Cloud Engineer II

Modus21, LLC.; South Carolina; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Modus21, LLC, a Charleston, SC-based technology consulting firm, seeks an experienced Cloud Engineer to design, migrate, and optimize cloud environments for DoD and other clients. The role focuses on AWS, IaC, automation, and secure, resilient architectures.

You will collaborate across engineering, operations, cybersecurity, and application teams to deliver scalable solutions, define migration strategies, and develop runbooks, architecture diagrams, and SOPs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience designing, implementing, or engineering cloud-based solutions.
• Hands-on knowledge of AWS core services (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS) and networking.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CloudFormation).
• Proficiency in Python or Bash scripting.
• Experience developing CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins, CodePipeline).
• Strong knowledge of networking, security, and hybrid-cloud environments.
• Experience troubleshooting complex cloud and infrastructure issues.

Responsibilities

• Design secure, scalable AWS cloud solutions aligned with requirements and mission objectives.
• Support cloud migration initiatives by evaluating environments, developing migration strategies, target architectures, and migration/ orchestration plans.
• Develop and execute migration runbooks and support transition of applications and infrastructure to cloud environments.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
• Automate provisioning, configuration, and deployment through CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Support operation and optimization of cloud environments, including monitoring, troubleshooting, capacity, and resiliency enhancements.
• Implement cloud security controls and support DoD security/compliance requirements.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and coordinate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues.
• Develop and maintain architecture diagrams, runbooks, SOPs, and QRGs.
• Evaluate emerging AWS capabilities and recommend improvements for adoption, security, and performance.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Scripting (Python/Bash)

DevOps practices

Technical communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab CI / Jenkins / CodePipeline

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Job Title

Job Type

Full-time

Category

Professional Services

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Location

South Carolina - SC US (Primary)

Job Description

Modus21, LLC is a Charleston, South Carolina based small business and technology consulting firm specializing in solving complex business problems for global business and government clients. Our philosophy is simple – deliver quality through high performance to our clients; provide value to our clients through the ability to streamline, measure, and improve their business processes via business intelligence and business architecture; and practice professional integrity by being trustworthy and reliable. Our expertise has proven highly successful in helping organizations recognize greater value by aligning their strategy and objectives to technology and execution.

Scope of Work

The Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic (NIWC LANT) Cloud Computing Innovation, Transformation, and Integration (CLOUD CITI) Division provides hosting environments and platforms for Navy, Department of Defense (DoD), and Homeland Security (HLS) applications utilizing Component Enterprise Data Centers (CEDCs) and Commercial Cloud Service Providers (CSPs).

Modus21 is seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer to support cloud migration, modernization, solution design, and optimization efforts. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience designing and implementing secure, scalable, and resilient cloud solutions, with an emphasis on AWS, infrastructure automation, cloud adoption, and hybrid-cloud environments.

The Cloud Engineer will work across technical teams to evaluate existing environments, develop migration approaches, implement cloud solutions, and support the transition of applications and infrastructure to modern cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure, scalable, and highly available AWS cloud solutions aligned with technical and mission requirements.
• Support cloud migration initiatives by evaluating existing environments, developing migration strategies, defining target architectures, and creating migration and orchestration plans.
• Develop and execute migration runbooks and support the transition of applications, infrastructure, and services into cloud environments.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using technologies such as Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and application deployment through CI/CD pipelines and other DevOps practices.
• Support the operation and optimization of cloud environments, including performance monitoring, troubleshooting, capacity management, and resiliency improvements.
• Implement cloud security controls and support compliance with applicable DoD security and operational requirements.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, networking, system, and cloud-related issues and coordinate with cross-functional teams to resolve problems.
• Develop and maintain technical and operational documentation, including architecture diagrams, playbooks, runbooks, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Quick Reference Guides (QRGs).
• Evaluate emerging AWS capabilities and recommend technologies and approaches that improve cloud adoption, automation, security, performance, and operational efficiency.
• Manage assigned technical activities independently while collaborating effectively with engineering, operations, cybersecurity, and application teams.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of experience designing, implementing, or engineering cloud-based solutions, with demonstrated experience supporting secure, available, and resilient environments.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of AWS core services, including EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, and related networking and compute services.
• Experience developing and implementing cloud migration or modernization solutions, including migration planning, target architecture, orchestration, and execution.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Proficiency with scripting or automation using Python, Bash, or similar languages.
• Experience developing or supporting CI/CD pipelines using technologies such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline, or comparable tools.
• Strong understanding of networking, cloud security principles, system administration, and hybrid-cloud environments.
• Demonstrated understanding of data center and cloud operations, including production operations, servers, storage, networking, systems management, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
• Experience troubleshooting complex technical issues across infrastructure and cloud environments.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage assigned work, prioritize responsibilities, and collaborate effectively across technical teams.
• Strong technical communication skills and experience producing and maintaining operational and architectural documentation.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon ECS, or Amazon EKS.
• Experience with cloud monitoring, logging, and observability platforms such as Amazon CloudWatch, Splunk, Datadog, or similar technologies.
• Experience administering or supporting Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Experience working with enterprise database technologies such as Oracle or Microsoft SQL Server.
• Knowledge of DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and security compliance requirements.
• Experience supporting DoD, federal government, or other highly regulated environments.
• AWS certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, AWS DevOps Engineer, or AWS SysOps Administrator.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.
• Willingness to learn and adopt new cloud technologies and engineering practices.

Additional Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must hold or be able to obtain a Department of Defense (DoD) TOP Secret Security Clearance.