Top Secret Cloud Developer; Cyber Operations Environment
Listed on 2026-02-28
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IT/Tech
Cybersecurity, Systems Engineer -
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Cybersecurity, Systems Engineer
NWTS Recruiting | Top Secret Cloud Developer (Cyber Operations Environment)
Location: Huntsville, Alabama (100% onsite)
Clearance Required: Active Top Secret (must be eligible to sit for CI Polygraph)
Salary: $100,000 – $170,000 + full benefits + relocation assistance
Northwest Talent Solutions (NWTS) is recruiting on behalf of a long-standing federal cyber program supporting a large enterprise SOC environment. This is not a commercial cloud position — this is a mission‑focused engineering role where your work directly supports national security operations and secure cyber infrastructure.
We are seeking a Cloud Developer / Dev Sec Ops Engineer who understands how to build, secure, and maintain cloud platforms inside classified environments.
What You'll Do:You will help design and operate secure cloud platforms used for cyber defense and enterprise operations.
- Develop secure cloud service delivery models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, DaaS)
- Build and automate AWS cloud infrastructure using Dev Sec Ops practices
- Migrate on‑prem applications into cloud environments
- Implement infrastructure automation and configuration management
- Harden systems and enforce security policies in classified networks
- Debug cloud stacks and optimize performance and cost
- Design availability, redundancy, and recovery strategies
- Support secure platform uptime and monitoring in a SOC environment
- Analyze existing applications and recommend cloud transition strategies
This is a hands‑on engineering role — you will be building, scripting, automating, and troubleshooting daily.
Required Background:- Active Top Secret clearance (required)
- Ability to obtain a CI Poly
- Bachelors degree
- ~5+ years software development or cloud engineering experience
- Linux administration (RHEL/CentOS environments)
- Experience supporting cybersecurity systems or secure enterprise environments
- Experience developing or maintaining software, utilities, or applications in secure environments
- AWS cloud experience (EC2, IAM, VPC, networking, monitoring)
- Dev Sec Ops automation (Terraform, Ansible, scripting, CI/CD)
- Python or Bash scripting
- Splunk or enterprise logging platforms
- SQL/Oracle data platforms
- Containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
- Certifications such as RHCSA or AWS
This is not a ticket-driven support position or commercial startup cloud job.
- Working in a classified cyber environment
- Supporting real operational security infrastructure
- Building secure platforms used for defensive operations
- Collaborating with cyber analysts, engineers, and security teams
If youve wanted your engineering work to have real-world operational impact, this is that opportunity.
Benefits:- Competitive salary ($100K–$170K)
- Relocation assistance available
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision
- 401(k) with match
- Paid time off and holidays
- Long‑term program stability
- U.S. Citizenship required
- No visa sponsorship
- 100% onsite in Huntsville, AL
- Must already hold an active Top Secret clearance
If youre a cleared engineer who enjoys solving infrastructure problems, automating systems, and building secure cloud platforms — we want to speak with you.
Apply directly or contact NWTS for a confidential conversation.
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