Cloud Engineer

Abile Group, Inc; Springfield, Northern (MO, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Abile Group, Inc. seeks an experienced Cloud Engineer on a long-term contract to design, deploy and sustain cloud-based IT services for a sensitive government customer.

You will manage AWS infrastructure, implement microservices, and automate deployments while collaborating with security and engineering teams. The role requires TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly, a Bachelor’s degree in a technical field, and 8+ years in IT.

Qualifications

• DoD 8570 IAT Level II requirements met, including Security+ CE, CND, SSCP, GSEC, GICSP, CySA+, or CCNA.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Programming, Science, Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years IT experience across cloud, DevOps and backend services.
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Maintain security requirements for operation of systems with A&A Team.
• Improve existing infrastructure, autoscaling, service optimization and cost efficiency.
• Produce detailed documentation and diagrams for systems and deployments.
• Operate and manage AWS services: EC2, S3, Load Balancer, RDS.
• Automate deployments and streamline CI/CD pipelines.
• Deliver full-stack web app features, diagnose production issues quickly.
• Engage with customers in requirements gathering and design.
• Design/implement features independently and mentor junior developers.
• Write unit tests and perform code-quality analysis.
• Develop in JavaScript/TypeScript and backend with microservices via REST APIs.
• Work in a PaaS environment with containerized apps using Docker and Kubernetes.

Skills

AWS Cloud

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab

Jenkins

Nexus

TypeScript/JavaScript

Angular

REST APIs

Go

Python/Java/Ruby

HTML/CSS

PostgreSQL

DevOps

CI/CD

Bash/PowerShell/Perl

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab

Jenkins

Nexus

PostgreSQL

Job description

Overview

Abile Group has an exciting and challenging opportunity for a Cloiud Engineer on a 10 year contract providing User Facing and Data Center Services supporting an Intelligence Community customer. All the personnel on the team will work together to support innovative design, engineering, procurement, implementation, operations, sustainment and disposal of user facing and data center information technology (IT) services on multiple networks and security domains, at multiple locations worldwide, to support the IC mission.

The right candidate will possess the belowskills and qualificationsand be ready to handle all responsibilities independently and professionally.

Responsibilities

• Works with A&A Team to maintain security requirements for operation of systems.
• Maintains and improves existing infrastructure (build out autoscaling, support new services, optimize for cost efficiencies/authentication/search, etc).
• Produces detailed documentation.
• Maintains System in AWS environment using EC2, S3, Load Balancer, and RDS.
• Automates and optimizes service deployments.
• Delivers a full-stack web application to production; identifies and resolves operational issues.
• Actively participates in technical requirements-gathering process (i.e. meetings with customers).
• Executes design and implementation of application features, independently / unassisted, with minimal oversight.
• Refactors legacy application code for improved reliability and maintainability.
• Mentors junior developers.
• Writes and reads unit tests; understanding code-quality analysis concepts.
• Writes and debuggs Javascript, Typescript, or closely-related language.
• Developes applications backed by a relational database; understanding RDB design concepts.

Qualifications

Clearance Required: TS/SCI with ability to obtain a CI Poly.

Degree and Years of Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Programming, Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience

• 8+ years IT experience

Required Certifications:

• Meet DoD 8570 IAT Level II requirements including one of the following: Security+ CE, CND, SSCP, GSEC, GICSP, CySA+, or CCNA

Desired Certifications:

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner.

Required Skills:

• Strong knowledge of Amazon Web Services.
• Strong Troubleshooting skills.
• Experience in automating tasks using scripted languages such as Bash, PowerShell, or Perl.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodology.
• Familiarity with DevOps development processes and Continuous Integration tools: GitLab, Jenkins, Nexus.
• Extensive Typescript or Javascript background.
• Angular frontend framework; UI/UX design.
• Microservice-based backend architecture; integrating with COTS/FOSS software REST APIs.
• Supporting a full-stack application in a PaaS environment.
• CI/CD pipeline implementation, ideally with GitLab.
• Creating and deploying containerized applications, ideally with Docker.
• Designing/implementing container orchestration with Kubernetes.

Desired Skills:

• Strong understanding of cloud APIs and interaction with the AWS/CLI.
• Experience working with one or more programming languages (e.g. Python, Ruby, or Java).
• Experience with Go programming language.
• Familiarity with HTML, CSS, Markdown, and portal development.
• Database experience with a Postgres backend.
• Strong communication skills.

About Abile Group, Inc.

Abile Group, founded in July 2004 to support the Intelligence Community and its contractors across Enterprise Analytics, IT & Systems Engineering, and Program & Project Management, merged with Valiant Solutions in January 2026 - an established provider of cybersecurity technologies and services for Federal Agencies since 2005. Together, this partnership creates a stronger, more integrated cybersecurity organization with expanded opportunities for employees, deeper technical collaboration, and a unified mission. With significant experience serving the Federal Government, we remain dedicated to our employees and clients and seek high‑performing professionals who excel at providing guidance, developing solutions, and delivering implementation support that blends industry best practices with client expertise and Abile’s broad technical capabilities.

Hiring Statement

Abile is committed to hiring the most qualified and best fit person for the job - always has, always will. Anyone requiring reasonable accommodations should email [e-mail] with requested details. A member of the HR team will respond to your request within 2 business days.