Cloud Engineer

Second-61 is dedicated to providing exceptional services as front-line defenders for the U.S. Government. They are seeking a Cloud Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain secure cloud environments while ensuring compliance with various regulations and optimizing resources.

Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and maintain secure AWS and Azure GovCloud environments
• Build scalable, highly available infrastructure for mission critical applications
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM templates
• Configure and manage cloud networking including VPCs, subnets, VPNs, peering, and security groups
• Administer IAM and role based access control while enforcing least privilege principles
• Support hybrid and multi cloud architectures
• Apply Zero Trust Architecture principles across cloud environments
• Lead and support Authority to Operate activities including SSP, SAR, and POA&M development
• Maintain compliance with DoD RMF, NIST 800-53 Rev. 5, FedRAMP, and IL-4 and IL-5 requirements
• Partner with cybersecurity teams to implement required security controls
• Monitor and optimize compute, storage, and networking resources for performance and cost efficiency
• Support continuous monitoring and compliance efforts

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field OR 5 (five) years of equivalent hands-on cloud engineering experience
• Experience designing and managing AWS and Azure cloud environments
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture, networking, and virtualization
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
• Experience supporting DoD or federal cloud environments
• Experience contributing to or leading ATO efforts in a regulated environment
• Working knowledge of DoD RMF, NIST 800-53 Rev. 5, and FedRAMP
• Required: DoD 8570 or 8140 compliant certification such as Security+, CCNA Security, or equivalent
• Candidate must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to pass a standard background check and drug screening
• Experience supporting IL-4 or IL-5 environments
• Experience with cross domain solutions
• Background supporting intelligence, defense, or combatant command missions
• Experience in containerization technologies such as Kubernetes or Docker
• Familiarity with cost optimization and cloud performance tuning strategies
• Experience in multi cloud architecture design
• Preferred: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Professional Cloud Architect, AWS Security Specialty, Certified Kubernetes Administrator