Cloud Ops Engineer

The Opportunity: Serve as the technical lead for Cloud Operations across classified and unclassified environments, including DoD IL5 and IL6 AWS or Azure environments. Lead the operation, maintenance, monitoring, security, and continuous improvement of mission-critical cloud infrastructure and applications. Provide technical oversight for incident resolution, system administration, vulnerability remediation, configuration management, infrastructure performance, and compliance activities.

Job Number: R0246469 Cloud Ops Engineer
The Opportunity: Serve as the technical lead for Cloud Operations across classified and unclassified environments, including DoD IL5 and IL6 AWS or Azure environments. Lead the operation, maintenance, monitoring, security, and continuous improvement of mission-critical cloud infrastructure and applications. Provide technical oversight for incident resolution, system administration, vulnerability remediation, configuration management, infrastructure performance, and compliance activities.
Lead and mentor Cloud Operations personnel by establishing operating standards, documenting best practices, reviewing technical work, and providing hands-on guidance. Collaborate with cybersecurity, architecture, Dev Sec Ops , and application teams to maintain secure and reliable production environments, support RMF and ATO requirements, and ensure operational risks are identified and addressed.
Join us. The world can  wait.
You Have:

• 8+ years of experience designing, deploying, and managing cloud environments, including DoD IL5 and IL6 AWS or Azure environments
• 8+ years of experience administering Windows or Linux operating systems
• Experience leading operations personnel responsible for existing cloud or on-premises production systems
• Experience leading the architecture, build, and deployment of systems and applications within cloud platforms
• Experience monitoring, maintaining, securing, and troubleshooting critical infrastructure components
• Experience mentoring cloud or infrastructure engineers and establishing operational standards and best practices
• Knowledge of foundational system administration principles and DoD accreditation, RMF, and ATO processes
• Top Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or STEM field
• Security+ CE Certification

Nice If You Have:

• Experience leading cloud professionals on complex projects or technical efforts
• Experience supporting classified, disconnected, air-gapped, or restricted DoD environments
• Experience working with DoD systems requiring RMF authorization and ATO sustainment
• Experience with cloud infrastructure cost forecasting, tracking, and optimization
• Experience navigating complex security requirements while maintaining operational and regulatory compliance
• Experience with infrastructure as code, automation, configuration management, and cloud-monitoring tools
• AWS or Microsoft Azure Certification
• DoD 8570 IAT Level III-compliant Certification

Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information;
Top Secret clearance is required.

Compensation At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs.

Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page. Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular…