Associate Cloud Engineer

Job Title: Associate Cloud Engineer #LI-JN1

Type: Direct Hire

Work Location: Onsite position located in Reston, VA

You must be a US Citizen, with an Active TS/SCI with CI poly on this opening.

Job Overview:

As Cloud Engineer, youâ ll play a pivotal role in architecting, designing, and implementing innovative cloud solutions that enable clients to maximize the potential of cloud technologies. Your responsibilities will include developing robust, scalable cloud infrastructures while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration, optimized performance, and successful delivery.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

Assist in the design and deployment of cloud-based architectures, ensuring optimal scalability, reliability, and security while adhering to industry standards.

Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements, resolve complex issues, and enhance cloud infrastructure performance

Champion the evaluation and integration of emerging cloud technologies and methodologies to improve our client's cloud ecosystem

Establish and execute robust cloud governance strategies to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements

Required Skills & Experience:

Active TS/SCI with CI poly

At least 2 to 4 years of professional experience in cloud engineering, specializing in the design, implementation, and management of advanced cloud solutions.

Proven experience in designing and deploying AWS cloud infrastructure solutions at scale, across multiple classification domains (e.g., IL5 to IL6+)

Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), with hands-on experience in core services like EC2, S3, Lambda, and EBS.

Experience in creating, managing, and securing server OS images across multiple classification domains using AWS AMIs.

Working experience with Infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools, including Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible, for automating cloud environments.

Experience scripting and programming (Python, Bash, etc.)

Working experience in an operational environment; managing a ticket queue, ability to search through an existing knowledge base.

Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex cloud-related issues

Strong oral and written communication skills

Active Comptia Security+ or other 8140/8570 certificate with at least 1 year before expiration

Job Requisition # 39501 #LI-JN1

A reasonable estimate of the Base Salary for this role is $160,000 - $175,000 per year. The disclosed pay range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. The compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case, such as skills and experience levels.