Cloud Engineer
Responsibilities
Proposed personnel possess the knowledge and capability to design, deploy, and maintain GovCloud-based infrastructures across AWS and Azure, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security for mission-critical applications.
Required expertise includes cloud architecture, networking, virtualization, containerization, and security best practices, with proficiency in Infrastructure as-Code (IaC) solutions such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
Personnel must have experience in hybrid and multi-cloud configurations, including Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) peering, identity management (IAM), and cross-domain solutions.
Strong expertise in the Authority to Operate (ATO) process is required, including preparing security documentation, conducting compliance assessments, and maintaining continuous monitoring per DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF), NIST 800-53 Rev.5, FedRAMP, and DoD IL-4/IL-5 security mandates.
Personnel must also optimize cloud resources for compute, storage, and networking efficiency while ensuring full compliance with DoD governance policies.
Requirements
The contractor shall provide personnel with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or five (5) years of equivalent experience in cloud engineering.
Personnel must have experience designing, deploying, and managing AWS and Azure cloud environments with a focus on security, automation, and scalability.
Required expertise includes Identity and Access Management (IAM), role-based access control (RBAC), Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA), and cloud networking configurations such as VPC peering, subnets, VPNs, and security groups.
Personnel must demonstrate proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM templates, ensuring secure and scalable deployments.
Experience supporting Authority to Operate (ATO) processes is required, including preparing System Security Plans (SSP), Security Assessment Reports (SAR), and Plans of Action & Milestones (POA&M), and maintaining compliance with DoD governance frameworks and NIST requirements.
Personnel must also collaborate with cybersecurity teams to implement security controls in accordance with FedRAMP, RMF, and DoD IL-4/IL-5 security mandates, while optimizing cloud resource allocation for efficiency.
Qualifications
The contractor shall provide personnel with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or five (5) years of equivalent experience in cloud engineering.
Personnel must have experience designing, deploying, and managing AWS and Azure cloud environments with a focus on security, automation, and scalability.
Required expertise includes Identity and Access Management (IAM), role-based access control (RBAC), Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA), and cloud networking configurations such as VPC peering, subnets, VPNs, and security groups.
Personnel must demonstrate proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM templates, ensuring secure and scalable deployments.
Experience supporting Authority to Operate (ATO) processes is required, including preparing System Security Plans (SSP), Security Assessment Reports (SAR), and Plans of Action & Milestones (POA&M), and maintaining compliance with DoD governance frameworks and NIST requirements.
Personnel must also collaborate with cybersecurity teams to implement security controls in accordance with FedRAMP, RMF, and DoD IL-4/IL-5 security mandates, while optimizing cloud resource allocation for efficiency.
Skills
Preferred certifications include AWS Certified Solutions Architect– Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, and Google Professional Cloud Architect.
Benefits
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