Mid-Level Cloud Infrastructure Engineer IRES - SSFB/HSV

Amentum•Colorado Springs, CO

2d•$110,000 - $140,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Mid-Level Cloud Infrastructure Engineer supports the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract. The role specializes in migrating functions and networks to private, public, and hybrid cloud infrastructures, helping organizations and business partners improve productivity and achieve cost savings. The engineer designs and implements client-specific cloud solutions, selects cloud providers, ensures networks are appropriately sized and responsive, and scales services as demand grows. The position also involves working with business owners and stakeholders to understand growth plans, monitoring cloud usage, implementing cloud security strategies, and establishing fault tolerance, disaster recovery, and failover capabilities. The engineer ensures compliance with applicable legislation and guidelines, builds infrastructure automation to deliver system and application updates rapidly, and tests and fine-tunes solutions for optimal efficiency. The role provides architectural vision, strategy, and roadmaps, and works with Engineers and Platform Operations staff to operationalize technology solutions. The position is based at Schriever Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado, or Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. It is onsite with no remote or telework option, requires a DoW Secret clearance, is day shift, and requires travel up to 10%. Relocation assistance is not available. Compensation is listed as $110,000–$140,000. The posting lists health, dental, and vision insurance; paid time off and holidays; retirement benefits including 401(k) matching; educational reimbursement; parental leave; an employee stock purchase plan; tax-saving options; disability and life insurance; and pet insurance. Benefits may vary by employment type, location, and applicable agreements.

Requirements

At least 1 year of directly related experience.
Understanding of cloud delivery models, including IaaS, SaaS, and PaaS.
Experience with enterprise server operating systems or environments, such as RHEL 7 and/or 8 or Windows Server 2019 and/or higher.
Experience implementing cybersecurity best practices.
DoD 8570.01 IAT Level II certification.
Active DoW Secret security clearance.
Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
Submit a resume using month and year date formats with the application.

Nice To Haves

Azure, AWS, and/or Cloud Certified Solution Architect certification.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or Math.

Responsibilities

Specialize in migrating functions and networks to private, public, and hybrid cloud infrastructures.
Design, plan, and implement client-specific cloud solutions.
Identify appropriate cloud providers.
Ensure cloud networks are properly sized and responsive to user demands.
Scale cloud services to meet growing demands.
Liaise with business owners and stakeholders to determine growth plans.
Monitor cloud network usage.
Implement effective security strategies on cloud networks.
Implement fault tolerance, disaster recovery, and failover capabilities.
Ensure compliance with relevant legislation and guidelines.
Build infrastructure automation to enable rapid delivery of system and application updates.
Test and fine-tune solutions to ensure optimal efficiency.
Provide architectural vision, strategy, and roadmaps, and work with Engineers and Platform Operations staff to operationalize technology solutions.