Cloud Engineer (2026-0129)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Wellness programs

Retirement benefits

Family support

Continuing education

Job summary

Acclaim Technical Services (ATS) is hiring a Cloud Engineer with TS/SCI clearance and polygraph for a Prime contract in Annapolis Junction, MD. The role focuses on designing, building, and maintaining the customer’s cloud infrastructure, emphasizing IaC, automation, and security.

You will work with AWS services, Kubernetes, Ansible, Python, and CI/CD in a mission-critical government environment, ensuring performance, cost controls, and robust security practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 10 years total experience permitted with substitution.
• 6+ years in Cloud/DevOps/Software Eng roles.
• AWS - strong practical experience; AWS certs preferred.
• IaC with OpenTofu and/or Terraform.
• Kubernetes deployment and management experience.
• Ansible for configuration management and automation.
• Strong Git and modern branching/PR workflows.
• Python scripting for automation.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure on AWS.
• Implement IaC using OpenTofu or Terraform.
• Develop automation scripts and playbooks with Ansible.
• Manage containerized apps with Kubernetes (EKS).
• Spearhead CI/CD integration and source control strategy.
• Automate routine tasks with Python scripts.
• Ensure security, monitoring, and incident response in cloud.
• Apply STE/STN security standards to cloud environment.

Skills

AWS

OpenTofu / Terraform

Kubernetes

Ansible

Python scripting

Git workflows

Networking concepts

STE/STN principles

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

CI/CD tooling

AWS certification

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.

Cloud Engineer with TS/SCI clearance and polygraph

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
• time off benefits

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

About

Acclaim Technical Services (ATS)

Acclaim Technical Services (ATS), founded in 2000, is a premier provider of tech-enabled solutions and operational services to a broad range of U.S. Federal agencies. As an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company—an uncommon advantage in our sector, we foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and shared success. This commitment to our people shows: ATS is consistently recognized as a top workplace in the DC area and continues to experience strong, strategic growth.

Salary Transparency

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.

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.