Virtual Networking, Virtual Machines, Storage Accounts, etc.; Azure, RSV, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics Workspaces, etc.
• Proficiency: Developing, engineering, and deploying Microsoft Active Directory and DNS; Supporting Windows and Linux Server/Desktop endpoints; With Cloud networking and troubleshooting Cloud networking environments (IP networking, VPNs, DNS, and load balancing); A solid understanding of firewalls, NAT, SSL/TLS, etc.
• Experience: One or more automation languages (PowerShell, ARM/Bicep Templates, BASH, Python); STIGing Windows and Linux endpoints and using the STIG Viewer for reporting.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, with a proven ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate solution.
• Highly developed interpersonal and oral/written communication skills, with the ability to effectively and professionally interact with a diverse set of stakeholders (from peers to end-users to executive management).

Desired Skills:

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management, or similar STEM discipline.
• Experience: DevSecOps; Using big data and cloud tools and technologies; Working with DoW computer network organizations and/or performers.
• AWS certification: AWS Certified Solution Architect; Associate/Professional (preferred).
• Azure certification: AZ-103/104 and/or AZ-304/305 (highly desired).
• CompTIA Security+ and/or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).