Cloud Services Engineer – Secure, Scalable CloudOps

Knight Federal Solutions Inc; Valparaiso (FL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Knight Federal Solutions Inc. is seeking a Cloud Services Engineer to design, implement, and manage cloud solutions supporting mission systems. The role emphasizes reliable, secure cloud services and operational support at Eglin Air Force Base.

You will build scalable cloud architectures, integrate automation and AI/ML capabilities where appropriate, and optimize performance, availability, and cost across environments. On-site collaboration with defense programs is required.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of experience implementing and managing cloud services.
• Hands-on IaC and automation tooling experience.
• 1 year of cloud networking and security controls.
• DoD 8140 compliance (e.g., Security+, CISSP).

Responsibilities

• Implement and manage cloud services for mission systems with reliability and security.
• Design scalable cloud architectures and optimize performance and cost.
• Automate deployments and operational processes across cloud environments.

Skills

Infrastructure as Code

Automation

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Job description

Knight Federal Solutions Inc. is seeking a Cloud Services Engineer to design, implement, and manage cloud solutions supporting mission systems. The role emphasizes reliable, secure cloud services and operational support at Eglin Air Force Base.

You will build scalable cloud architectures, integrate automation and AI/ML capabilities where appropriate, and optimize performance, availability, and cost across environments. On-site collaboration with defense programs is required.