Cloud Engineer - TS/SCI, Remote with Travel

Maximus; Augusta (ME); Remote; USD 170,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

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

You will research, design, test, and implement cloud solutions, maintain cloud infrastructure, and drive roadmaps aligned with business objectives. Strong certifications and hands-on cloud experience are expected.

Qualifications

• Research, design, test, and evaluate cloud systems and integration with cloud providers.
• Plan and conduct tasks for internal cloud virtualization infrastructure.
• Develop and execute cloud solution roadmaps aligned with business objectives.
• Analyze cloud requirements to determine feasibility within time and cost constraints.
• Consult with engineering to support hardware, software, and performance needs of cloud systems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to support distributed workloads.
• Support secure, scalable cloud deployments and optimize performance.
• Coordinate timelines, milestones, and resource allocations for cloud projects.
• Communicate effectively with geographically separated teams.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Cloud providers

CI/CD

Security best practices

Infrastructure as Code

Monitoring/logging

Python

Java

Effective communication

Project management

Education

BS in Computer Science/IT or related field

Tools

Terraform

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Job description

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

You will research, design, test, and implement cloud solutions, maintain cloud infrastructure, and drive roadmaps aligned with business objectives. Strong certifications and hands-on cloud experience are expected.