Cloud Engineer, Senior

We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Cloud Engineer to join our team in the greater DMV area supporting the Army National Guard.

Responsibilities

• Design deploy and optimize enterprise cloud infrastructure (IaaS/PaaS) to meet DoD/Army security performance and resiliency requirements.
• Lead cloud migration and modernization efforts: assess workloads develop migration plans execute cutovers and validate postmigration performance.
• Implement and maintain automation and DevSecOps practices: infrastructure as code (IaC) CI/CD pipelines configuration management and release automation.
• Ensure cloud environments comply with RMF/ATO processes STIG/CSG requirements logging/monitoring IAM/Zero Trust controls and continuous monitoring.
• Develop technical designs CONOPS cybersecurity strategies test plans and proofofconcept prototypes to validate solutions.
• Drive capacity planning performance benchmarking cost optimization and operational runbooks for cloud services.
• Coordinate crossfunctional integration with network security application and operations teams to ensure interoperability and operational handover.
• Support classified and unclassified enclave engineering sustainment and evidence preparation for authorization/accreditation.
• Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and recommend pilots or adoption pathways to advance modernization objectives.
• Provide technical leadership during rapidresponse projects troubleshooting and incident remediation.

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Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD
• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Candidate must meet ONE:
  • Masters degree or higher in Computer Science Cybersecurity Information Systems Information Technology or related field; OR
  • Equivalent documented experience in enterprise cloud engineering within regulated or DoD contexts.
• IT/cloud engineering experience with 4 years in cloud architecture/implementation and migration.
• Handson experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS/Azure/GCP) IaC tools (Terraform/CloudFormation) CI/CD tooling containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) and cloud security controls.
• Strong knowledge of RMF/ATO workflows STIG/CSG application to cloud services logging/monitoring solutions and IAM/Zero Trust patterns.
• Proven skills in automation scripting (Python/PowerShell) performance tuning and operational runbook development.

Desired Qualifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional or Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
• Prior DoD/Army/ARNG cloud implementation experience; familiarity with DISA/DoDIN guidance.
• Experience with container orchestration at scale service mesh cloud cost optimization and multicloud/hybrid federation.
• Demonstrated ability to produce CONOPS ROMs/COAs and executivelevel briefings

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Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the worlds leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider we deliver trusted highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land sea space air and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day our employees do the cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.