Cloud Engineer

Intepros Federal; Radford (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Veteran-owned business culture

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Intepros Federal is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to support an upcoming bid for PL ALTESS. This role focuses on cloud services across Microsoft Azure and AWS, ensuring secure operations and compliance.

The ideal candidate will have experience in cloud architecture, large-scale project management, and automated solutions. A Bachelor’s degree in a related field is preferred, along with an active DoD Secret Security Clearance.

Join Intepros Federal, a veteran-owned company dedicated to providing IT solutions to federal agencies.

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret Security Clearance is required.
• Strong experience with cloud solutions in Azure and AWS.
• Proven ability to automate cloud operations.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain cloud architectures for enterprise clients.
• Migrate applications to the cloud, ensuring security and performance.
• Automate administrative tasks for efficiency.

Skills

Cloud engineering expertise

Automation (Ansible, Terraform, Python)

Secure networking (IPSEC, VPN, BGP)

Communication skills

Experience managing large-scale projects

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

Jenkins

AWS

Azure

Docker

Job description

IntePros Federal is identifying Key Personnel for an upcoming bid supporting PL ALTESS. We are seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to be named in our proposal. This role will support ALTESS's commercial cloud services across Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and private cloud environments.

The Senior Cloud Engineer will help architect, deploy, secure, and maintain cloud solutions for enterprise customers. Responsibilities include designing cloud architectures, migrating on‑premises applications to cloud platforms, automating administrative tasks, and ensuring secure, compliant, and high‑performance cloud operations.

Additional duties include creating and maintaining documentation and operating procedures, monitoring and tuning cloud performance, supporting secure transport technologies, and reporting on operational and security posture. The role also contributes to enterprise improvements, hardware/software integrations, CI/CD pipelines, and automation frameworks.

Qualified candidates will have strong communication skills, experience managing large‑scale projects, and deep expertise in cloud engineering, automation, secure networking, and DoD cybersecurity compliance.

Clearance

• Required: Active DoD Secret Security Clearance

Location

• Radford, VA - onsite

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field preferred
• Equivalent years of experience may be considered

Certifications

• CompTIA Security+ (required)
• Computing Environment (CE) Certification such as:
• MCSD Azure Solutions Architect
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect
• Or equivalent cloud IA certification

Responsibilities

• Support ALTESS commercial cloud infrastructure across Azure, AWS, and private cloud environments.
• Design, deploy, secure, and maintain cloud architectures for enterprise DoD and Army customers.
• Migrate on‑premises applications to cloud environments using best practices for security, scalability, and performance.
• Automate routine administrative tasks using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Python, PowerShell, Bash, Puppet, or Chef.
• Implement and support secure transport technologies including IPSEC, VPN, and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP).
• Manage multiple large-scale cloud engineering projects simultaneously.
• Create and maintain technical instructions, SOPs, operating procedures, and policies for cloud operations.
• Monitor, tune, and report on cloud performance, operational status, and security posture.
• Utilize code repository tools such as Git for version control and collaboration.
• Support DoD cybersecurity compliance including STIGs, SRGs, IA Vulnerability Management (IAVM), and related security requirements.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, Travis CI, AWS CodeDeploy or similar platforms.
• Recommend, demonstrate, and implement technologies that expand, upgrade, and improve cloud environments.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams and demonstrate strong interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills.

Qualifications – Required

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience managing multiple large‑scale projects
• Experience automating routine administrative tasks
• Strong experience with IPSEC/VPN, secure transport technologies, and BGP
• Proven experience migrating on‑premises applications to cloud environments
• Understanding of network, storage, server, and application technologies
• Strong knowledge of automation concepts, tools, and scripting languages (Ansible, Terraform, Python, PowerShell, Bash, Puppet, Chef, etc.)
• Working knowledge of Git or similar code repository tools
• Working knowledge of DoD STIGs and IA Vulnerability Management (IAVM)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins, Travis CI, AWS CodeDeploy

Qualifications – Desired

• Senior‑level IT experience in networking or equivalent experience

Who We Are

IntePros Federal is a Service‑Disabled, Veteran‑Owned, Small Business headquartered in Washington, DC, providing IT solutions, systems, and software services to multiple federal government agencies. We specialize in IT solutions, application development, program management, systems integration, and cybersecurity services. Our core values are the keys to success by empowering people to do the right thing for our colleagues, customers, and community. Join Us!

EEO Commitment

This employer participates in E‑Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I‑9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or on the basis of disability. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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