Cloud Engineer — DoD Infra, IaC & Security

Freedom Real Estate; Colorado Springs, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP participation

401(k) match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Torch Technologies is seeking a Cloud Engineer in Colorado Springs to design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure and on-prem VM provisioning. The role requires cloud experience across multiple providers, IaC skills, and a strong security mindset.

You will work with Windows and Linux environments, contribute to automation pipelines, and ensure scalable, secure cloud architectures aligned with program needs. Onsite work with travel as needed and a competitive benefits package is provided.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 2+ years of related experience.
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification or ability to obtain.
• Experience designing, implementing, and managing cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, or Oracle.
• Experience with Windows and Linux environments.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Ansible or Terraform.
• Knowledge of networking, security practices, and cloud patterns.
• Containerization/orchestration with Docker/Kubernetes.
• Scripting in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure and on-prem VM provisioning.
• Collaborate with engineers and cross-functional teams for scalable, secure systems.
• Evaluate and select cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, IBM, Oracle).
• Develop and maintain IaC using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Manage Nutanix hypervisor environments (VMs, containers, databases).
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Security compliance

Python scripting

CI/CD tooling

Networking basics

Containerization

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Torch Technologies is seeking a Cloud Engineer in Colorado Springs to design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure and on-prem VM provisioning. The role requires cloud experience across multiple providers, IaC skills, and a strong security mindset.

You will work with Windows and Linux environments, contribute to automation pipelines, and ensure scalable, secure cloud architectures aligned with program needs. Onsite work with travel as needed and a competitive benefits package is provided.