Cloud Engineer

Nightwing Technologies, LLC; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal Opportunity Employer

Employee training programs

Job summary

Nightwing Technologies, LLC, located in Virginia Beach, is looking for a Cloud Engineer to drive secure cloud migrations and implement innovative technologies. This position involves working with multi-cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, and GCP, alongside infrastructure automation.

The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of relevant experience and certifications in key cloud platforms. Key responsibilities include building cloud instances, developing IaC methodologies, and ensuring infrastructure scalability and security.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of hands-on experience on leading cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Familiarity with container platforms like Docker.
• Experience in designing and implementing IaC solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure cloud migrations and new cloud technologies.
• Build cloud instances according to system and mission requirements.
• Utilize IaC tools like Terraform to provision and manage infrastructure.

Skills

Cloud migration

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Terraform

Ansible

CI/CD pipelines

Docker

Education

DoDD8570.01-M IAT certification

AWS Solutions Architect Associate

Google Associate Cloud Engineer

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

OpenShift

Job description

Nightwing, formerly part of a leading Fortune100 company and headquartered in Dulles, VA, became an independent entity in 2024. The company provides technically advanced full‑spectrums cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to government and commercial customers.

Position: Cloud Engineer

The Cloud Engineer will play a key role in designing, planning, and implementing secure cloud migrations and adopting new cloud technologies to support business and project needs. This role focuses on multi‑cloud environments, infrastructure migration methodologies, and scalable, reliable cloud‑based, multi‑tenant solutions across AWS, GCP, Azure, and other providers.

Responsibilities

• Build cloud instances based on system and mission requirements.
• Develop IaC methodology to define and implement on‑prem and cloud infrastructure components such as physical hardware, virtual machines, storage, core roles, and network configurations.
• Utilize IaC tools like Terraform, Ansible, and AWX to provision and manage infrastructure across multiple platforms.
• Implement standardized configurations, best practices, and automation for infrastructure deployments, ensuring scalability, security, and consistency.
• Integrate IaC code with CI/CD pipelines to automate infrastructure provisioning, updates, and maintenance during development and deployment cycles.
• Ensure seamless and consistent infrastructure management across development, test, and production environments.
• Collaborate with development teams to facilitate smooth infrastructure provisioning as part of the development lifecycle.
• Research, design, install, configure, and deploy platform products in high‑availability infrastructure to support all products and applications.
• Deliver cloud solutions, both IaC and PaaS, that enable the business to run sensitive workloads securely within a cloud environment.
• Create and install cloud computing solutions in accordance with user requirements.
• Automate cloud system operations to enhance efficiency and speed.
• Develop, establish, and implement modular cloud‑based applications.
• Resolve technical issues and document them.
• Develop strategies for enhancing the performance of existing cloud technology.
• Maintain applications and infrastructure for cloud‑based platforms.
• Train IT team members in different cloud computing technologies.
• Create instructions for cloud computing operations and documentation.
• Maintain, update, and refine documentation.
• Design, develop, and deploy modular cloud‑based systems.

Certifications

• DoDD8570.01‑M IAT
• DoDM8140.03 CYBERSPACE WORKFORCE QUALIFICATION
• Microsoft Certified Expert in the Azure product line
• AWS Solutions Architect Associate or above
• Google Associate Cloud Engineer or above
• Microsoft Certified Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Experience Requirements

• 3‑5years of hands‑on experience on leading cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) developing and implementing service models (IaS, PaaS, SaaS).
• Designing and implementing IaC solutions using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Familiarity with container platforms such as Docker and OpenShift, and with emerging technology stacks.
• Experience with infrastructure and platform automation technologies and tools such as Puppet, Ansible, and cloud‑specific services.
• Experience building and operating financial control and analysis systems (cloud cost analysis, show‑back, charge‑back).
• Understanding of cloud resource tagging and cost‑optimization recommendations.
• Mentoring and coaching colleagues, seeking continuous improvement.
• Comfortable working in cross‑functional, multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Skill in creating and maintaining project plans in a multi‑cloud environment.
• Good understanding of software development and integration at the SaaS and IaS levels.
• Proficient understanding of distributed computing principles and integration of data from multiple sources.
• Technical leadership in platform services, cloud computing, and advisory to decision‑makers.
• Awareness of emerging cloud capabilities and development of technical domain roadmaps.

Clearance Requirements

U.S. citizenship required. Must hold a current active SECRET clearance.

EEO Statement

Nightwing is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.