Cloud Engineer

Candidates must have an active Secret clearance and verify before applying that you meet the minimum requirements of the position.

Target salary range: $100k - $125k. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Position Description Cloud Engineer

This engineer turns mission intent into cloud Azure and Azure Government they automate everythingfrom infrastructure and security baselines to CI/CD pipelinesso analytic teams can deploy models quickly and safely. The Cloud Engineers work hardens container platforms elevates reliability and observability and embeds compliance into the platform itself enabling the Armys Data Science Environment to scale without sacrificing trust.

Responsibilities:

• Building and improving the secure cloud platform that powers the Armys Data Science Environment (DSE).
• Enabling data scientists and analytic teams to rapidly deploy AI/ML models and advanced analytics tools.
• Automating cloud infrastructure and platform services using modern DevSecOps and Infrastructure as Code practices.
• Improving reliability scalability and observability of enterprise data and analytics platforms.
• Supporting containerized analytic workloads used by multiple Army organizations
• Designing secure architectures and automated compliance capabilities within DoD cloud environments.
• Helping analytic teams move faster by providing stable automated and secure platform services.
• Design deploy and maintain cloud infrastructure in Microsoft Azure and Azure Government environments.
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform ARM templates or Bicep.
• Build and support CI/CD pipelines for automated infrastructure and application deployments.
• Deploy and manage containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Implement DevSecOps practices integrating security scanning compliance validation and automated testing.
• Configure monitoring logging and observability solutions to ensure system performance and reliability.
• Implement cloud security controls including RBAC secure configuration baselines and STIG compliance.
• Collaborate with software developers data engineers data scientists and cybersecurity teams to support modern cloud platforms.
• Document technical solutions architecture decisions and operational procedures.
• Support operational reliability incident response and platform performance tuning.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems or related technical discipline.
• 3 years of experience in cloud engineering infrastructure engineering or DevOps roles.
• Experience designing and deploying solutions in Microsoft Azure.
• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code and automated deployment pipelines.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of secure cloud architecture and cybersecurity best practices.
• Experience working in Agile development environments.
• Active Security clearance required.
• Microsoft Azure / Azure Government.
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform ARM Bicep).
• Kubernetes and container platforms.
• CI/CD tools (GitLab GitHub Azure DevOps).
• Python or PowerShell automation.
• Monitoring and observability platforms such as Azure Monitor Prometheus and Grafana.
• Identity and access management using Azure Active Directory.

Desired Qualifications:

• Microsoft Azure certifications (AZ-104 AZ-305 or similar).
• Experience working in Azure Government or other DoD cloud environments.
• Familiarity with DoD cybersecurity frameworks such as RMF and STIG implementation.
• Experience supporting enterprise data platforms analytics environments or AI/ML workloads.

Location Details
Location flexible with preference to Ft. Eustis or Austin TX

JANUS strives to provide opportunities for career growth through training and development. We also offer an attractive comprehensive benefit package to include health and welfare plans and financial products. As part of a total rewards program employees can benefit from our referral bonus program and other various employee awards. JANUS Research Group takes pride in our benefit package and rewards program which has earned us the certification of a Great Place to Work

JANUS Research Group provides reasonable accommodation so that qualified applicants with a disability may participate in the selection process. Please advise us of any accommodations you request to express interest in a position by e-mailing: Judy Pagac Chief Human Resources Officer at or calling . Please state your request for assistance in your message. Only reasonable accommodation requests related to applying for a specific position within JANUS Research Group will be reviewed at the e-mail address and phone number supplied. Thank you for considering a career with JANUS Research Group.

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