Cloud Engineer

Career Opportunities with Elder Research

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We are seeking mid to senior level Cloud Engineers to design, build, and optimize secure, scalable cloud environments that power critical national security missions. This role supports the design and implementation of robust cloud architectures for data ingestion, manipulation, analytics, and visualization—enabling decision-makers to act on complex data with speed and precision.

In this position, you will:

• Design and deploy repeatable, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure.
• Support the migration and integration of data into cloud-based systems.
• Develop automated cloud tools and pipelines to improve performance and reliability.
• Partner with multidisciplinary teams to tailor solutions to evolving mission and business needs.
• Ensure designs balance stability, scalability, and user experience.

These positions will be part of our Defense and Intelligence Business unit serving the Intelligence Community as our primary customer.

Required Clearance: a current TS/SCI with Polygraph

Required

Education:

a degree Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field (or equivalent professional experience)

Cloud Certification (Design/Architecture) with one or more providers:

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Preferred)
• Google Cloud Professional Architect

Compute and storage services within cloud environments

Cloud networking and security frameworks (e.g., VPCs, IAM, encryption)

Serverless technologies (e.g., AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, Google Cloud Run)

Database proficiency: SQL and/or No

SQL databases (native or third-party)

Data pipeline and ETL tools: AWS Glue, Apache NiFi, or similar

Machine Learning in the Cloud: Deploying and managing models using AWS Sage Maker, Google Vertex AI, or equivalent

Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform, AWS CDK, Cloud Formation, or equivalent

Collaboration: Proven experience leading or contributing to multi-disciplinary technical teams

Communication: Ability to convey complex technical topics to non-technical audiences

Dev Sec Ops  and CI/CD experience
:
Git Lab CI, Jenkins, or AWS Code Pipeline

Monitoring and Observability
:
Prometheus, Cloud Watch, Datadog, or similar tools

Cloud cost optimization and governance best practices

Experience securing data pipelines and AI/ML workflows

Experience supporting or modernizing legacy systems in classified environments

Experience with data mesh, data fabric, or advanced analytics architectures

The likely salary range for these positions is $112,000-$180,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and contractual requirements, which could possibly fall outside of this range.

Elder Research values continuous learning, a supportive work environment, and a healthy work-life balance. We provide family health, dental, and vision benefits, employer-paid disability, paid-time off, and paid parental leave. We offer a 401(k) plan with employer contribution as well as an Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP). Our employees enjoy reasonable hours, solid pay, low travel, and extremely flexible time off.

• Competitive Salary and Benefits
• Important Work / Make a Difference supporting U.S. national security operations, helping safeguard critical systems and enable data-driven decision-making at the highest levels.
• Job Stability
  :
  Elder Research is not a typical government contractor, we hire you for a career not just a contract.
• People-Focused Culture: we prioritize work-life balance and foster a supportive, positive, and collaborative environment where every team member can thrive. We’re committed to providing opportunities for professional growth and advancement while creating a workplace we’re proud to be part of — one we’d gladly recommend to our friends and family.
• Company Stock Ownership: all employees are provided with shares of the company each year based on company value and profits.

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