Cloud Engineer

Rapid Cycle Solutions, LLC; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Rapid Cycle Solutions LLC in Chantilly, VA seeks a Cloud Engineer to support the IC's multi-cloud initiative. You will design, deploy, and operate AI/ML workloads in cloud environments, advise government teams, and ensure secure, cost-efficient architectures across CSPs.

This role requires TS/SCI with CI Poly, US citizenship, and a strong background in IaaS/PaaS/SaaS, AWS/Azure/GCP, and enterprise data governance. On-site work, day shift, with opportunities to shape future cloud strategy.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph.
• US citizenship required.
• Bachelor's degree with 9+ years experience or Master's with 7+ years; PhD/JD with 4+ years.
• Experience supporting or deploying AI/ML workloads in cloud environments.
• Experience integrating AI/ML services within cloud architectures (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• 5+ years in cloud/hybrid environments; strong cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and support AI/ML workloads in cloud, including data pipelines and model hosting.
• Advise government IT teams on robust, scalable cloud architectures meeting mission needs.
• Educate the Government customer on cloud services appropriate for mission requirements.
• Maintain and evolve multi-cloud architecture and knowledge base across CSPs.
• Develop baseline multi-cloud methodology for the C2E ecosystem.
• Support data models, dictionaries, maps, and enterprise architecture artifacts.
• Design cloud solutions aligned with policies and best practices.
• Provide innovative architectural solutions to ill-defined requirements.
• Assess impact of scope changes on future architectures.

Skills

Cloud engineering

AI/ML in cloud

Security clearance

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's degree (advantage)

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

IaaS/PaaS/SaaS

Job description

• Location: Chantilly, VA
• Schedule: Full-Time
• Work Location: On-Site
• Shift: Day Job
• Travel: No
• Minimum Clearance Required: TS/SCI with CI Poly
• Benefits:

Rapid Cycle Solutions LLC (RCS) is an innovative small business providing IT and management consulting services to the U.S. Federal Government and commercial clients. We have unique strengths in complex, cross-organizational solution analysis, design, development, implementation, and change management supporting enterprise requirements. Our team of professionals has deep consulting backgrounds supporting the unique needs of our clients. Our team members have proven experience leading strategic initiatives within the civilian Government agencies.

*Note: Please ensure you meet the Security Clearance obligations before applying to optimize your consideration for this and other employment opportunities with RCS.

RCS is seeking a Cloud Engineer to join our National Intelligence program supporting the Cloud Investment Multi-Cloud Management (CIMM) team. As a contributor to the Intelligence Community's first multi-cloud initiative, you will be at the epicenter of emergent cloud computing technologies, establishing a foundation that will evolve to include all agencies within the IC. As a Cloud Engineer, you will advise Government IT teams on the design and build of single- or multi-cloud computing architecture solutions that meet mission requirements and develop future technology and architectural advancements to support the Government's architectural strategy, cloud migration, and continued evolution.

This position requires the candidate to meet specific Security Clearance obligations to work onsite in Chantilly, VA.

What you will do:

• Seeking a Cloud Engineer who has experience designing, deploying, and supporting AI/ML solutions in the cloud, including data pipelines, model hosting, and integration with application services.
• Advising senior business and technical personnel to aid in the delivery of robust, scalable cloud architectures that meet or exceed mission requirements.
• Serving as a cloud agnostic advocate and helping to educate the Government customer on cloud services appropriate to meet mission requirements.
• Providing advisory services to maintain and evolve the future-state service provider-authorized, multi-cloud architecture, and knowledge database based on ever-changing IC mission needs and ensuring optimization of cost, consumption, and performance of services are achieved across all Cloud Service Providers (CSPs).
• Developing a baseline multi-cloud architecture methodology and framework for implementation within the C2E multi-cloud ecosystem.
• Supporting the development and maintenance of data models, data dictionaries, data maps, and other architecture artifacts across the enterprise.
• Designing all cloud solutions in alignment with applicable policies, standards, and practices.
• Providing creative and innovative architectural solutions to ill-defined requirements.
• Reviewing and accessing impact of proposed scope changes to future architectures.
• May be required to provide cloud agnostic technical guidance in the formulation of customer multi-cloud work statements.

Required Qualifications/Education:

• Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph
• U.S. Citizenship required (NO EXCEPTIONS)
• Bachelor's and nine (9) years or more experience; Master's and seven (7) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience
• Must have experience supporting or deploying AI/ML workloads in cloud environments.
• Experience integrating AI/ML services within cloud architectures (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) required.
• Five (5) or more years of experience in a cloud and/or hybrid environment (additional 4 years of experience in lieu of degree).
• Five (5) or more years of demonstrated experience in one or more of the following activities:
  • IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services (e.g., compute, storage, network, security, administration, automation, application services, and databases).
  • Designing and deploying cloud solutions to Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), IBM Cloud, or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
  • Large-scale data architecture, data modeling, database design, and information systems implementation.
  • Demonstrated knowledge and expertise in enterprise data strategy, data governance practices, data stewardship principles, data standards, and metadata management best practices.
  • Ability to translate requirements into end-to-end designs for systems that involve multiple interfaces and support data repositories.
  • Strong customer service skills, teaming skills, and the ability to collaborate within a cross-functional team, as well as the CSPs (AWS, Azure, Google, IBM, and Oracle).

Certification(s):

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

Cloud related (e.g., DevOps, Security, and/or ML)

Nice to Have Qualifications:

• Certifications in any of the following CSPs:
  • Azure
  • OCI
  • GCP
  • IBM
• Experience as a cloud agnostic architect.
• Strong analysis and quality assessment skills.
• Experience with successful full life cycle cloud development projects.
• Experience with various Linux and Microsoft Windows OSs distributions.
• Experience with Structured Query Language (SQL) and databases.
• Experience migrating both custom built and enterprise apps to and from on-prem to cloud.
• Experience debugging performance and technical issues.
• Experience building and deploying systems in the cloud using continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) frameworks and infrastructure automation.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Ability to work well independently and within a team environment.
• Ability to explain technical issues clearly and accurately to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to adjust to change priorities.

RCS is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Our company uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities as an applicant, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify

All RCS work locations are drug-free workplaces.

RCS considers several factors which can influence a final salary including but not limited to; skill set relevancy, work experience, geographic location, security clearance, education, certifications, training, and other business and organizational requirements. At RCS we offer competitive compensation packages, benefits, and learning and development opportunities. Individuals are typically not hired at or near the top of the salary range being that compensation decisions are dependent on individual circumstances. The salary range listed for this position is a reasonable estimate taking into consideration the required qualifications.

RCS encourages external referrals and offers a referral bonus after a successful hire. This will be paid 90 days after the new hire's start date. Bonus amounts vary based on the skill level and position of the referred candidate and are provided in the form of a gift certificate.