Cloud Engineer III

Alpha Omega; Vienna (VA); Remote; USD 107,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a skilled Cloud Engineer to join its dynamic team. This role involves designing and implementing cloud solutions, ensuring high availability and security across various platforms. You will leverage your expertise in AWS and cloud architecture to optimize internal tools and systems. With a focus on collaboration and continuous learning, this position offers the opportunity to work on impactful projects that enhance national security and public health initiatives. Join a company recognized for its commitment to employee growth and a culture of innovation.

Benefits

PTO including paid parental, military, and bereavement leave

Health and Dental Insurance

401(k) plan with employer match

Annual Tuition & Professional Development Reimbursement

Eleven paid Federal holidays

Flexible benefit plans (FSA/DFSA/HSA)

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of relevant experience in cloud engineering.
• In-depth knowledge of FEDRAMP and cloud architecture best practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop cloud solutions ensuring high availability and security.
• Document features and requirements for cloud initiatives.

Skills

AWS Cloud

Cloud Security Practices

Networking Principles

Database Architecture

Coding Languages (Perl, Java, PowerShell, PHP, Ruby, Python)

Troubleshooting and Debugging

Cloud Architecture Patterns

Load Balancing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering or related field

Tools

AWS Services (EC2, RDS, Lambda, S3, EFS, Glue, Athena, Sagemaker)

Job description

Job Title: Cloud Engineer (SEIII)
Clearance Required: U.S. Citizen, Public Trust
Work Location: Remote/Silver Spring, MD

Alpha Omega is seeking a qualified Cloud Engineer. The Cloud Engineering & Web Solutions Architect defines and develops custom modules as well as deploy system tools and features to create/package integration from proposal to product. Document features, modules, requirements, and the risks of each project-based initiative and assist in the design and implementation of system architecture and interface control using requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• 4 - 6 years of relevant experience.
• Cloud based design, definition and development custom modules, features, and package integration from proposal to product.
• Write efficient code and maintain code quality, organization, documentation, and automatization.
• Document features, modules, requirements, and the risks of each Cloud based initiative.
• Develops FEDRAMP-certified architecture solutions and evaluates alternatives for private, public and hybrid cloud models, including IaaS, PaaS, and other cloud services.
• Work with IT security staff and communications professionals to meet yearly web certifications and implement security updates as required.
• Troubleshooting and debugging applications
• Research and recommend cloud architecture that will enhance internal tools, and systems.
• Provide optimization and best practices utilizing AWS tools.
• Develop, document and implement cloud solutions to ensure application high availability in both hybrid on-premises cloud and fully cloud hosted applications to provide an always on experience.
• Acts as a subject matter expert for cloud end-to-end architecture, including current and future providers, networking, provisioning, and management.
• Provide implementation guidance/support to the customer throughout the project life cycle.
• Operate and maintain EC2 instances, production ECS clusters, and additional AWS services such as RDS, Lambda, S3, EFS, Glue, Athena, and Sagemaker.

Required Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering or related field

Experience/Skills:

• Prior Experience with AWS Cloud
• In-depth working knowledge of FEDRAMP and extensive experience applying best practices for building/deploying secure and reliable services and applications on FEDRAMP-compliant Cloud platforms.
• Must possess in-depth understanding of networking principles and technologies and cloud security practices.
• Knowledge of Cloud Architecture patterns and strategies (including IaaS, PaaS, Security, Compute, Storage and networking.
• Prior experience with web systems such as WordPress in a clustered environment.
• Experience using coding languages such as Perl, Java, PowerShell, PHP, Ruby, Python, etc.
• Understanding of load balancing, geo-redundancy, CDN, and VPN technologies.
• Good understanding of database architecture and query optimization.
• Ability to evolve technologies.
• Must possess experience and understanding of government contracting.
• Strong and effective verbal and communications skills
• Exceptional organizational skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• N/A

Certification(s):

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional

Salary and Benefit Information:

The likely salary range for this position is $ 107,319 - $170,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position and could fall outside of this range.

Application Deadline: 5/11/2025

Joining the Alpha Omega team entitles you to participate in all retirement benefits, plans of deferred compensation, health and insurance benefits, and other such benefits as set forth in the company’s policy and benefits manuals. See below, to name a few:

• PTO including paid parental, military, and bereavement leave
• Eleven (11) paid Federal holidays, five of which are floating holidays (as designated by the company’s holiday schedule each year)
• Health and Dental Insurance (including 100% employer paid premiums for employee coverage under the HDHP health plan)
• Life Insurance, STD/LTD term disability coverage, with employer paid premiums
• 401 (k) plan with a match that is 100% vested after you complete two years of service
• FSA/DFSA/HSA flexible benefit plans
• Annual Tuition & Professional Development Reimbursement benefit

We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Culture and Values:

Guided by our core values—Harmony, Engagement, Accountability, Resourcefulness, and Tenacity (HEART)— we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning and are committed to delivering high-impact solutions. We recognize and reward hard work.

Through our H.E.A.R.T. Awards Program, colleagues and managers can recognize each other for actions that exemplify these values. Recognized employees receive a detailed nomination highlighting their contributions, which is shared with their manager. Each quarter, select nominees have the opportunity to receive a monetary bonus as an extra thank-you for their impact.

Our Company:

Alpha Omega is an award-winning Federal IT solutions provider dedicated to delivering mission-enabling technology and strategic solutions across the National Security, Federal Financial, Healthcare, and Space & Science domains. Since our founding in 2016, we have grown to over 800 employees nationwide with $230m in revenue. With the January 2025 acquisitions of SeKON and Macro Solutions, we have expanded our capabilities to further support our customers in digital modernization, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.

We are committed to supporting our agency partners as they transform their operations, delivering on our purpose to ensure the safety, security, and well-being of future generations:

• National Security – Supporting agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of State.
• Federal Financial – We bring deep expertise in enterprise financial systems, supporting agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
• Healthcare – Our Health IT capabilities, enhance health outcomes for the warfighter via the Defense Health Agency (DHA) and support public health initiatives at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
• Space & Science – We leverage technology to advance agricultural sustainability, secure our nation’s food supply, and prepare for natural disasters, working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Through strategic partnerships, intellectual property, and relentless drive for innovation, Alpha Omega is shaping the future of government technology. We are proud to be a Virginia Best Places to Work 8 times, an Inc. 5000 honoree 7 times, and a Washington Post Top Workplaces 4 times. Join us in driving transformation that secures the nation's future.

Alpha Omega Integration, LLC (Alpha Omega) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.

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