Cloud Engineering Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton•Lexington, MA

15h•$112,900 - $257,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Cloud Engineering Lead oversees the strategic and technical aspects of migrating enterprise military systems and applications into the cloud. The role collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration, optimization, and scalability, and provides technical direction while guiding clients through IT infrastructure modernization and mission needs. The lead manages enterprise cloud migration projects and develops cloud strategies, selecting suitable services and solutions. The role designs, deploys, and manages scalable, secure, highly available cloud applications using commercial platforms such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or OCI. It also promotes continuous improvement and innovation by staying current with industry trends, technologies, and best practices. This is a hybrid position based in Lexington, Massachusetts. Applicants must be able to obtain a Top Secret clearance and meet the DoD 8140 certification requirement. The annualized projected compensation range is $112,900 to $257,000. Booz Allen describes benefits including health, life, disability, financial and retirement benefits, paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, dependent care, and recognition awards.

Requirements

8+ years of experience designing, developing, deploying, and managing cloud-native solutions in AWS, Azure, OCI, or GCP.
4+ years of experience working in a Federal Government environment.
3+ years of experience leading Agile application development teams across the software development lifecycle, including cloud migration, architecture, building, and deployment at enterprise scale.
Experience using self-organized initiatives, emerging tools, COTS products, and industry best practices to challenge cross-functional teams and generate outcomes.
Experience in client- and leadership-facing roles, addressing client and customer concerns and needs and championing proven and innovative solutions.
Experience with Software, DevOps, and Cyber Engineering, and with networking, security, and compliance frameworks related to FedRAMP+ cloud environments and DoW accreditation processes.
Experience creating and improving continuous automation, orchestration, and Infrastructure as Code across multiple cloud service providers and technical stacks.
Knowledge of triaging and resolving issues involving open-source and commercial tools in government cloud environments.
Ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance.
Bachelor's degree, or 10+ years of experience in technology in lieu of a degree.
DoD 8140 requirement certification.

Nice To Haves

Top Secret clearance.
AWS Solutions Architect – Professional certification or equivalent cloud service provider certifications.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage end-to-end enterprise cloud migration projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technical requirements.
Develop and implement cloud strategies, including selecting cloud services and solutions to meet Mission System Owner needs.
Design, deploy, and manage scalable, secure, and highly available cloud applications using commercial cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or OCI.
Stay current with industry trends, technologies, and best practices to drive continuous improvement and innovation throughout the migration process.
Provide technical direction and collaborate with DevOps, Software, and Cyber Engineering Leads and other cross-functional teams.