Cloud Engineer DevOps Lead
About The Position
The Cloud Engineer DevOps Lead will lead a team supporting the Department of War Chief Information Officer for Special Access Programs. The role provisions, configures, and maintains cloud service provider accounts, subscriptions, and services; designs, deploys, and supports cloud infrastructure; and develops Infrastructure as Code templates and automated deployment processes. It also supports API Gateway, cloud-native, and shared platform services, and optimizes cloud performance, scalability, availability, and resource utilization. The role supports customer workload onboarding and integration, engineers secure connectivity across cloud, customer, and Department of War network environments, and monitors infrastructure, system health, and network interfaces. It maintains configuration management, change control, and CMDB processes, collaborates with cloud service providers, mission owners, DISA, and cybersecurity teams, and ensures compliance with security standards, RMF, JSIG, and cloud governance requirements. The position is onsite in Falls Church, Virginia, requires a Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility, and includes 10–25% travel.
Requirements
- 15+ years of IT/Department of War infrastructure and cloud experience.
- Bachelor’s degree; additional years of experience may be substituted.
- Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility; the posting also lists Top Secret/SCI as the clearance that must currently be possessed and obtained.
- U.S. citizenship required.
- Cloud infrastructure engineering and administration experience with AWS, Azure, or equivalent cloud service providers.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
- Knowledge of cloud compute, storage, networking, and virtualization technologies.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
- Knowledge of cloud networking, VPNs, routing, load balancing, and hybrid cloud architectures.
- Experience with API Gateway and cloud service integration.
- Scripting and automation skills with PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
- Experience with monitoring, logging, and performance management tools.
- Knowledge of configuration management and ITSM/CMDB practices.
- Knowledge of cybersecurity and compliance frameworks, including RMF, JSIG, and NIST 800-53.
- Strong troubleshooting, systems integration, and stakeholder coordination skills.
- Required cloud-related certifications are listed as AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, CISSP, CCSP, and Security+.
Responsibilities
- Lead a team supporting cloud engineering and operations for Department of War Special Access Programs.
- Provision, configure, and maintain cloud service provider accounts, subscriptions, and services.
- Design, deploy, and support cloud infrastructure, including compute, storage, networking, and virtual desktop solutions.
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code templates and automated deployment processes.
- Implement and support API Gateway, cloud-native, and shared platform services.
- Optimize cloud performance, scalability, availability, and resource utilization based on workload requirements.
- Support onboarding and integration of customer workloads into cloud environments.
- Engineer and maintain secure connectivity between cloud, customer, and Department of War network environments.
- Monitor cloud infrastructure, system health, and network interfaces to ensure service continuity.
- Maintain configuration management, change control, and CMDB processes.
- Collaborate with cloud service providers, mission owners, DISA, and cybersecurity teams on cloud operations and service enhancements.
- Ensure compliance with organizational security standards, RMF, JSIG, and cloud governance requirements.
Benefits
- Customizable medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Educational assistance and eLearning.
- Internal mobility support for employee advancement.
- Rewards and recognition programs.
- Health plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts.
- Flexible work weeks where possible.
- Paid time off plans, including vacation, sick, personal, holiday, parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
- Short- and long-term disability benefits.
- Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
