Cloud Engineer (Cloud Engineer 4)

About the role

HII’s Mission Technologies division is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to support the DoD/DoW Advana War Data Platform. This position is contingent on contract award.

Responsibilities

• Develops, deploys, and maintains secure cloud infrastructures supporting Department of Defense operational, analytical, and mission-support systems.
• Configures Amazon Web Services environments using Virtual Private Clouds, subnets, routing policies, identity and access configurations, and encryption mechanisms aligned with System Operations Plan requirements.
• Implements CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and AWS Config to track operational health, configuration drift, performance thresholds, and compliance metrics.
• Supports release and deployment activities using automated orchestration pipelines, version control repositories, rollback procedures, and production validation steps documented in Software Release Plans.
• Implements configuration hardening standards across compute, storage, and networking layers using government-approved controls, automated remediation tools, and continuous compliance checks.
• Performs system administration functions including firewall rule adjustments, capacity optimization, load balancing actions, and cross-enclave connectivity troubleshooting.
• Supports incident response teams by collecting system evidence, identifying anomalous activity, and contributing to root cause analysis supporting military investigative processes.
• Maintains operational documentation covering system configurations, architecture baselines, capacity reports, and performance dashboards.
• Automates deployments using infrastructure-as-code mechanisms such as CloudFormation, AWS Systems Manager, and scripted orchestration workflows.
• Collaborates with program leadership, engineers, and mission stakeholders to validate requirements, integrate technical enhancements, and sustain operational readiness.
• Produces system metrics demonstrating service availability, performance improvement, and security compliance. Delivers resilient cloud operations supporting Department of Defense mission execution, data integrity, and enterprise reliability.

Requirements

• 9 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 4 years relevant experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience.
• Amazon Web Services AWS Certified: Solutions Architect Associate certified
• Must have active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility to be considered
• US Citizenship

Preferred Requirements

• Familiarity with Advana architecture, Palantir Foundry, or similar data integration platforms
• Experience with data governance frameworks and metadata management
• Agile/SAFe delivery experience in secure environments

Physical Requirements

• May require working in an office, industrial, shipboard, or laboratory environment.
• Capable of climbing ladders and tolerating confined spaces and extreme temperature variances.

Benefits

Competitive benefits such as best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices; wellness resources; employee assistance programs; Savings Plan Options (401(k)); financial planning tools, life insurance; employee discounts; paid holidays and paid time off; tuition reimbursement; as well as early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships. Bonus/other non-recurrent compensation is occasionally offered for qualified positions, and if applicable to this role will be addressed by the recruiter at the screening phase of application.