Cloud Engineer, Senior

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

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to manage, secure, and optimize cloud environments. You will apply advanced skills to design automated provisioning and scalable cloud-native solutions, mentoring teammates where appropriate.

The role requires deep AWS and Linux experience, IaC with Terraform/Vault, and Kubernetes expertise, plus a Top Secret clearance. You will work within Booz Allen's mission-driven technology teams to deliver enterprise-grade cloud capabilities.

Qualifications

• AWS experience is required.
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Bash CLI proficiency.
• Solid IaC design/automation with Terraform or Vault.
• Kubernetes expertise in PaaS environments.
• Networking knowledge: DNS, load balancing, TLS.
• Active Top Secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s + 8+ years cloud-native deployment experience, or 12+ years without degree.

Responsibilities

• Manage, administer, and improve cloud environments.
• Develop innovative solutions to complex problems.
• Mentor and possibly supervise team members.

Skills

Amazon Web Services

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Bash/CLI

IaC tooling

Terraform

Vault

Kubernetes

Networking (DNS, load balancing, TLS)

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree + 8+ years cloud-native experience OR 12+ years in lieu of degree

Tools

Terraform

Vault

Kubernetes

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 may supervise team members.

You Have

• Experience with Amazon Web Services
• 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

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
• Programming in Python and Java

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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Remote

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