Cloud Engineer SME

SAIC • Colorado Springs, CO

6h

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a highly qualified Senior Cloud Engineer (SME) to support the United States Air Force’s Common Mission Control Center Facilitator contract. This role provides expert-level cloud engineering leadership, supporting hybrid and multiclassification cloud environments, enabling secure data and network flows, and advancing the CMCC’s cloud, automation, and cross domain ecosystem. The Senior Cloud Engineer acts as a trusted technical advisor, supporting DSOP, integration, and cyber teams while mentoring engineers and strengthening CMCC’s resilient, secure deployment architecture.

Requirements

• Expert-level cloud engineering leadership
• Support for hybrid and multiclassification cloud environments
• Enabling secure data and network flows
• Advancing CMCC’s cloud, automation, and cross domain ecosystem
• Trusted technical advisor
• Support for DSOP, integration, and cyber teams
• Mentoring engineers
• Strengthening CMCC’s resilient, secure deployment architecture
• Experience with GovCloud, SC2S, on prem K8s
• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, Helm, and Argo CD
• Experience developing automation pipelines and tooling for CI/CD, cloud resource provisioning, and container orchestration
• Knowledge of MLS/MILS and NSA “Raise the Bar” standards
• Experience building and maintaining cloud test environments
• Experience with cloud monitoring, observability, and incident response
• Collaboration with DSOP, Cyber, Software, and Integration teams
• Knowledge of STIG compliance, vulnerability scanning, and cATO aligned security automation
• Experience serving as a cloud technical authority during design reviews, risk assessments, and CCB/PI Planning activities

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and maintain secure hybrid cloud environments (GovCloud, SC2S, on prem K8s) supporting CMCC development, test, experimental, and operational tiers.
• Design and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Configuration as Code (CaC) using Terraform, Ansible, Helm, and Argo CD.
• Develop automation pipelines and tooling to support CI/CD integration, cloud resource provisioning, and container orchestration.
• Enable secure data flows, cross domain integrations, and network configurations compliant with MLS/MILS and NSA “Raise the Bar” standards.
• Build and maintain cloud test environments—including hardware, software, and network components—and oversee cloud monitoring, observability, and incident response.
• Collaborate with DSOP, Cyber, Software, and Integration teams to ensure secure pipeline execution, STIG compliance, vulnerability scanning, and cATO aligned security automation.
• Mentor engineering team members and serve as a cloud technical authority during design reviews, risk assessments, and CCB/PI Planning activities.
• Identify opportunities for increased automation, performance optimization, cost-efficiency, and operational resiliency across CMCC cloud infrastructure.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed