Cloud Engineer (2026-0194)
Acclaim Technical Services (ATS), founded in 2000, is a leading language and intelligence services company supporting a wide range of U.S. Federal agencies. As an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company, ATS is consistently ranked as a top workplace in the DC area and continues to grow.
About the role
We are seeking a Cloud Engineer with an active TS/SCI clearance and polygraph to join our Intelligence Division in Northern Virginia. In this role, you will serve as a Subject Matter Expert responsible for designing, building, and implementing cloud-based applications and solutions in a production environment. You will be a hands-on engineer with significant experience developing and deploying scalable, secure, and efficient AWS infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Translate high-level requirements into detailed, actionable plans and implement cloud solutions with a high degree of independence.
- Design, develop, test, debug, and deploy scalable, secure, and efficient cloud infrastructure and tooling using AWS.
- Collaborate with non-cloud team members to migrate their applications to Cloud and DevOps, providing guidance and expertise as needed.
- Work with cross-functional teams of software engineers, data scientists, analysts, project managers, and other engineering groups to build, administer, and secure cloud environments in a repeatable and reliable manner.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues related to PKI, networking, proxy servers, and related technologies.
- Implement and advocate for automation, configuration management, and day-two operations practices.
- Provide recommendations for continuous improvement and innovation.
- Work alongside other engineers on the team to sustain and advance our organization’s capabilities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, technical training, and relevant work or military experience.
- In-depth understanding of AWS cloud infrastructure and its applications, including demonstrated hands-on experience configuring cloud VPCs, subnets, route tables, and gateways.
- Strong knowledge of PKI and its applications, including troubleshooting and resolution.
- Expertise in networking with proxy servers and related technologies.
- Experience deploying code in AWS utilizing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions such as Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible.
- Knowledge of software patterns that encourage reuse, such as encapsulation and interfaces.
- Experience with version control and code reviews.
- Strong advocate for automation and configuration management with demonstrated ability to implement solutions that minimize manual operations.
Qualifications
- AWS Certification: Solutions Architect Professional or equivalent AWS certification.
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible.
- Linux expertise, including Systemd, Firewalld, and Bash scripting.
- Programming skills in Python (boto3, etc.) and/or Go (custom Terraform providers).
- Containerization experience using Dockerfiles and buildpacks.
- Demonstrated experience with Kubernetes, EKS, or other container orchestration platforms.
- Familiarity with customer accreditation processes (NIST 800-53 security controls) or willingness to learn.
- Understanding of the complete software development lifecycle, including the tools, libraries, dependencies, and workflows required to build, deploy, and maintain applications from conception to production.
Benefits
Our employee owners value the flexibility at ATS that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, career growth, and a broad mix of exceptional benefits designed to support and protect employees and their families, including:
- Healthcare, wellness, financial, and retirement benefits.
- Family support and continuing education benefits.
- Time off benefits.