CNO Cloud Engineer

MANTECH

6d•$94,800 - $157,200•Remote

About The Position

MANTECH is looking for a highly motivated and qualified CNO Cloud Engineer to join our team in a remote based position. This rewarding and challenging position supports the Department of War (DoW) to produce a wide range of capabilities to improve cyberspace operations and defend U.S. vital national security interests.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in related field with 4yrs of relevant (or High School Diploma with 8 years of relevant experience)
5+ years of hands-on experience with AWS cloud services (EC2, S3, Security Hub, KMS, networking/firewalls), Terraform, and cost optimization across multi-account/multi-environment architectures.
Demonstrated experience implementing automated security compliance (DISA STIGs, CIS Benchmarks, NSA frameworks) using tools like OpenSCAP, Kubescape, or AWS Security Hub within DoD/federal environments.
Proficiency with Kubernetes cluster management, container image pipelines (AMI Builder/GitLab CI), peer code reviews (MRs), and writing high-level architectural decision records (ADRs) and system documentation.
Ability to travel to San Antonio, TX area up to 25% for meetings, as need.

Nice To Haves

AWS certification
Kubernetes certification
Familiarity with Gov Cloud environments
Familiarity with SIEM and SOAR technologies
Familiarity with DoD Enterprise DevSecOps Reference Design
Familiarity with CNO infrastructure support to CNO operations

Responsibilities

Provide CNO Cloud-based Solutions: Implement AWS services to provide a CNO command and control (C2) hub for provisioning warfighters' cyber hardware and software resources.
Drive CNO Cloud Security & Compliance Automation: Build, maintain, and automate recurring STIG/CIS/NSA compliance scan pipelines, OpenSCAP/Kubescape security scanning workflows, and Security Hub findings normalization across multi-environment CNO AWS infrastructure (Dev/Stage/Prod).
Manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Golden Image Pipelines: Develop and maintain Terraform templates, Golden AMI/Image Builder pipelines, AWS KMS key configurations, network/firewall integration, and Kubernetes (EKS/Big Bang) deployment scaling.
Integrate Software: Implement Application Programming Interface (API) workflows and develop APIs for secure intercommunication of technologies.
Technical Onboarding, Architecture & Cross-Team Coordination: Author comprehensive system architecture diagrams and Confluence technical documentation; serve as the technical liaison between Information Assurance (IA), security stakeholders, and internal DevOps engineers.