Hybrid Cloud Platform Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Hybrid Cloud Platform Engineer with Security Clearance
Overview The Hybrid Cloud Platform Engineer designs, deploys, integrates, and sustains secure hybrid-cloud platform capabilities supporting Department of War (DoW) mission environments. The role bridges on-premises infrastructure with multiple cloud ecosystems and focuses on reusable platform services, automation, reliability, security, and operational readiness. Responsibilities
* Engineer and operate hybrid-cloud platforms spanning on-premises data centers and authorized cloud environments, including Azure and AWS where applicable.
* Design and implement platform services for compute, storage, networking, identity, containerization, observability, backup, disaster recovery, and configuration management.
* Build infrastructure-as-code and configuration automation using technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, Power Shell, Python, or equivalent tools.
* Develop standardized, reusable landing-zone and platform patterns that can be deployed consistently across mission environments.
* Integrate cloud platforms with enterprise identity, PKI, DNS, logging, SIEM, vulnerability management, endpoint security, and other DoW enterprise services.
* Support containerized and Kubernetes-based workloads, including cluster configuration, ingress, storage, networking, secrets, and lifecycle management.
* Implement secure Dev Sec Ops  pipelines and automated testing, compliance validation, patching, and deployment processes.
* Troubleshoot complex cross-domain infrastructure issues involving network connectivity, performance, identity, storage, compute, and application dependencies.
* Collaborate with cybersecurity, data, software, network, and mission teams to ensure platform services satisfy mission and security requirements.
* Produce technical documentation, architecture diagrams, standard operating procedures, configuration baselines, and operational runbooks.
* Create, manage, and monitor Azure storage solutions (Blob, File, Queue). Implement and maintain robust backup and disaster recovery procedures. Qualifications

Required Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in relevant technical field (or equivalent experience) and 6+ years of experience.
* Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider and preferably both Azure and AWS.
* Experience with virtualization, enterprise storage, networking, Linux and Windows administration, containers, and Kubernetes.
* Experience with infrastructure-as-code, automation, CI/CD, source control, and configuration management.
* Understanding of cloud security, Zero Trust principles, identity and access management, encryption, logging, vulnerability management, and compliance controls.
* Strong troubleshooting and systems-integration skills in complex enterprise or mission environments.
* Ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, program leadership, and government stakeholders.
* Must hold a CompTIA Security+ CE or other approved 8140 IAT Level II certification.
* Must hold at least one relevant cloud certification in either Azure or AWS.
* Must reside within a 75-mile radius of Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville ALor be willing to relocate prior to starting date.
* Active Secret security clearance must be able to maintain the security clearance required for this position.

Preferred Qualifications
* Experience supporting DoW, DoD, intelligence-community, or other federal mission environments.
* Experience with IL4/IL5/IL6 or equivalent controlled cloud environments and federal security authorization processes.
* Relevant cloud or infrastructure certifications such as AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, or security certifications.
* Experience with disconnected, constrained, or edge environments and hybrid data-center modernization.
* Preferred experience with SPECTRO Cloud, including deployment, configuration, administration, and integration of SPECTRO Cloud capabilities within hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
* Preferred experience architecting, deploying, and integrating SPECTRO Cloud as part of secure hybrid and multi-cloud environments, including platform orchestration, workload management, automation, and integration with government mission…