Cloud Platform Engineer

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC in Arlington, VA is seeking a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement, and sustain secure enterprise infrastructure across virtualization, containers, storage, and identity services. You will drive from requirements through operational handoff in highly regulated environments and collaborate with cybersecurity teams.

The role emphasizes automation, AI-enabled development lifecycles, and mentoring junior engineers while delivering secure, scalable

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise systems engineering and software development or operations.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, systems engineering, or a related field strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Infrastructure design, implementation, and sustaining secure enterprise infrastructure across environments.
• Develop automation and software solutions to build and operate hardened, scalable infrastructure.
• Identify capability gaps, evaluate emerging technologies, and lead PoC efforts.
• Collaborate with networking, cybersecurity, and program teams to ensure compliant, operational solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and administrators on secure design and engineering best practices.

Skills

Automation

Virtualization

Containers

Identity management

Data storage

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS / IS / SE

Tools

Active Directory

Cloud Hosting

Job description

the company is seeking a *Cloud Platform Engineer* to work in our *Arlington, VA* office / *remote*.

We are seeking a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer who understands enterprise automation and stays attuned to emerging technologies. Including AI integration and machine learning, and their implications for infrastructure design and development lifecycles. The ideal candidate is hands-on across the full infrastructure stack, from virtualization and containers to identity management and data storage, and capable of carrying systems from requirements through operational handoff in highly regulated environments.

This role also requires the ability to work cross-functionally with enterprise networking and cybersecurity teams, along with a demonstrated ability to mentor junior engineers while executing assigned tasks.

What You'll Do

• Infrastructure Design & Implementation Design, implement, and sustain secure enterprise infrastructure across classified and multi-enclave environments, including virtualization, containers, storage, and core identity services. Manage the full lifecycle of virtual environments from golden image development through capacity planning and operational handoff.
• Automation & Development Develop automation and software solutions using modern tooling to build and operate hardened, scalable infrastructure. Support code reviews, integration testing, and agentic coding practices within established development lifecycles.
• Emerging Technology & Innovation Identify capability gaps, evaluate emerging technologies, and lead proof-of-concept efforts across areas such as self-healing infrastructure, intelligent threat detection, identity flows, and dynamic cost optimization. Contribute to roadmap development and technology investment recommendations that evolve customer designs and mindsets.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration Work alongside enterprise networking, cybersecurity, and adjacent program teams to ensure infrastructure solutions are integrated, compliant, and operationally sound. Support continuous cybersecurity compliance across containers and networks.
• Agile Delivery & Mentorship Operate within agile frameworks and apply emerging delivery concepts including AI-assisted development lifecycles (AI-DLC) and BMAD. Mentor junior engineers and administrators on secure design, infrastructure automation, and engineering best practices

*Salary Range: $180,000- $200,000*

*General Description of Benefits*

Requirements:

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise systems engineering and software development or operations.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Systems Engineering, or a related field strongly preferred.10 or more years of directly relevant experience in mission-critical or classified environments may be considered in lieu of a degree

Strong background in MS Windows, Active Directory, Group Policy, containers, Cloud Hosting, and the Software Development Lifecycle

Req Benefits:Benefits - the company