Cloud Software Engineer (OpenStack, DevOps), Intelligence Community Mission Program, Fort Meade, MD

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Fort Meade, Northern (MD, KY)

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USD 130,000 - 180,000

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Paid leave 5 weeks
11 federal holidays
401k with 10% match
Training reimbursement
Professional fees reimbursement
Disability insurance
Life insurance
Referral bonus

Job summary

BizFirst is assisting our client with recruiting a skilled and experienced Cloud Software Engineer. This position supports an enterprise engineering program that supports signals intelligence (SIGINT) mission systems through cloud infrastructure, AI/ML-driven software, and modernization of data dissemination processes for an Intelligence Community customer.

The position is onsite at Fort Meade, MD, and the role is open now for an immediate start.

Qualifications

  • Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph (FSP).
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science and twelve (12) years of software engineering experience. Sixteen (16) years of software engineering experience may substitute for the degree.
  • Experience designing, deploying, and managing cloud infrastructure using OpenStack and other comparable platforms.
  • Experience in a DevOps environment with cloud security and operations knowledge.
  • Experience developing, maintaining, and testing complex software systems to documented requirements.
  • Certified AWS or Azure Solutions Architect (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect or Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert).
  • Proficiency with the Linux/Unix command line and Python.
  • Experience with Windows PowerShell.
  • Experience with network automation tools.
  • Ability to work onsite at Fort Meade, MD.

Responsibilities

  • Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure using OpenStack and comparable platforms.
  • Work in a DevOps environment and apply cloud security and operations practices.
  • Develop, maintain, and enhance complex software systems based on documented requirements.
  • Review and test software components for adherence to design requirements, and document test results.
  • Provide input to system design on software components, including the use of COTS and GOTS products in place of new development.
  • Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards and working with users and systems engineers.
  • Analyze usage and work processes, and investigate problem areas.
  • Automate infrastructure and network tasks with Python, Windows PowerShell, and network automation tools.

Skills

Cloud architecture
DevOps practices
Python
Linux/Unix
Windows PowerShell
Network automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

OpenStack
Terraform
Ansible
Kubernetes
AWS
Azure

Job description

Cloud Software Engineer (OpenStack, DevOps), Intelligence Community Mission Program, Fort Meade, MD

Howard, United States | Posted on 09/25/2026

CloudSoftware Engineer (OpenStack, DevOps), Intelligence Community Mission Program,Fort Meade, MD
Summary:
  • Job Title: Cloud Software Engineer, Level 3 (OpenStack,DevOps, AWS/Azure)
  • Openings: 1
  • Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Full ScopePolygraph (FSP) required.
  • Work Type: Onsite at Fort George G. Meade, MD, in asecure government facility
  • Job Type: Full-time
  • Benefits: Our client provides full benefits.
  • Program Name: Enterprise engineering program for SIGINTmission systems, covering cloud infrastructure, AI/ML software, and datadissemination process modernization
  • Agency name: Intelligence Community (IC) customer, FortGeorge G. Meade, MD
  • Start Date: Immediate, upon offer acceptance andclearance transfer

BizFirst is assisting our clientwith recruiting a skilled and experienced Cloud Software Engineer. Thisposition supports the following program: an enterprise engineering program thatsupports signals intelligence (SIGINT) mission systems through cloud infrastructure,AI/ML-driven software, and modernization of data dissemination processes for anIntelligence Community customer. The position is onsite at Fort Meade, MD, andthe role is open now for an immediate start.

Our client is a Service-DisabledVeteran-Owned Small Business that has supported U.S. defense and intelligencemissions since 2012. Its systems, software, and data science engineers workside by side with government teams to model, design, integrate, and deploycomplex mission systems, and the company also builds rugged RF hardware forspecialized SIGINT applications. Led by a U.S. Navy veteran with more than 30years of DoD mission experience, the company supports programs alongside manyof the largest national security integrators and has a long-establishedpresence in Maryland near Fort Meade.

What will you do

Design, deploy, and manage cloudinfrastructure for intelligence mission systems, and build the software thatruns on it. You will work with OpenStack and comparable platforms in a DevOpsenvironment, apply cloud security and operations practices, and develop,maintain, and enhance complex software systems to documented requirements. Youwill review and test software components, recommend commercial or governmentoff-the-shelf (COTS/GOTS) products in place of new development, and work withusers and systems engineers to analyze performance, usage, and work processes.This role suits a certified cloud architect who still enjoys writing code andautomating networks.

Responsibilities:
  • Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure usingOpenStack and comparable platforms.
  • Work in a DevOps environment and apply cloud securityand operations practices.
  • Develop, maintain, and enhance complex software systemsbased on documented requirements.
  • Review and test software components for adherence todesign requirements, and document test results.
  • Provide input to system design on software components,including the use of COTS and GOTS products in place of new development.
  • Develop software solutions by analyzing systemperformance standards and working with users and systems engineers.
  • Analyze usage and work processes, and investigateproblem areas.
  • Automate infrastructure and network tasks with Python,Windows PowerShell, and network automation tools.
Requirements:
  • Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or ComputerScience and twelve (12) years of software engineering experience. Sixteen (16)years of software engineering experience may substitute for the degree.
  • Experience designing, deploying, and managing cloudinfrastructure using OpenStack and other comparable platforms.
  • Experience working in a DevOps environment, withfamiliarity in cloud security and operations.
  • Experience developing, maintaining, and testing complexsoftware systems to documented requirements.
  • Certified AWS or Azure Solutions Architect (forexample, AWS Certified Solutions Architect or Microsoft Certified: AzureSolutions Architect Expert).
  • Proficiency with the Linux/Unix command line andPython.
  • Experience with Windows PowerShell.
  • Experience with network automation tools.
  • Ability to work onsite at Fort Meade, MD.
Desired Skills
  • Experience with infrastructure as code tools such asTerraform or Ansible.
  • Experience with Kubernetes or other containerorchestration platforms.
  • Experience building or operating cloud environments forIntelligence Community or DoD customers.
Benefits (provided by our client):
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage for the employeeand family, 100% employer-paid (HMO HSA Silver plan), plus a Health SavingsAccount
  • Five weeks (200 hours) of paid leave per year
  • Eleven (11) paid federal holidays per year
  • 401k with an employer contribution equal to 10% ofsalary
  • Reimbursement for approved training, up to three days(24 hours) per year, including books and related conference or class travel
  • Reimbursement of professional fees, such as IEEEmembership and licenses
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Term life insurance equal to annual salary, up to $100K
  • Referral matching bonus program

BizFirst LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or genetic information, or any other reason prohibited by law in employment.

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