Cloud Engineer – TS/SCI Clearance (Remote with Travel)

Maximus; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 170,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus is seeking a Cloud Engineer to support a defense client remotely. The role requires active TS/SCI eligibility and involves travel to Washington DC, Northern VA, Boston, and San Antonio.

The successful candidate will design, implement, and optimize cloud systems, collaborate with security and engineering teams, and help drive cloud adoption across the enterprise. This position requires strong communication and hands-on cloud engineering skills.

Qualifications

• Formulate and design cloud systems using mathematical models to predict outcomes.
• Analyze cloud requirements to determine feasibility within time and cost constraints.
• Consult with engineering staff to support hardware, software, operational and performance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, develop, run tests, and evaluate systems supporting cloud implementation and integration with cloud service providers.
• Plan and conduct technical tasks associated with implementation and maintenance of internal cloud enterprise shared virtualization infrastructure.
• Develop and execute cloud solution roadmaps as they relate to business objectives and company strategy.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Networking knowledge

Python/Java scripting

CI/CD pipelines

Communication

Resource planning

Security best practices

IaC Terraform

Education

BS in Computer Science/IT or related

10 years experience substituted for degree

Tools

Terraform

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Cloud providers AWS/Azure/GCP

Job description

Maximus is seeking a Cloud Engineer to support a defense client remotely. The role requires active TS/SCI eligibility and involves travel to Washington DC, Northern VA, Boston, and San Antonio.

The successful candidate will design, implement, and optimize cloud systems, collaborate with security and engineering teams, and help drive cloud adoption across the enterprise. This position requires strong communication and hands-on cloud engineering skills.