Mid-Level Cloud Platform Engineer

The Red Gate Group is seeking a Mid-Level Cloud Platform Engineer to support the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) in Reston VA. This is an exciting opportunity to use your cloud engineering expertise to design and optimize solutions that directly support national security missions.

As part of our team youll apply your skills in cloud architecture DevOps practices and automation to improve mission systems. Youll work with cutting-edge tools and container technologies to design resilient cloud platforms streamline development and deployment and ensure seamless orchestration. If youre ready to grow your skills while solving complex technical challenges in support of a mission that matters we want you on our team.

Responsibilities

As a Cloud Platform Engineer you will:

• Architect build and maintain scalable cloud platforms on AWS Azure or GCP.

• Automate system configurations orchestrate DevOps pipelines and manage network operations in cloud environments.

• Leverage Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform CloudFormation Ansible or Puppet to deploy and manage infrastructure.

• Manage Git-based version control systems including GitLab and GitHub.

• Support development and operations teams with CI/CD pipeline management scaling and release strategies.

• Collaborate with engineers developers and mission stakeholders to inform cloud strategy and ensure compliance with best practices.

• Contribute to ongoing improvements in system security resilience and automation.

Qualifications :

• Active TS/SCI 

• 4 years of experience with DevOps and Agile methodologies.

• 3 years of experience with automation tools (Terraform CloudFormation Ansible or Puppet).

• 3 years of experience automating configurations orchestrating DevOps pipelines and supporting system operations in cloud environments.

• 3 years of experience managing Git-based version control systems (GitLab GitHub).

• 2 years of experience architecting and deploying applications on AWS Azure or GCP.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) for automated configuration deployment and monitoring (CI/CD).

• Experience provisioning and managing applications across AWS Azure or GCP.

• Familiarity with system integration protocols including JSON REST and XML.

• Scripting experience in Bash PowerShell Python Groovy or Ruby.

• Experience leveraging JSON YAML or XML for system and application configuration.

• Certifications: Agile DevOps or Cloud (AWS Azure or GCP).

Additional Information :

The Red Gate Group Ltd. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. The Red Gate Group Ltd. considers applicants without regard to race color religion age national origin ancestry ethnicity gender gender identity gender expression sexual orientation marital status veteran status disability genetic information citizenship status or membership in any other group protected by federal state or local law. Know Your Rights

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time