Cloud Engineer Architect

Koniag Government Services, LLC•Washington, DC

3d•$140,000 - $190,000•Onsite

About The Position

Koniag Technology Solutions, Inc., a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking a customer-oriented Cloud Engineer/Architect to support KTS and a government customer in Washington, DC. This role supports a future new business opportunity and a large-scale federal enterprise cloud environment serving more than 10,000 users. The position is contingent on contract award and may not be filled if the contract is not awarded; the application deadline and start date may change depending on contract status. The Cloud Engineer/Architect will engineer, develop, administer, and continuously enhance the federal enterprise cloud environment. The role includes designing and implementing cloud infrastructure, automating migrations, and ensuring operational compliance with security and infrastructure standards. The successful candidate will apply technical expertise to build secure, scalable cloud solutions and work with technical teams to convert operational needs into cloud architectures.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience in lieu of a degree.
At least 4 years of progressive experience administering, designing, and engineering cloud solutions.
Valid driver's license.
Secret DoD clearance required; ability to maintain a valid Top Secret DoD clearance throughout employment.
Fundamental knowledge of cloud technology and enterprise IT systems.
Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with mature independent judgment.
Experience deploying resources and running workloads in AWS and/or Microsoft Azure.
Ability to explain technical requirements and concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and guidance.
Experience planning and implementing operating-system and software upgrades.
Fundamental knowledge of and experience working in a DevOps-centric environment.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automation tools, code promotion processes, and related methodologies.
Experience with scripting languages such as Python, JSON, or YAML.
Experience deploying infrastructure as code using AWS CloudFormation, Azure ARM templates, Chef, Terraform, or other automation tools.

Nice To Haves

AWS Associate- or Professional-level certification, such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect.
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect, Developer, DevOps Engineer, or similar certification.
Experience supporting federal government or DoD cloud environments.
Familiarity with the DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide (SRG) and Zero Trust architecture principles.
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.
Experience with cloud security hardening, STIG compliance, and vulnerability remediation.
Experience supporting hybrid on-premises and cloud environments, with a focus on cost and capacity optimization.

Responsibilities

Participate in technical project review meetings to ensure designs meet customer operational requirements and infrastructure and security standards.
Provision and maintain enterprise cloud resources, including network, storage, and compute infrastructure.
Automate migrations to cloud environments and identify appropriate cloud counterparts for on-premises technologies.
Design and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions for repeatable, scalable deployments.
Follow incident, problem, and change management procedures and execute ticket-based requests with little or no additional oversight.
Support CI/CD pipeline design, automation, and code promotion across development environments.
Monitor and optimize cloud resource performance, cost, and capacity across the enterprise environment.
Collaborate with cross-functional technical teams to translate operational requirements into scalable, secure cloud architectures.
Maintain and enhance system documentation, configuration standards, and operational runbooks.
Deliver quality results and consistently meet deadlines.