DevOps Cloud Engineer

BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company. They are seeking a DevOps Cloud Engineer to join their Cloud Engineering and Operations team, focusing on building and improving cloud environments in Microsoft Azure and AWS.

Responsibilities:

• Support implementation of cloud landing‑zone capabilities, including subscription standards, resource organization, policy enforcement, naming conventions, tagging, and environment baselines
• Engineer Azure and AWS solutions that meet enterprise security, compliance (CMMC, NIST 800‑171), and operational requirements
• Create reusable CI/CD pipeline templates, IaC modules, and deployment workflows for common Azure patterns
• Develop automation, tools, and capabilities that help teams secure, manage, monitor, and troubleshoot Azure workloads
• Ensure alignment with enterprise cybersecurity requirements, cloud‑governance standards, and compliance frameworks
• Provide engineering support to application teams deploying IT‑based solutions into Azure Government
• Deliver technical leadership for continuous improvement, root‑cause analysis, and incident response
• Collaborate with security teams to implement secure‑by‑default patterns for identity, network access, encryption, logging, and monitoring
• Partner with application owners to transition workloads from design through deployment and into ongoing operations
• Guide teams in understanding cloud standards, deployment patterns, security requirements, and operational responsibilities
• Develop documentation, reference architectures, templates, and self‑service capabilities

Requirements:

• 6+ years of experience with an MS, 8+ years with a BS, 10+ years with an AA, or 12+ years with a high school diploma
• Extensive experience working with cloud services in Microsoft Azure or AWS
• Expertise in architecting CI/CD pipelines using Git‑based tools and in building Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform, Bicep, or similar technologies
• Prior experience working in a regulated enterprise environment such as government, defense, aerospace, financial services, or healthcare
• Working knowledge of automation and scripting languages such as Python or PowerShell
• Experience with Terraform, Bicep and ARM templates
• Experience with CMMC, NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53 or similar compliance frameworks
• Azure or AWS Certifications including Azure Solution Architect Expert, Azure Administrator Associate, DevOps Engineer, AWS Solution Architect Professional, AWS CloudOps Engineer, AWS Developer or other related certifications