Cloud Engineer, Secret Clearance — AWS/Azure, CI/CD

Platinum Technologies; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Platinum Technologies in the Northern Virginia area is seeking a Cloud Engineer for a Fort Meade, MD position. The role requires an active Secret clearance and DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification, with hands-on cloud design across AWS and Azure.

You will implement Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, and address security posture aligned with federal frameworks, while mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree with 12+ years of relevant experience; higher may substitute.
• Active DoD 8570 IAT Level II cert (e.g., Security+, CISSP, or equivalent).
• Active Secret Clearance.
• Industry cloud certs such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect or Azure Administrator Associate.
• Hands-on experience designing, deploying, and supporting enterprise cloud solutions in AWS and/or Azure.
• Experience with IaC tools such as Terraform, ARM/Bicep, or CloudFormation.
• Automation experience using Ansible, PowerShell, Azure Functions, or similar.
• IAM/ICAM technologies including Azure AD, Okta, CyberArk, or similar.
• Strong networking, virtualization, storage, and cloud security principles.
• Familiarity with NIST, FedRAMP, and FISMA frameworks.
• Experience supporting production enterprise environments in operations and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain secure cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure environments.
• Deploy and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using automation and orchestration tools.
• Support cloud modernization initiatives, including migration of on-premises services to cloud environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex Tier 3 cloud infrastructure, networking, identity, and application issues.
• Collaborate with engineering, cybersecurity, operations, and architecture teams to align with enterprise standards.
• Contribute to cloud architecture design for scalable, resilient, and highly available environments.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows.
• Enforce cloud security practices and DoD/Federal frameworks compliance.
• Monitor cloud environments for performance and cost optimization.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation and engineering standards.
• Provide mentorship to junior engineers and operations staff.

Skills

Secret clearance

Cloud architecture

AWS/Azure

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD pipelines

Automation tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

IAM/ICAM

Kubernetes

Jira/Confluence

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

ARM/Bicep

Ansible

PowerShell

Azure Functions

Kubernetes

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Platinum Technologies in the Northern Virginia area is seeking a Cloud Engineer for a Fort Meade, MD position. The role requires an active Secret clearance and DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification, with hands-on cloud design across AWS and Azure.

You will implement Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, and address security posture aligned with federal frameworks, while mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams.