Cloud Engineer MDX - SSFB

Amentum•Colorado Springs, CO

2d•$100,000 - $140,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Cloud Engineer is part of Amentum’s Missile Defense Division and directly supports the Missile Defense Agency’s Missile Defense Space Enterprise Architecture organization. The role helps develop and implement solutions for advanced sensing and supports efficient, sustainable, and secure command and control of space-based defense capabilities. The position is onsite at Schriever Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado; remote or telework is not available. The role requires an active DoW Secret or higher security clearance, is a day-shift position, and may require travel up to 10% of the time. Relocation assistance is not available. The engineer designs, implements, troubleshoots, and sustains cloud environments for the Missile Defense Space Center. The work includes secure and scalable cloud architectures using VCF 9.0, AWS GovCloud, and Azure for US Government, along with cloud solutions spanning compute, storage, networking, software development, and DevSecOps. The engineer works with system engineers and delivery teams to define requirements, design and test solutions, ensure integration and cybersecurity compliance, and automate self-service provisioning. The successful candidate is expected to be an innovative, analytical problem-solver who can learn challenging concepts, improve processes, follow and document standard processes, identify risks and opportunities for leadership, and communicate effectively with technical teams, senior customer management, and customers. A resume in month-and-year format must accompany the application. The selected candidate may be employed by one of Amentum’s teammate companies.

Requirements

At least 1 year of general full-time work experience; this may be reduced with completion of advanced education.
At least 1 year of directly related experience in cloud engineering roles.
Understanding of principles supporting cloud infrastructure components, including compute, network, and storage.
Familiarity with Kubernetes and containerization.
Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform.
Experience in a Linux computing environment.
Understanding of compute, networking, storage, and DevSecOps.
Meet DoD 8570 certification requirements, such as Security+, within 60 days of hire.
Active DoW Secret or higher security clearance.
Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills, ability to learn challenging concepts and resolve difficult service problems, and effective communication and collaboration skills.
Submit a resume with dates in month-and-year format.

Nice To Haves

Ability to obtain and maintain a DoW Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.
Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
One or more cloud certifications, such as VMware Certified Professional - VCF Architect, AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, or Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
Experience with continuous delivery tools such as VCFA Blueprints, GitLab, or ArgoCD.
Experience supporting Department of Defense or federal cloud initiatives.
Experience with model-based systems engineering models and tools.
Experience working in an agile environment.
Experience administering a Linux environment, such as RHEL 9.x.
Experience writing and executing automation tools.
Experience with scripting languages such as YAML, Python, or Bash.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, troubleshoot, and sustain cloud environments for the Missile Defense Space Center.
Design and implement secure, scalable cloud architectures using VCF 9.0, AWS GovCloud, and Azure for US Government.
Implement cloud-based solutions across compute, storage, networking, software development, and DevSecOps.
Work with system engineers to identify and define requirements for new systems and system modifications, develop designs, and implement and test solutions.
Collaborate with cybersecurity, DevSecOps, sustainment, and application delivery teams to ensure integration and compliance.
Develop and implement automation that expands the platform’s self-service consumption model and enables faster resource provisioning.
Create and follow standard processes and clearly document results.
Identify risks, issues, and opportunities and communicate them to leadership.