Cloud Engineer (Cloud Engineer 3) - 29978

HII's Mission Technologies division•Andrews AFB, MD

7d•$115,198 - $160,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This opportunity resides with Warfare Systems (WS), a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. Warfare Systems comprises cyber and mission IT; electronic warfare; and C5ISR systems. HII works within our nation’s intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace and anticipate emerging threats. Our capabilities in cybersecurity, network architecture, reverse engineering, software and hardware development uniquely enable us to support sensitive missions for the U.S. military and federal agency partners. Mission Technologies, a division of HII, is seeking an AWS DevOps Engineer with hands-on experience supporting secure cloud environments, including AWS GovCloud. The ideal candidate is skilled in automation, containerization, and building highly secure, scalable cloud infrastructure that aligns with federal and DoD requirements. Candidates must hold an active DoD security clearance and possess a Security+ or equivalent certification. Candidates must reside within the Washington D.C. area. Frequent travel to Andrews Air Force Base will be required. Ideal candidates will have the abilities to troubleshoot complex cloud, deployment, and infrastructure issues independently. Must possess a strong focus on automation, reliability, and secure-by-design cloud practices. Will be able to effectively communicate across engineering, operations, and security teams. We embrace intellectual curiousity. You must have a continuous learning mindset and proactive contribution to process and tooling improvements.

Requirements

5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 0 years experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.
Practical experience with AWS GovCloud.
Security+ or equivalent certification (CCNA Security, GSEC, CASP+, etc.).
Proficiency with AWS CDK and containerization using Docker.
Experience working with IronBank or similar hardened image repositories.
Strong knowledge of RDS, Aurora, and core AWS database services.
Solid understanding of Linux, IAM, VPC networking, and cloud security best practices.
Experience operating production workloads using AWS-native monitoring and logging tools.
Active DoD security clearance (Secret or above).

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with SDLC methodologies and Agile practices (Scrum, Kanban).
Experience with GitOps workflows (ArgoCD, Flux).
Knowledge of Kubernetes or Amazon EKS.
Understanding of DevSecOps principles and tooling (e.g., SonarQube).
Experience with automated testing and quality pipelines.
Exposure to federal compliance frameworks (RMF, NIST 800-53).
Scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
Experience with serverless technologies (Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions).

Responsibilities

Architect, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure and services within AWS and AWS GovCloud.
Build Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using AWS CDK, CloudFormation, or Terraform.
Containerize applications using Docker and work with hardened images from IronBank.
Develop and enhance CI/CD pipelines using AWS-native or enterprise DevOps tools such as CodePipeline, GitLab CI, or Jenkins.
Configure, deploy, and manage AWS database services including RDS and Aurora.
Apply secure-by-design principles and ensure all solutions meet compliance requirements.
Manage monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident-response workflows using AWS-native services.
Collaborate across engineering, security, and operations teams to improve automation, reliability, and deployment processes.
Support efforts across the full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).