Sr Cloud Engineer | CI POLYGRAPH

Position: Sr Cloud Engineer | CI POLYGRAPH REQUIRED
Description

As Sr. Cloud Engineer III, you will be a key player in architecting, designing, and implementing cloud solutions that empower our clients to leverage the full potential of cloud technologies. You will be responsible for the development of a robust and scalable cloud infrastructure, serve as a technical mentor who guides, supports and accelerates the professional growth of junior engineers, all while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery to the missions.

What you'll do:
Support the design and implementation of cloud-based architecture, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security in alignment with industry best practices. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements, troubleshoot issues, and optimize cloud infrastructure. Mentor and provide technical guidance to a team of cloud engineers, reviewing their work, and helping them solve complex technical challenges. Engage with stakeholders to translate technical requirements into actionable solutions, troubleshoot and resolve issues, and stay current on evolving cloud technologies and compliance standards.

Provide requirement decomposition/definition and engineering expertise to assure program requirements are developed and sustained. Prepare operating instructions and end user training. Develop and implement cloud governance strategies, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and regulations. Lead efforts to automate deployment, monitoring, and management processes, enhancing efficiency and reducing manual intervention. Act as a subject matter expert on cloud engineering best practices, participating in knowledge sharing and contributing to the company's technical community.

Participate in all phases of risk management assessments and architecture. What you'll need to succeed:
Minimum 10 years of experience as a Cloud Solution Architect or similar role, with a strong emphasis on cloud-based solution design and architecture. Extensive experience building and leading AWS cloud infrastructure solutions at scale across multiple classification domains (IL5 to IL6+) simultaneously. Extensive hands-on experience with leading cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, including services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, EBS, etc.

Expert-level skills in creating, managing, and hardening desktop OS images across multiple classification domains in the cloud using AMIs. In-depth understanding of cloud architecture patterns, microservices, serverless computing, containers (Docker, Kubernetes), and related technologies. Expertise integrating with enterprise authentication and authorization systems. Strong background in infrastructure-as-code (IAC) using tools like Terraform, Cloud Formation, or Ansible. Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a track record of developing innovative solutions to challenging technical problems.

In-depth understanding of cloud security best practices and experience implementing security controls in a cloud environment. Excellent scripting and programming skills (Python, Bash, etc.). Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Active TS//SCI with CI poly Current certifications to meet 8140/8570 standards (e.g. Security+ or above)

Skills

Cloud, Aws, Devops, Automation, Terraform, Python, Architecture, Infrastructure, Linux, Scripting, Kubernetes, Security, Ansible, Windows, Jenkins, Java, Docker

Top Skills Details

Cloud,Aws,Devops,Automation,Terraform,Python,Architecture,Infrastructure,Linux,Scripting,Kubernetes

Additional Skills & Qualifications

ONSITE CI POLY

Experience Level

Expert Level

Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Reston, VA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $110.00 - $125.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the…