Cloud Engineer

Location: Suffolk, VA, Virginia, United States

Requisition Number: 28261

Required Travel: 11 - 25%

Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range: $-$

Security Clearance: Secret

Level of

Experience:

Senior

This opportunity resides with Global Security (GS).

HII Mission Technologies is seeking a Cloud Engineer to join our team supporting the Joint Training Synthetic Environment (JTSE) for the Joint Staff J7. In this role, you’ll design, build, and maintain secure, scalable cloud environments that support critical national defense training systems.

• Design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure in AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Provision and configure compute, storage, network, and database resources
• Automate cloud deployments using Terraform, Cloud Formation, or Ansible
• Implement cloud security best practices and support vulnerability remediation
• Set up and manage monitoring using modern observability tools
• Troubleshoot cloud and infrastructure issues to ensure high availability
• Integrate cloud services with CI/CD pipelines using Git Lab and Git Lab Runners
• Develop and maintain Helm charts and container image workflows
• Manage secrets using Hashi Corp Vault
• Administer backend databases and perform data extraction/analysis
• Support multiple application deployments across diverse network environments
• Drive IaC adoption and automation for scalability and consistency
• Collaborate across engineering, operations, and security teams
• Develop clear documentation and maintain Confluence knowledge resources

• 5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years experience with Masters in related field; 0 years experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.
• Strong Linux experience
• Experience building/maintaining physical and virtual servers
• Extensive Git Lab experience (branching, MRs, CI/CD pipelines)
• Experience with Helm charts, container registries, and image tagging
• Hands‑on experience with Hashi Corp Vault and JIRA
• Experience with backend database configuration and maintenance
• Ability to manage deployments across multiple isolated environments
• Knowledge of sizing, capacity planning, and cloud infrastructure requirements
• Strong troubleshooting skills in cloud environments
• Excellent communication and documentation abilities
• Highly organized, self‑motivated, and able to work independently or in a team
• Must have an active Secret Clearance

• Application deployment experience in AWS or Azure
• Programming experience with Go or Python
• Experience with Prometheus/Grafana monitoring stacks
• Familiarity with cybersecurity tools (Trivy, Grype, Fortify)
• Knowledge of Istio and cluster level security tools
• Experience with VMware infrastructure
• Background maintaining cyber compliant systems
• SSL/TLS certificate management and mTLS experience
• Ingress controller experience
• Experience deploying with ArgoCD
• Kubernetes cluster management using Rancher/RKE2
• Experience with LDAP, OAuth, OIDC integrations for securing APIs
• Agile/SCRUM team experience

Adequate visual acuity and manual dexterity for meeting the requirements of job.

The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, HII's Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function and a candidate's education or training, work experience, and key skills.

HII is more than a job – it’s an opportunity to build a new future. We offer competitive benefits such as best‑in‑class medical, dental and vision plan choices; wellness resources; employee assistance programs;
Savings Plan Options (401(k)); financial planning tools, life insurance; employee discounts; paid holidays and paid time off; tuition reimbursement; as well as early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships. Bonus/other non‑recurrent compensation is occasionally offered for qualified positions, and if applicable to this role will be addressed by the recruiter at the screening phase of application.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

For a reasonable accommodation request, please email or call 1‑844‑849‑8463 and press #3 for HII Mission Technologies.