Cloud Engineer

TJ Consulting Group; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 270,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Holiday Pay

401K with 4% Match

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life & AD&D

Job summary

TJ Consulting Group seeks a Software Developer V (Principal) / Cloud Engineer with active TOP SECRET/SCI clearance. You will define and evolve enterprise cloud architectures, architect secure solutions on Azure/AWS, and lead modernization across teams.

Role requires 12+ years of senior technical experience, strong leadership, and ability to guide DevSecOps, security, and operations in enterprise cloud environments. Onsite at Fort Meade, MD with compliance to secure facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of progressively complex software development, cloud engineering, systems engineering, or related technical experience.
• Extensive experience designing and implementing enterprise solutions using Microsoft Azure and/or AWS.
• Demonstrated experience defining cloud architecture, software architecture, and technical strategy for complex systems.
• Advanced proficiency with programming languages such as Python, C#, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, PowerShell, or Bash.
• Experience with IaC and automation tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, Azure Bicep).
• Experience implementing CI/CD and DevSecOps using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve enterprise cloud architectures, standards, and software development strategies.
• Architect, develop, integrate, and modernize applications using Azure and/or AWS.
• Lead the design of secure, scalable, highly available cloud solutions.
• Establish IaC, configuration management, and automated provisioning practices.
• Guide CI/CD and DevSecOps strategies with automated build, testing, security scanning, deployment, and monitoring.
• Provide leadership for cloud migrations and modernization efforts.
• Develop cloud security architectures including IAM, encryption, network segmentation, and monitoring.
• Drive innovation in cloud-enabled cyberspace capability development.
• Lead development of advanced technical approaches, TTPs, and supporting mission requirements.
• Evaluate architectural options and advise on risk, performance, cost, and long-term tech investments.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across software, infrastructure, networking, and cloud integration.
• Mentor engineers and establish best practices for cloud engineering and DevSecOps.
• Collaborate with software developers, cybersecurity professionals, and stakeholders to deliver cloud capabilities.

Skills

Python

C#

Java

JavaScript/TypeScript

PowerShell

Bash

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Azure Bicep

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI/CD

Jenkins

Job description

Position Description

Seeking a Software Developer V (Principal) / Cloud Engineer to serve

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER V/CLOUD ENGINEER

Active TOP SECRET/SCI clearance with Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph required.

Minimum/General Experience

• Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of progressively complex software development, cloud engineering, systems engineering, or related technical experience, or equivalent expertise.
• Extensive experience designing and implementing enterprise solutions using Microsoft Azure and/or AWS.
• Demonstrated experience defining cloud architecture, software architecture, and technical strategy for complex systems.
• Advanced experience with one or more programming or scripting languages such as Python, C#, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, PowerShell, or Bash.
• Experience with cloud-native technologies and frameworks, including containers, microservices, serverless architectures, APIs, and distributed systems, as applicable.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation technologies such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Azure Bicep, or equivalent tools.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices using tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, or equivalent platforms.
• Experience working with Linux and/or Windows Server operating systems in enterprise cloud environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in cloud security, identity and access management, networking, monitoring, logging, and vulnerability mitigation.
• Ability to serve as a technical authority and provide architectural guidance across software, cloud, and cyberspace domains.

Functional Responsibility

• Define and evolve enterprise cloud architectures, cloud engineering standards, and software development strategies supporting secure mission environments.
• Architect, develop, integrate, and modernize applications and services using Azure and/or AWS cloud platforms.
• Lead the design of secure, scalable, highly available, resilient, and maintainable cloud solutions.
• Establish and implement Infrastructure as Code, configuration management, and automated provisioning practices to create repeatable and controlled cloud environments.
• Define and guide CI/CD and DevSecOps strategies, integrating automated build, testing, security scanning, deployment, and monitoring capabilities.
• Provide technical leadership for cloud migrations and application modernization, including evaluation of cloud-native, containerized, serverless, and microservicesbased approaches.
• Develop and guide implementation of cloud security architectures incorporating identity and access management, least privilege, encryption, network segmentation, secrets management, logging, monitoring, and vulnerability mitigation.
• Drive innovation in cloud-enabled cyberspace capability development and identify opportunities to leverage emerging cloud technologies.
• Lead development of advanced technical approaches, tradecraft, and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) supporting mission requirements.
• Evaluate architectural alternatives and advise leadership on technical risk, security scalability, performance, feasibility, cost, and long-term technology investments.
• Troubleshoot and provide technical direction for complex software, infrastructure, networking, performance, and cloud integration issues.
• Mentor senior engineers and developers and establish organizational best practices for cloud engineering, software development, automation, security, and DevSecOps.
• Collaborate with software developers, cybersecurity professionals, systems engineers, network engineers, and mission stakeholders to deliver integrated cloud capabilities.

Requirements

• Recognized expertise in cloud architecture, software architecture, and secure system development.
• Deep hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and/or Amazon Web Services (AWS) and their core compute, storage, networking, identity, security, monitoring, and application services.
• Strong understanding of cloud security architecture, including identity and access management, encryption, network security, secrets management, logging, monitoring, and vulnerability mitigation.
• Demonstrated experience with Infrastructure as Code, automation, configuration management, and CI/CD/DevSecOps practices.
• Experience designing and supporting cloud-native and distributed applications, including containers, APIs, microservices, and/or serverless technologies.
• Advanced proficiency with applicable programming and scripting languages and experience working across Linux and/or Windows environments.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate complex technical requirements and translate them into secure, scalable cloud architectures and implementation strategies.
• Ability to influence enterprise technical direction, establish engineering standards, and provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong technical communication skills with the ability to communicate architectural decisions, risks, and recommendations to both technical teams and organizational leadership.
• DoD Manual 8140.03 (DoDM 8140.03) baseline certification required for the assigned role category.
• Active TOP SECRET/SCI clearance with Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph required.
• Ability to work onsite daily in a secure facility; this position is not eligible for remote work.

Location

Fort Meade, MD - Onsite

Salary Range

$270,000 - $290,000

Benefits

• PTO
• Holiday Pay
• 401K with a 4% Match
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Group Life & AD&DD
• Voluntary Life AD&DD
• Short-term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Account (Health and Dependent)
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace and provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment. We do not employ AI tools in our decision-making processes. Regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran. ensures that all employment decisions are made in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Our commitment to non-discrimination in employment extends to every location in which our company operates.