Cloud Engineer, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 99,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer in Huntsville, AL, to manage and enhance cloud environments using AWS, Terraform, and Kubernetes. You will mentor teammates and architect enterprise cloud-native solutions across platforms with a focus on security and reliability.

The role requires senior-level expertise, TS clearance, and a strong background in Linux and IaaC tooling. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, scalable cloud services in a dynamic

Qualifications

• Experience with AWS.
• Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Bash.
• Experience designing and automating provisioning of cloud resources with Terraform or Vault.
• Experience with Kubernetes platform/services.
• Knowledge of DNS, load balancing, TLS.
• Top Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years enterprise cloud-native experience, or 12+ years without degree.

Responsibilities

• Manage, administer, and enhance cloud environments.
• Develop innovative solutions to complex problems.
• Mentor and supervise team members.
• Apply advanced skills and industry knowledge to Cloud operations.

Skills

AWS

Linux Bash

DNS & TLS

Top Secret clearance

Cloud-native design

Education

Bachelor's degree + 8+ years

12+ years of experience without degree

Tools

Terraform

Vault

Kubernetes

GitLab

Job description

Cloud Engineer, Senior

The Opportunity: Manage, administer, support, and enhance cloud environments, ensuring continuous improvement and rapid problem resolution. Apply advanced skills or extensive technical expertise and full industry knowledge. Develop innovative solutions to complex problems. Work without considerable direction. Mentor and supervise team members.

You Have

• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and command-line interfaces, including Bash
• Experience designing and automating the provisioning of cloud resources and Infrastructure-as-Code tools, including Terraform or Vault
• Experience with platform-as-a-service technologies, including Kubernetes
• Knowledge of network technologies, including DNS, load balancing, and TLS
• Top Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience developing and deploying enterprise cloud-native solutions, or 12+ years of experience developing and deploying enterprise cloud-native solutions in lieu of a degree

Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Top Secret clearance is required.

Nice If You Have

• Experience creating and improving continuous automation across multiple technical stacks
• Experience troubleshooting, triaging, and resolving issues for GitLab CI/CD pipeline failures or slowness
• Experience triaging and resolving issues for both open-source and commercial tools in public cloud environments
• Experience with containerization tools
• Experience with DevOps practices and tools
• Experience with Git or GitLab
• Experience applying cloud security principles
• Experience programming in Python and Java
• AWS Certifications

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

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Work Model

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