Cloud Ops Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton•Dayton, OH

1d•$112,900 - $257,000•Remote

About The Position

Serve as the technical lead for Cloud Operations across classified and unclassified environments, including DoD IL5 and IL6 AWS or Azure environments. Lead the operation, maintenance, monitoring, security, and continuous improvement of mission-critical cloud infrastructure and applications. Provide technical oversight for incident resolution, system administration, vulnerability remediation, configuration management, infrastructure performance, and compliance activities. Lead and mentor Cloud Operations personnel by establishing operating standards, documenting best practices, reviewing technical work, and providing hands-on guidance. Collaborate with cybersecurity, architecture, DevSecOps, and application teams to maintain secure and reliable production environments, support RMF and ATO requirements, and ensure operational risks are identified and addressed.

Requirements

8+ years of experience designing, deploying, and managing cloud environments, including DoD IL5 and IL6 AWS or Azure environments
8+ years of experience administering Windows or Linux operating systems
Experience leading operations personnel responsible for existing cloud or on-premises production systems
Experience leading the architecture, build, and deployment of systems and applications within cloud platforms
Experience monitoring, maintaining, securing, and troubleshooting critical infrastructure components
Experience mentoring cloud or infrastructure engineers and establishing operational standards and best practices
Knowledge of foundational system administration principles and DoD accreditation, RMF, and ATO processes
Top Secret clearance
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or STEM field
Security+ CE Certification

Nice To Haves

Experience leading cloud professionals on complex projects or technical efforts
Experience supporting classified, disconnected, air-gapped, or restricted DoD environments
Experience working with DoD systems requiring RMF authorization and ATO sustainment
Experience with cloud infrastructure cost forecasting, tracking, and optimization
Experience navigating complex security requirements while maintaining operational and regulatory compliance
Experience with infrastructure as code, automation, configuration management, and cloud-monitoring tools
AWS or Microsoft Azure Certification
DoD 8570 IAT Level III-compliant Certification

Responsibilities

Serve as the technical lead for Cloud Operations across classified and unclassified environments, including DoD IL5 and IL6 AWS or Azure environments.
Lead the operation, maintenance, monitoring, security, and continuous improvement of mission-critical cloud infrastructure and applications.
Provide technical oversight for incident resolution, system administration, vulnerability remediation, configuration management, infrastructure performance, and compliance activities.
Lead and mentor Cloud Operations personnel by establishing operating standards, documenting best practices, reviewing technical work, and providing hands-on guidance.
Collaborate with cybersecurity, architecture, DevSecOps, and application teams to maintain secure and reliable production environments, support RMF and ATO requirements, and ensure operational risks are identified and addressed.