Cloud Engineer

Position Overview

Secret Clearance: Candidates must have an active Secret clearance and verify, before applying, that you meet the minimum requirements of the position.

Target Salary Range: $100k - $125k. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Role: This engineer turns mission intent into cloud reality. In Azure and Azure Government, they automate everything—from infrastructure and security baselines to CI/CD pipelines—so analytic teams can deploy models quickly and safely. The Cloud Engineer works to harden container platforms, elevate reliability and observability, and embed compliance into the platform to enable Army’s Data Science Environment to scale without sacrificing trust.

• Building and improving the secure cloud platform that powers the Army’s Data Science Environment (DSE).
• Enabling data scientists and analytic teams to rapidly deploy AI/ML models and advanced analytics tools.
• Automating cloud infrastructure and platform services using modern Dev Sec Ops  and Infrastructure as Code practices.
• Improving reliability, scalability, and observability of enterprise data and analytics platforms.
• Supporting containerized analytic workloads used by multiple Army organizations.
• Designing secure architectures and automated compliance capabilities within DoD cloud environments.
• Helping analytic teams move faster by providing stable, automated, and secure platform services.
• Designing, deploying, and maintaining cloud infrastructure in Microsoft Azure and Azure Government environments.
• Developing and managing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, ARM templates, or Bicep.
• Building and supporting CI/CD pipelines for automated infrastructure and application deployments.
• Deploying and managing containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Implementing Dev Sec Ops  practices integrating security scanning, compliance validation, and automated testing.
• Configuring monitoring, logging, and observability solutions to ensure system performance and reliability.
• Implementing cloud security controls including RBAC, secure configuration baselines, and STIG compliance.
• Collaborating with software developers, data engineers, data scientists, and cybersecurity teams to support modern cloud platforms.
• Documenting technical solutions, architecture decisions, and operational procedures.
• Supporting operational reliability, incident response, and platform performance tuning.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related technical discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, or Dev Ops roles.
• Experience designing and deploying solutions in Microsoft Azure.
• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code and automated deployment pipelines.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of secure cloud architecture and cybersecurity best practices.
• Experience working in Agile development environments.
• Active Security clearance required.
• Microsoft Azure / Azure Government knowledge.
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM, Bicep) proficiency.
• Kubernetes and container platform experience.
• CI/CD tools (Git Lab, Git Hub, Azure Dev Ops) experience.
• Python or Power Shell automation experience.
• Monitoring and observability platforms such as Azure Monitor, Prometheus, and Grafana knowledge.
• Identity and access management using Azure Active Directory.

• Microsoft Azure certifications (AZ-104, AZ-305, or similar).
• Experience working in Azure Government or other DoD cloud environments.
• Familiarity with DoD cybersecurity frameworks such as RMF and STIG implementation.
• Experience supporting enterprise data platforms, analytics environments, or AI/ML workloads.

Location flexible with preference to Ft. Eustis or Austin, TX.

We also offer an attractive comprehensive benefit package to include health and welfare plans and financial products.

JANUS Research Group is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. It is company policy to provide equal opportunity in all areas of employment practice without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, citizenship, or disability.