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

BizFirst; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Paid leave and holidays

Training reimbursement

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

BizFirst is assisting with a Cloud Software Engineer position at Fort Meade, MD. The role focuses on designing, deploying, and managing cloud infrastructure for SIGINT mission systems, leveraging OpenStack, DevOps practices, and AI/ML-driven software for data dissemination.

The candidate will work onsite in a secure government facility, require TS/SCI with FSP, and will contribute to modernizing cloud architecture and software for intelligence community missions.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science; 12 years of software engineering experience, 16 years may substitute for the degree.
• Experience designing, deploying, and managing cloud infrastructure with OpenStack or similar platforms.
• DevOps experience with cloud security and operations.
• Experience developing, maintaining, and testing complex software systems to documented requirements.
• AWS or Azure Solutions Architect certification preferred.
• Proficiency with Linux/Unix command line and Python.
• Experience with Windows PowerShell and network automation tools.
• Willingness to work onsite at Fort Meade, MD.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure for intelligence mission systems using OpenStack and similar platforms.
• Work in a DevOps environment applying cloud security and operations practices.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance complex software systems to documented requirements.
• Review and test software components for design adherence and document results.
• Provide input on software components and use of COTS/GOTS products.
• Analyze system performance, usage, and workflows with users and engineers.
• Automate infrastructure and network tasks with Python and PowerShell.

Skills

Cloud architecture

DevOps practices

Python programming

PowerShell

Linux/Unix

Windows

Network automation

Security clearance handling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

OpenStack

AWS

Azure

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Python

Job description

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

Howard, United States | Posted on 09/16/2026

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

BizFirst is assisting our client with recruiting a skilled and experienced Cloud Software Engineer. This position supports the following program: 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.

Our client is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business that has supported U.S. defense and intelligence missions since 2012. Its systems, software, and data science engineers work side by side with government teams to model, design, integrate, and deploy complex mission systems, and the company also builds rugged RF hardware for specialized SIGINT applications. Led by a U.S. Navy veteran with more than 30 years of DoD mission experience, the company supports programs alongside many of the largest national security integrators and has a long-established presence in Maryland near Fort Meade.

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
  

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 disability or genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law in employment.