Sr. Cloud Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Sr. Cloud Engineer 3 with Security Clearance
Job Description Position Summary Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Sr. Cloud Engineer 3 to architect, design, and implement cloud solutions that help mission customers leverage cloud technologies. This role is responsible for developing robust and scalable cloud infrastructure, mentoring junior engineers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and mission delivery.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
* 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 cloud engineers, including reviewing work and helping resolve complex technical challenges.
* Engage with stakeholders to translate technical requirements into actionable solutions.
* Troubleshoot and resolve issues across cloud environments.
* Stay current on evolving cloud technologies and compliance standards.
* Provide requirement decomposition, requirement definition, and engineering expertise to ensure program requirements are developed and sustained.
* Prepare operating instructions and end-user training.
* Develop and implement cloud governance strategies to ensure compliance with relevant standards and regulations.
* Lead efforts to automate deployment, monitoring, and management processes to enhance efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
* Serve as a subject matter expert on cloud engineering best practices.
* Participate in knowledge sharing and contribute to the company's technical community.
* Participate in all phases of risk management assessments and architecture.

Required Qualifications
* Active Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph.
* 10+ years of experience as a Cloud Solution Architect, Senior Cloud Engineer, or similar role, with a strong emphasis on cloud-based solution design and architecture.
* Certification to meet 8140/8570 standards, such as Security+ or above.
* Extensive experience building and leading AWS cloud infrastructure solutions at scale across multiple classification domains, including IL5 to IL6+.
* Hands-on experience using core AWS services, such as EC2, S3, Lambda, and EBS.
* Extensive hands-on cloud experience with AWS.
* Expert-level skills creating, managing, and hardening desktop operating system images in the cloud, such as AMIs, across multiple classification domains.
* In-depth understanding of modern cloud architecture patterns, including microservices, serverless computing, and containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes.
* Strong background in infrastructure-as-code using tools such as Terraform, Cloud Formation, or Ansible, with a focus on automated and repeatable cloud infrastructure delivery.
* In-depth understanding of cloud security best practices.
* Hands-on experience implementing security controls in cloud environments, including integration with enterprise authentication and authorization systems such as IAM, SSO, and federation.
* Excellent scripting and programming skills, such as Python and Bash, for automation, tooling, and orchestration.
* Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a track record of developing innovative solutions to complex technical problems in large-scale cloud environments.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications
* Hands-on cloud experience with AWS, Azure and/or GCP. Required

Education and Experience Equivalency
* High School Diploma/GED: N/A
* Associate Degree: N/A
* Bachelor's Degree: 10 years of experience.
* Master's Degree: 10 years of experience.
* PhD: 10 years of experience. Required Certifications
* Minimum DoD 8140/8570 IAT Level II certification, such as CompTIA Security+, GSEC, or SSCP. Required Security Clearance
* Active Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph. Pay & Benefit Highlights Compensation
* Competitive fixed salary or hourly pay (based on experience, skills, location, and internal…