Cloud Platform Engineer - Clearance Required

Phoenix Ops Group is seeking qualified candidates for mission-oriented cloud, data, and AI-enabling technology work. Multiple levels may be considered based on experience, including mid-level and senior candidates. We are seeking a hands-on Cloud Platform Engineer to support cloud platform engineering, Dev Sec Ops  practices, CI/CD implementation, deployment, configuration, testing, and operational support.

• Support cloud platform engineering, deployment, configuration, and testing activities.
• Build, maintain, or support CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Git Lab CI/CD, Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, Azure Dev Ops, or comparable platforms.
• Support Dev Ops and Dev Sec Ops  practices across development, test, and operational environments.
• Assist with deployment automation, environment configuration, and release support.
• Support containerized and distributed environments using tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, or similar technologies.
• Implement or maintain infrastructure-as-code, automation, and configuration management using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or comparable platforms.
• Install, configure, harden, and troubleshoot Linux-based and cloud-based infrastructure services.
• Work with data engineers, application teams, security teams, and integration teams to move capabilities into operational use.
• Troubleshoot cloud platform, deployment, pipeline, configuration, networking, and integration issues.
• Support monitoring, logging, observability, reliability, scalability, and performance optimization activities.
• Support testing and validation of integrated cloud, data, and application capabilities.
• Help ensure solutions are implemented in a secure, repeatable, resilient, and mission-ready manner.
• Support secure configuration, patching, vulnerability management, and operational sustainment activities.
• Document deployment processes, environment dependencies, architecture considerations, configuration steps, and operational procedures.
• Support evaluation of software dependencies, licensing considerations, and supply chain security risks where applicable.

• Hands-on experience with cloud platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, Dev Ops, Dev Sec Ops , or platform operations.
• Experience supporting CI/CD pipeline implementation, deployment automation, or release support using Git Lab CI/CD or similar tools.
• Experience with cloud environment configuration, testing, troubleshooting, or operational support.
• Experience administering, configuring, or troubleshooting Linux-based systems.
• Familiarity with secure software delivery practices and integrated development environments.
• Familiarity with containerization, orchestration, automation, or infrastructure-as-code concepts.
• Ability to work across platform, application, data, security, and mission teams.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
• Ability to support secure or mission-oriented environments.

• Experience with AWS cloud services and deployment patterns.
• Familiarity with Databricks or comparable cloud data platform environments.
• Experience with Git Lab, Git Lab CI/CD, or comparable source control and Dev Sec Ops  platforms.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, or similar container and orchestration technologies.
• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or similar infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools.
• Experience with monitoring, logging, observability, and operational troubleshooting tools.
• Experience supporting networking, identity, security, firewalls, virtualization, or distributed system environments.
• Experience with system hardening, vulnerability management, patching, and secure configuration practices.
• Experience supporting cloud-based data, API, or application integration efforts.
• Familiarity with supply chain security, software dependency evaluation, or secure infrastructure design principles.
• Experience supporting federal, defense, intelligence, or other mission-oriented environments.
• AWS certifications such as Solutions Architect, Sys Ops Administrator, Dev Ops Engineer, or comparable cloud certifications are a plus.
• Active or eligible security clearance preferred, if…