Company Overview

At CenCore Group, we deliver security solutions that support critical national security missions. We specialize in designing, building, securing, and maintaining advanced technology environments at the intersection of emerging technology and national security. We are seeking a dependable, cleared professional to join our team in support of secure physical security operations.

Compensation Overview

Eligible employees may enroll in company-sponsored medical, dental, and vision benefits in accordance with plan terms and enrollment requirements. The company contributes toward employee healthcare premiums, subject to plan provisions. Employees are also eligible to participate in the company's 401(k) retirement savings plan, including employer matching contributions in accordance with plan guidelines and eligibility requirements. Paid time off, sick leave, and holiday benefits are provided in accordance with company policy, applicable contract requirements, and federal, state, and local laws. Benefit eligibility and accrual rates may vary based on position, location, and length of service. The company is committed to equitable pay practices and does not seek or rely on an applicant's wage history when making compensation decisions. Benefits may be modified from time to time in accordance with company policy and applicable law.

Equal Opportunity Employer

CenCore Group is an equal opportunity employer. We hire based on merit and qualifications and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage, maintain, and improve AWS-based cloud infrastructure supporting enterprise SaaS operations.
• Operate and support Kubernetes environments, including Amazon EKS.
• Own platform reliability, scalability, availability, disaster recovery readiness, and operational resilience.
• Design and support cloud networking, load balancing, routing, traffic management, and related infrastructure components.
• Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, logging, and observability solutions to support proactive issue detection and response.
• Establish and document operational standards, Service Level Objectives (SLOs), incident response processes, and reliability best practices.
• Partner with software engineering and product teams to improve application performance, platform stability, and deployment reliability.
• Apply security best practices across IAM, secrets management, encryption, vulnerability remediation, access controls, and production operations.
• Support production operations, troubleshoot critical issues, and participate in incident resolution as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Professional experience supporting cloud infrastructure, site reliability, DevOps, platform engineering, or systems engineering functions.
• Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services and production cloud operations.
• Experience administering or operating Kubernetes environments.
• Working knowledge of infrastructure reliability, availability, scalability, incident response, and operational support practices.
• Experience implementing monitoring, logging, alerting, or observability tools.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex production issues and coordinate resolution across technical teams.
• Strong understanding of cloud security fundamentals, including identity and access management, encryption, secrets management, and vulnerability remediation.
• Ability to document technical processes, standards, and operational procedures.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AWS services such as EKS, ALB, VPC, CloudFront, Route 53, RDS/Aurora, S3, and IAM.
• Experience with Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code tools.
• Experience with monitoring platforms such as Datadog, CloudWatch, Grafana, Prometheus, or similar tools.
• PostgreSQL administration, performance tuning, or database operations experience.
• Experience supporting enterprise SaaS, cloud-native applications, or customer-facing production platforms.
• Experience developing disaster recovery, operational readiness, or production support documentation.

Skills / Competencies

• Cloud infrastructure operations and automation.
• Platform reliability, scalability, and performance optimization.
• Kubernetes administration and containerized application support.
• Monitoring, observability, and incident response.
• Cloud security and operational risk awareness.
• Technical troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Cross-functional collaboration with engineering, product, and operations teams.
• Clear technical documentation and process improvement.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

This role is primarily performed in a professional office or remote technology environment, depending on business needs and position requirements. Work involves regular use of a computer, collaboration tools, and cloud-based systems. The position may require participation in production support, incident response, or after-hours troubleshooting as needed. Physical requirements are generally sedentary and include prolonged periods of sitting, computer use, and communicating with internal teams.