Cloud Engineer, Journeyman

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

• Deploy configure and maintain cloud infrastructure and services per approved architectures and security baselines.
• Manage cloud resources (compute storage networking) to ensure performance availability scalability and cost efficiency.
• Monitor cloud environments using enterprise tools to detect issues optimize utilization and support operational stability.
• Perform routine operational tasks: provisioning scaling patching backups and incident response within cloud platforms.
• Implement and validate security/configuration controls to support RMF/ATO evidence and applicable STIG/CSG requirements.
• Collaborate with engineering DevSecOps security and operations teams to support deployments compliance and service continuity.
• Maintain configuration documentation runbooks and change logs to ensure traceability and audit readiness.
• Support troubleshooting rootcause analysis and handoffs to senior engineers for complex issues.
• Execute standard operating procedures and participate in afterhours/shift rotations as required.

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Qualifications

• 2 years with BS/BA 0 years with MS/MA 6 years no degree

• Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance.

• Candidate must meet ONE of the following:

  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science Cybersecurity Data Science Information Systems Information Technology or Software Engineering; OR
  • Relevant DoD/military training (examples: Network Operations Specialist (Basic) Playlist relevant SANS/DOD basic cloud courses); OR
  • Relevant professional certification or equivalent experience (examples: CSSLP AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate RHCE Security).

• Required experience and skills:

  • Minimum 35 years of handson cloud/IT operations experience.
  • Practical experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS Azure or GCP) including resource provisioning networking and storage.
  • Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/CloudFormation) basic scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash) and CI/CD toolchains.
  • Operational knowledge of monitoring/alerting tools logging platforms and incident/ticketing systems.
  • Understanding of RMF/ATO support requirements and secure configuration practices.
  • Strong procedural discipline documentation skills and ability to follow runbooks and change control processes.

• Desired:

  • Prior DoD/Army/ARNG cloud operations or classifiedenvironment experience.
  • Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes) cloud cost optimization and automation of operational tasks.
  • Familiarity with secrets management IAM policy management and cloudnative security services.
  • Willingness/ability to support oncall rotations and emergency response activities.

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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.