Cloud Engineer – TS/SCI Eligible, AWS/Azure Expert

Maximus; Carson City (NV); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus is seeking a Cloud Engineer to support a defense client remotely, with required travel to Washington DC, Northern VA, Boston, MA and San Antonio, TX. Active TS/SCI eligibility is required.

The role involves researching, designing, testing, and integrating cloud systems across providers, alongside planning roadmaps and ensuring performance and security best practices. The candidate should have a BS in CS/IT or equivalent, 8+ years of experience, and be familiar with CI/CD tools and IaC

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI or Top Secret with SCI eligibility required.
• BS in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field; 10 years experience may substitute for a degree.
• 8 years of work-related experience required.
• Security+ or DoD 8570 IAT-II certification required.
• Ability to travel 10%–20%.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, develop, test, and evaluate systems supporting cloud implementation and integration with cloud service providers.
• Plan and conduct tasks for implementation and maintenance of internal cloud enterprise shared virtualization infra.
• Develop and execute cloud solution roadmaps aligned with business objectives.
• Formulate and design systems using analysis and modeling to predict outcomes and costs.
• Analyze cloud requirements to assess feasibility within time and cost constraints.
• Consult with engineering staff to support hardware, software, operations, and performance requirements of the cloud system.

Skills

Cloud engineering

CI/CD pipelines

Python

Java

Terraform

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Networking concepts

Security best practices

Education

BS in Computer Science or IT

Tools

Terraform

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Job description

Maximus is seeking a Cloud Engineer to support a defense client remotely, with required travel to Washington DC, Northern VA, Boston, MA and San Antonio, TX. Active TS/SCI eligibility is required.

The role involves researching, designing, testing, and integrating cloud systems across providers, alongside planning roadmaps and ensuring performance and security best practices. The candidate should have a BS in CS/IT or equivalent, 8+ years of experience, and be familiar with CI/CD tools and IaC