Cloud Engineer (2026-0129)

Acclaim Technical Services, Inc.; Annapolis, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 240,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Wellness programs

Retirement plans

Job summary

Acclaim Technical Services, Inc. seeks a Cloud Engineer with TS/SCI clearance and polygraph to design, build, and maintain AWS-based cloud infrastructure.

You will drive Infrastructure as Code using OpenTofu or Terraform, automate provisioning with Ansible, and scale containerized apps in Kubernetes. Key duties include designing secure architectures, implementing monitoring, and ensuring operational excellence across development, testing, and production environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field; 4 extra years can substitute for a degree.
• Experience with AWS, IaC, and cloud security practices.
• Strong scripting in Python and automation capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure on AWS.
• Implement IaC using OpenTofu or Terraform and automate configs with Ansible.
• Manage containerized apps with Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Cloud engineering

AWS

Kubernetes

Python scripting

Ansible automation

Git workflows

IaC OpenTofu/Terraform

CI/CD

Networking basics

Security & compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related

Tools

OpenTofu

Terraform

Kubernetes (EKS)

Python

Git

CI/CD tooling

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 contractin 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.

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. Learn more at Employee Resources.

Pay Range: There are many factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employee owners value the flexibility at ATS that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, career growth, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad mix of exceptional benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families.

The pay range for this position is $240,000.00 - $270,000.00, DOE

Salary Transparency

Pay Range: There are many factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employee owners value the flexibility at ATS that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, career growth, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad mix of exceptional benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. 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. Learn more at Employee Resources.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement

ATS is committed to a program of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, age, religion/creed, hairstyles and hair textures, handicap/disability, genetic information/history, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable law. We support the employment and advancement in employment of individuals with disabilities and of protected veterans, and we treat qualified individuals without discrimination on the basis of their physical or mental disability or veteran status.