Cloud Engineer SOSi · Remote · US · Cloud –ago

Founded in 1989, SOSi is among the largest private, founder-owned technology and services integrators in the defense and government services industry. We deliver tailored solutions, tested leadership, and trusted results to enable national security missions worldwide.

SOSi is seeking a Cloud Engineer to support mission requirements for a structured approach to further develop, integrate, and sustain a scalable, federated data ecosystem that enhances interoperability, governance, and mission-driven analytics for a DoD customer. The primary objective of the program is to bridge the operational gaps between DoD, IC, interagency, and non-traditional international partners to enable real-time information sharing, dynamic data integration, and mission-tailored analytical capabilities.

• The contractor shall design, deploy, and maintain secure cloud environments in AWS and Azure, ensuring compliance with DoD cloud security frameworks and best practices.
• The contractor shall configure identity and access management (IAM) solutions, enforce role-based access controls (RBAC), and manage cloud security groups and firewalls.
• The contractor shall optimize cloud networking configurations, including VPC peering, VPNs, and cross-domain connectivity to ensure secure and efficient cloud operations.
• The contractor shall support the development of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, Cloud Formation, or ARM templates to automate secure cloud deployments.
• The contractor shall contribute to the Cloud Security & Performance Optimization Report, detailing cloud security configurations, resource utilization efficiencies, and compliance measures.
• The contractor shall track and report Kubernetes and other workload-specific cloud resource usage by Work Order, using Gov Cloud-native observability tools (e.g., Azure Monitor, AWS Cloud Watch, Cost Explorer).
• The contractor shall coordinate with other Work Order contractors (e.g., WO-003) to reconcile prepay or reservation usage against actual consumption and provide monthly reports on compute and storage allocation, tagging compliance, and projected costs.
• The contractor shall advise the Government on workload placement and optimization strategies across IL2, IL4, and IL5 environments to reduce cost while maintaining performance and security compliance.
• The contractor shall provision and maintain IL2, IL4, and IL5 Gov Cloud infrastructure using native Azure and/or AWS tools where feasible. The contactor shall implement cloud-native services for monitoring (e.g., Cloud Watch, Azure Monitor), cost tracking, and compliance automation to support scalability, security, and chargeback alignment.
• The contractor shall provision infrastructure in coordination with other Work Orders.
• The contractor shall provision and manage shared container environments and storage for dependent Work Orders, ensuring secure, efficient resource allocation and cross-Work Order operability.

• Knowledge and capability to design, deploy, and maintain Gov Cloud-based infrastructures across AWS and Azure, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security for mission-critical applications.
• Required expertise includes cloud architecture, networking, virtualization, containerization, and security best practices, with proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions such as Terraform or AWS Cloud Formation.
• Personnel must have experience in hybrid and multi-cloud configurations, including Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) peering, identity management (IAM), and cross-domain solutions.
• Strong expertise in the Authority to Operate (ATO) process is required, including preparing security documentation, conducting compliance assessments, and maintaining continuous monitoring per…