Cloud Engineer

MORSE Corp; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Open leave policy

Paid holidays

Health insurance

401(k) match

Job summary

MORSE Corp in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Cloud Engineer to develop and maintain cloud infrastructure for cutting-edge applications. In this role, you will work with interdisciplinary teams using Agile methods and DevSecOps practices. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure and possess 2+ years of relevant experience.

Salary ranges from $90,000 to $115,000 USD. Additional benefits include an open leave policy, 10 paid holidays, and health insurance.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience working in cloud environments.
• Experience managing Identity management systems for cloud services.
• Strong communication skills and self-motivated.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain cloud infrastructure.
• Oversee deployment of cloud services.
• Work with team on new code bases heavily object-oriented.

Skills

AWS, Azure or GCP

Terraform or Cloud Formation

Communication skills

Cloud infrastructure

Agile development

Microservice architecture

Identity management systems

Compliance and monitoring systems

Education

BS or MS in computer science or equivalent

Tools

Container orchestration services

Job description

MORSE Corp is an employee owned, small business based in Cambridge, MA, Arlington, VA, and Seattle, WA with a history of fielding cutting‑edge technology. MORSE boasts a specially selected team of scientists, engineers, and software developers to deliver best‑in‑class technical solutions that solve difficult multidisciplinary problems faced by the US National Security Ecosystem.

Role Overview

MORSE is looking for a Cloud Engineer to join one or more projects in big data, artificial intelligence, decision systems, and their accompanying cloud applications. Our applications provide cutting‑edge, algorithmic‑based simulation, situational awareness, and mission planning capabilities to a wide variety of DoD customers. You will join small interdisciplinary teams of scientists, engineers, and software developers. These teams follow Agile development processes and embrace DevSecOps to ensure fast and secure delivery of software services.

The Cloud Engineer will be focused on the development and maintenance of cloud infrastructure working very closely with developers and using IaC. A successful candidate will have the ability to work directly with others on the team, overseeing the deployment of cloud services and compliance to security guidelines. Creative candidates who want to make an immediate impact will thrive in the MORSE environment.

Additionally, the candidate must be eager to learn new technologies and stay on top of the latest cloud computing and software engineering trends. The candidate will work on a team developing new code bases that are heavily object‑oriented, extensible, and maintainable.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance
• 2+ years of experience working with AWS, Azure or GCP
• Expertise in working with Terraform or Cloud Formation
• 2+ years of experience working with software development teams
• Proficiency in working with scalable cloud infrastructure
• Experience managing Identity management systems for cloud services
• Experience with compliance and monitoring systems
• Experience with Agile development (Scrum or Kanban)
• Experience with microservice architecture
• Strong communication skills
• Self‑starter and driven
• BS or MS (preferred) in computer science or equivalent degree, or significant professional experience

Desired Skills

• Experience with container orchestration services
• IAT Level 2 Certification

Compensation

MORSE Corp’s salary range for this role carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, including but not limited to, prior experience, education, skills and expertise, location, internal equity, and other factors that are job related and consistent with business need. Therefore, final offer amounts may vary from the amount stated. Depending on role eligibility, total compensation may also include bonus, stock, 401(k) match, paid time off, medical, dental, vision and life insurance. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year. MORSE maintains an “open” leave policy that does not restrict exempt, regular full‑time employees to a specific number of paid sick or vacation days. However, this policy is not an “unlimited” paid leave policy.

Compensation: $90,000 USD - $115,000 USD

The team at MORSE takes pride in being the smart team that is easy to work with. We focus on steady, long‑term success with an emphasis on exceptionalism and delivering mission‑critical impact to our customers. For more information, please visit www.morsecorp.com.