Cloud Engineer (4817)

SMX; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 78,200 - 130,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid leave

Retirement

Job summary

A government services firm is seeking a Cloud Engineer in Huntsville, AL, to support operational excellence and client success. The role involves strategy development for cloud services, engineering capabilities to meet customer needs, and ensuring security and compliance in a government environment. Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree, 6+ years of cloud experience, and appropriate security clearance. Knowledge of AWS or Azure is essential. The position offers a competitive salary and robust benefits including health insurance and paid leave.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience providing cloud-related support.
• Clearance Required: Secret.
• Hands on core system administration skills in Linux or Windows.

Responsibilities

• Support and facilitate the customer cloud strategy.
• Define and engineer solution capabilities that satisfy customer business drivers.
• Act as a trusted advisor for technical decisions.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Problem determination

DevSecOps capabilities

System administration skills

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD tools

Linux/Windows administration

Education

Bachelor's degree

DoD 8570/8140 aligned certification

Tools

AWS

Azure

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

SMX is actively searching for a dynamic and adept Cloud Engineer to support our government client in Huntsville, AL.

This role emphasizes operational excellence, championed by a commitment to quality, articulate communication, client success, and measurable results, aligning with the essential duties and required skills for the position.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Experience working in an Agile IT environment establishing a cloud-based technology in a government provided hybrid cloud environment with security, performance, operability, and scale for customers
• Support and facilitate the customer cloud strategy to utilize DoD approved cloud service providers to provide information technology services and capabilities to include Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Data as a Service (DaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS) and Cloud Service Offerings (CSOs) within the Agency supported cloud architecture
• Define and engineer solution capabilities that satisfy customer business drivers / requirements
• Act as a trusted advisor and Cloud SME for technical decisions during client engagements. Develop courses of action using innovative and Cloud best practices
• Perform architecture, design, and requirements analysis using systems engineering. Focus on cloud-native services and optimizing the customer landscape through adoption of these services
• Develop and utilize deployment and process automation capabilities (scripts, applications, platforms, cloud native services, APIs) to ensure processes are defined, repeatable, scalable, and able to be published for wider utilization; may include capabilities such as Ansible, PowerShell, Bash, Python, etc.
• Utilize DevSecOps capabilities utilizing IaC tools (Terraform, Cloud Formation, etc) to Operate and sustain a fully integrated DevSecOps environment to support development, test and deployment of infrastructure and applications utilizing Ci/CD pipelines
• Take ownership of issues and act with a high sense of urgency when required providing direct support to customers providing advanced technical support, troubleshooting direction, and complex problem resolution.
• Produce clear and concise documentation including program-level, design artifacts, as-built documents, and user level documentation to fully capture technical baselines and operational capabilities to guide operations and activities associated to enterprise scale cloud environments.

Required Skills/Experience

• Clearance Required: Secret
• Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of experience providing cloud-related support
• 4 additional years of experience may be substituted for the degree requirement
• Must have a DoD 8570/8140 aligned certification such as CompTIA Security+ Cloud subject matter expertise in Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure
• Delivery experience and working knowledge utilizing key Department of Defense guidance and governance including DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide, Risk Management Framework (RMF), and Secure Cloud Computing Architecture (SCCA)
• Skills in delivery areas of Cloud, IT Infrastructure, Architecture, and Security as well as hands on core system administration skills in Linux or Windows
• Problem determination skills from design issues through detail level inspection to determine root causes of issue
• Core System Administration skills in Linux or Windows with demonstrated skills in Security, Active Directory, ACAS, Identity and Access Management, Zero Trust, and STIG remediation experience
• Knowledge of, and hands on with, DoD Enterprise networks and understanding how those solutions translate to a cloud environment
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code using appropriate tooling
• Understanding of Kubernetes (EKS), ECS, and Docker container fundamentals
• Proficient command of CI/CD tools (Terraform, Ansible, Git, Jenkins, AWS CodeCommit, AWS CodePipeline, etc.) with an understanding of GitOps methodologies and best practices in Terraform

Desired Skills/Experience

• Possess cloud-related certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, Developer, etc.

Application Deadline

4/20/2026

Salary

$78,200—$130,300 USD

Benefits

Some key components of our robust benefits include health insurance, paid leave, and retirement.

Equal Opportunity Employer & Background Investigation

SMX is an Equal Opportunity employer including disabilities and veterans. Selected applicant may be subject to a background investigation and/or education verification.

Immigration Sponsorship

SMX does not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization or immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-2, E-3, L-1 and O-1, or any EADs or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).