Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Metova Federal

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About The Position

Cole Engineering Services, Inc. is seeking a highly qualified Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to lead implementation, security, and operations of mission-critical cloud environments that power DoD cyber training capabilities and applications. You will manage and develop resilient, compliant, and cost-optimized cloud platforms supporting cyber ranges, training orchestration, and multi-tenant applications in FedRamp approved cloud environments. You will partner closely with cybersecurity, DevSecOps, networking, and training operations teams to deliver secure, scalable capabilities aligned to DoD RMF, DISA STIGs, and the DoD Cloud Computing SRG (Impact Levels IL2–IL6).
In this role, you will be a key technical leader ensuring the DoD’s cyber training enterprise platforms are secure, resilient, and efficient, enabling cyber operators to execute complex cyber exercises at scale while meeting stringent compliance and mission requirements.

Requirements

• 8–12+ years of experience in cloud/platform engineering with at least 5 years focused on Amazon Web Services (AWS) with a demonstrated leadership delivering secure, scalable, production-grade cloud-based systems.
• DoD 8570/8140 compliance: IAT II (Security+) required; IAT III/CISSP or CASP+ preferred
• Associate or bachelor’s degree in a related technical discipline such as computer science or information technology from an accredited college or university.
• Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires U. S. Citizenship status with ability to obtain a SECRET to TOP SECRET security clearance.
• Active DoD Secret clearance preferred; If not already cleared, candidate will be required to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance as a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

• AWS Certifications: Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, Security – Specialty, and/or DevOps Engineer – Professional.

Responsibilities

• Support the design and maintain landing zones using cloud applications such as AWS Organizations, Control Tower, SCP guardrails, Identity and Access Management (IAM) multi-account patterns, and VPC architectures (Transit Gateway, PrivateLink, NAT, IGW) for enclave isolation and cross-domain needs.
• Engineer high-availability, multi-Region solutions leveraging cloud tools such as EC2, EKS/ECS Fargate, RDS/Aurora, DynamoDB, S3/EFS/FSx, Load Balancers, Route 53, and API Gateway.
• Implement Zero Trust-aligned patterns (micro-segmentation, strong identity, continuous verification) consistent with DoD Zero Trust guidance.
• Implement security controls and evidence generation for RMF ATO packages (SSP, SAR, POA&M) in coordination with cybersecurity teams.
• Apply DISA STIGs (OS, DB, Kubernetes, Container) and SRG requirements for workloads at IL2–IL6
• Tailor and automate STIG application using IaC and configuration management.
• Integrate encryption and key management with cloud tools such as AWS KMS/HSM; enforce IAM least privilege, SCPs, permission boundaries, ABAC, and robust secrets management.
• Implement cloud logging and metrics tools such as CloudTrail/CloudWatch/GuardDuty/Config for comprehensive audit and detection.
• Align architectures with FedRAMP Moderate/High baselines when required and ensure boundary compliance for controlled workloads.
• Develop secure connectivity (AWS Direct Connect/VPN), hybrid routing, and segmentation; implement TLS mutual auth, certificate management, and private service endpoints.
• Design logging and telemetry pipelines (CloudWatch, OpenTelemetry, Kinesis, S3, SIEM integration such as Splunk/ELK) with retention, metadata/tagging, and data lifecycle policies.
• Own SLOs/SLAs for platform services.
• Implement autoscaling, health checks, and proactive capacity management.
• Lead cost management and alerting practices of cloud environments in coordination with project leads.
• Provide Tier 3 support, on-call rotations during exercises, and incident response coordination with cybersecurity and training operations.
• Collaborate with agile teams and product owners to translate training requirements into platform capabilities.
• Provide mentorship for junior engineers.
• Establish standards, design reviews, and repeatable processes.
• Present cloud solutions to project leadership and accreditation authorities.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage
• Wellness Program
• 401(k) Matching
• Disability (Short Term & Long Term)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Life Insurance
• Education & Training
• Generous Leave Policy (11 Federal Holidays, PTO, Military Leave, Bereavement and Jury Duty)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees