Cloud Engineer

Acclaim Technical Services; Maryland; On-site; USD 240,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Wellness programs

Financial benefits

Retirement plans

Family support

Continuing education

Time off benefits

Job summary

A leading language and technology services company is looking for a Cloud Engineer with TS/SCI clearance to design and manage AWS infrastructure. Candidates should have extensive experience with Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes, and scripting in Python. This full-time role offers a competitive salary between $240,000 and $270,000 per year based on experience and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, or Software Engineering.
• AWS certification as Solutions Architect/DevOps Engineer required.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage AWS infrastructure using OpenTofu or Terraform.
• Develop automation scripts with Ansible for configuration management.
• Manage containerized applications using Kubernetes.

Skills

Cloud Engineering

AWS

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Kubernetes

Ansible

Git

Python

Networking concepts

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

OpenTofu

Terraform

Job description

Acclaim Technical Services, founded in 2000, is a leading language, operations, and technology services company supporting a wide range of U.S. Federal agencies. We are an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company, which is uncommon within our business sector. We see this as a significant strength, and it shows: ATS is consistently ranked as a top workplace among DC area firms and continues to grow.

We are actively hiring a Cloud Engineer with TS/SCI clearance and polygraph for a Prime contract in Annapolis Junction, MD.

The Cloud Engineer will be instrumental in designing, building, and maintaining our customer’s next-generation cloud infrastructure primarily hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS). You will champion Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and drive automation across customer development, testing, and production environments, ensuring operational excellence, security and stability.

Key Responsibilities

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Design, implement, and manage AWS infrastructure using OpenTofu (or Terraform).
• Configuration Management: Develop and maintain automation scripts and playbooks using Ansible for configuration management, patch deployment, and software provisioning on various compute resources.
• Container Orchestration: Manage and scale containerized applications using Kubernetes (e.g., EKS) and related tooling.
• Source Control & Collaboration: Utilize Git for version control, branching strategies, and collaborative development within a CI/CD pipeline.
• Automation: Write and maintain scripts, primarily in Python, to automate routine tasks, integrate systems, and enhance operational efficiency.
• AWS Expertise: Architect and manage core AWS services (e.g., EC2, VPC, S3, RDS, Lambda, IAM, etc.) to meet mission requirements for performance, cost, and security.
• Monitoring & Logging: Implement and maintain robust monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions to ensure system health and rapid incident response.
• Security & Compliance: Apply security best practices to the cloud environment, ensuring compliance with STE/STN standards.

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience working in a Cloud Engineering, DevOps, or Software Engineering role.
• Proven practical experience with AWS - certification as AWS Certified Solutions Architect/DevOps Engineer (or relevant cloud cert) will be required.
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), specifically with OpenTofu and/or Terraform.
• Strong hands-on experience managing and deploying applications on Kubernetes.
• Proficiency in using Ansible for configuration management and automation.
• Advanced skills in Git and experience with modern branching/merge request workflows.
• Beginner to intermediate scripting skills in Python for automation tasks.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts, STE/STN principles, and CI/CD pipelines.
• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science or related discipline. Four (4) years of additional software development experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s Degree for a total of ten (10) years of experience.

Benefits

At ATS, you will be eligible to participate in a comprehensive benefits package such as: healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering, Information Technology, and Other
• Government Administration, IT System Data Services, and Software Development

Pay Range: $240,000.00 - $270,000.00 per year, DOE.

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