Cloud Network Engineer 2

Amentum; Hanover (MD); On-site; USD 170,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

401(k) matching

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Tax-saving options

Disability and life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Amentum seeks a skilled cloud network engineer to design and implement cloud network architectures, including segmentation, routing, ingress/egress patterns, and hybrid connectivity, with a strong focus on IaC deployments.

You will plan migrations, implement security controls, maintain runbooks and diagrams, and collaborate with security personnel and application teams to ensure availability, performance, and compliance for cloud and on‑prem environments. Requires TS/SCI w/poly clearance.

Qualifications

• Design and implement secure cloud network architectures.
• Experience with IaC for multi‑environment deployments.
• Strong knowledge of cloud security controls and routing.
• Ability to plan migrations from on‑prem to cloud.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud network architectures including segmentation, routing, ingress/egress patterns, load balancing, and name resolution patterns.
• Implement hybrid connectivity between on‑prem and cloud environments and validate end‑to‑end connectivity.
• Implement network security controls in cloud environments in coordination with security requirements.
• Develop and maintain IaC for cloud networking and support repeatable deployments across environments.
• Plan and execute migration network activities to support moving workloads to cloud systems.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting for complex cloud/hybrid issues and document root cause and corrective actions.
• Maintain cloud network diagrams, configuration baselines, change records, and runbooks.

Skills

Cloud networking concepts

Infrastructure as code (IaC)

Network security controls

Hybrid cloud troubleshooting

Documentation and runbooks

Education

Master's degree in related field

Bachelor's degree in related field

Associate's degree with military training

High school diploma / GED with extensive experience

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

ARM/Bicep

VPN / transit gateway technologies

Job description

Purpose and Impact

Designs, implements and supports cloud network architectures and hybrid connectivity patterns for cloud hosted systems. Develops infrastructure as coad (IaC) network deployments, implements segmentation and routing strategic, supports cloud migration activities, and performs advanced troubleshooting across cloud and on-prem network dependencies. Coordinates with system administrator’s security personnel, and application teams to ensure cloud network services meet availability, performance, and compliance requirements

Work Schedule

The courses being supported are active from 0700-1800 M-F. Contract core hours are 1000-1400.

Essential Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud network architectures including segmentation, routing, ingress/egress patterns, load balancing, and name resolution patterns consistent with program requirements.

• Implement hybrid connectivity between on-prem and cloud environments (VPN, dedicated circuits, transit gateways/hubs, shared services VPCNNet patterns) and validate end-to-end connectivity.

• Implement network security controls in cloud environments (security groups/NSGs, network ACLs, firewall policy integration where applicable) in coordination with security requirements.

• Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code (IaC) for cloud networking (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep) and support repeatable deployments across environments (Dev/Test/Prod as applicable).

• Plan and execute migration network activities to support moving workloads from traditional servers to cloud systems (IP plan updates, routing/DNS cutovers, dependency mapping, phased migration connectivity).

• Perform advanced troubleshooting for complex cloud/hybrid issues (routing asymmetry, MTU, DNS, identity-driven access, load balancer behavior, firewall policy effects) and document root cause and corrective actions.

• Maintain cloud network diagrams, configuration baselines, change records, and operational runbooks in editable formats

Security Clearance Required

• TS/SCI w/poly

Minimum Education

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field and five (5) years of relevant experience; OR

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field and seven (7) years of relevant experience; OR

• Associate's degree (or 8 semester hours of military coursework/training in a computer-related field) and nine (9) years of relevant experience; OR

• High school diploma/GED and eleven (l l) years of relevant experience.

Minimum Years of Experience

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field and five (5) years of relevant experience; OR

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field and seven (7) years of relevant experience; OR

• Associate's degree (or 8 semester hours of military coursework/training in a computer-related field) and nine (9) years of relevant experience; OR

• High school diploma/GED and eleven (l l) years of relevant experience

Required Certifications

• Certification Required at beginning of performance or within 6 months of staffing: One cloud networking certification such as: AWS Certified Advanced Networking Specialty OR Azure Network Engineer Associate (AZ-700) OR CompTIA Security+ CE OR equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with VMware NSX is preferred

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As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant work environment, Amentum is a drug-free workplace and requires all personnel to comply with company drug and alcohol policies as a condition of employment. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the drug screening process. Please note that this may include pre-hire screening for marijuana, as well as other federally controlled substances due to Amentum’s role as a federal contractor and trusted partner to the US Government.

Other Responsibilities

Safety

Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality

Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance

Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Compensation Details

$170000 - $220000

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview

• Health, dental, and vision insurance

• Paid time off and holidays

• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)

• Educational reimbursement

• Parental leave

• Employee stock purchase plan

• Tax-saving options

• Disability and life insurance

• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

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