Cloud Ops/Platform Engineer II

Jacobs; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in technical and engineering services seeks a Cloud Ops/Platform Engineer in Washington, DC. This hybrid role focuses on administrating and maintaining cloud platforms while working with cutting-edge technologies and supporting national security missions. Candidates should have significant cloud experience, relevant education, and be eager to engage in both AWS and Azure environments.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of work experience, 3 years in cloud solutions.
• Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins.
• Preferred Docker and Kubernetes experience.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain enterprise-wide developer services.
• Automate tasks using CI/CD pipelines across cloud platforms.
• Collaborate with cloud engineers and developers in agile sprints.

Skills

Cloud Development

DevOps Practices

Python

Splunk Administration

Infrastructure as Code

GitLab

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline

Tools

AWS EC2

AWS Lambda

AWS SQS

AWS SNS

Azure Event Hubs

Terraform

GitLab Runner

Job description

Amentum is a leading global provider of technical and engineering services to government and commercial customers. We are dedicated to delivering innovative solutions to complex challenges in the defense, intelligence, and civilian markets. With 50,000 employees worldwide, we leverage our extensive experience, cutting-edge technology, and proven processes to provide exceptional value to our customers.

Amentum is currently seeking a Cloud Ops/Platform Engineer as part of a team that delivers Cloud Development Tools to the entire enterprise. The team is fully cloud-based and focuses on the automation of all tasks utilizing a fully implemented CI/CD pipeline. This pipeline includes an automated transfer of data/projects to multiple domains via a cross-domain solution. The team utilizes agile methodologies to plan projects and tasks and break them down into 2-week sprints. The team is made up of cloud engineers and developers working closely together to complete projects. We are looking for engineers/developers that want to implement and learn cutting-edge cloud technologies and services to support our customer and their multiple national security missions. The team supports both AWS and Azure Cloud environments. The Cloud Ops/Platform Engineer will focus on administrating, maintaining, and upgrading enterprise-wide developer services.

This position is a hybrid role with two days onsite at our customer’s location in the District of Columbia and allows for three days a week of remote work. Additional onsite days are required only based on mission need.

Here’s What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline
• Minimum 5 years of work experience
• Minimum 3 years of experience performing development and deployment activities on a private/public cloud solution or a comparable high-availability environment
• An Associate level DEVOPS certification is suitable for 3 years of cloud development experience
• Experience in Splunk Administration in a distributed environment
• Experience with AWS EC2, Lambda, SQS, and SNS services
• Experience with Azure Event Hubs and Function Apps
• Experience with DevOps practices
• Experience using Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation and Terraform)
• Experience with GitLab or other Git-based platforms
• CI/CD experience with GitLab Runner, Jenkins, or similar tools
• Proficiency in Python

Preferred:

• Experience with Docker containers
• Kubernetes experience (EKS or other variants)
• Experience with Hashicorp Packer, Consul, or Vault
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Clearance Required:

• TS – SCI Eligible