Cloud Engineer - TS/SCI Remote (Travel Required)

Maximus; Olympia (WA); Remote; USD 170,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus is seeking a Cloud Engineer to support a defense client remotely. Active TS/SCI with SCI eligibility is required and some travel (10-20%) across DC, VA, MA, and TX will be needed.

You will design, test, and implement cloud solutions, coordinate with engineering teams, and optimize virtualization infrastructure. Strong knowledge of cloud providers, IaC, CI/CD, and security practices is essential.

Qualifications

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

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 and execute company strategy to drive the achievement of business objectives.
• Formulate and design systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design.
• Analyze cloud requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
• Consult with engineering staff to support hardware, software, operational and performance requirements of overall cloud technology system.

Skills

Cloud design

Python

Java

CI/CD

Networking

Encryption basics

Infrastructure as Code

Monitoring tools

Effective communicator

Education

BS in Computer Science/IT or related field

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Terraform

AWS

Azure

Job description

Maximus is seeking a Cloud Engineer to support a defense client remotely. Active TS/SCI with SCI eligibility is required and some travel (10-20%) across DC, VA, MA, and TX will be needed.

You will design, test, and implement cloud solutions, coordinate with engineering teams, and optimize virtualization infrastructure. Strong knowledge of cloud providers, IaC, CI/CD, and security practices is essential.