Cloud Systems Engineer - Clearance Required

LMI Consulting, LLC; United States; Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

LMI is seeking a Cloud Systems Engineer to design, build, and operate secure cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines for a U.S. Army enterprise program.

The role requires DevSecOps expertise and an active Secret clearance, with both Fort Belvoir and remote work options. Responsibilities include deploying secure pipelines in GitLab, standardizing templates, and scaling AWS infrastructure across EKS and EC2.

Qualifications

• Experience: 3–5 years in DevOps/DevSecOps or Cloud/Systems Engineering with production envs.
• Strong hands-on AWS, EKS (Kubernetes) and EC2 management.
• CI/CD: building, securing, and maintaining pipelines with GitLab CI/CD.
• Scripting: Python or Bash for automation in configs, backups, or APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize secure CI/CD pipelines in GitLab.
• Standardize deployment templates to accelerate development velocity.
• Deploy and scale ERP testing platforms and related tools.
• Manage hybrid deployments and ensure interoperability between containerized and monolithic apps.

Skills

AWS

EKS

EC2

GitLab CI/CD

Python/Bash scripting

DevSecOps

Security tooling

Mentoring

Tools

Tricentis Tosca

qTest

NeoLoad

LiveCompare

Job description

Cloud Systems Engineer - Clearance Required

Job Locations: US-VA-Fort Belvoir | US-Remote

Benefit Type: Salaried High Fringe/Full-Time

LMI is seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer with strong DevSecOps expertise to support a U.S. Army enterprise program. This role will design, build, and operate in a secure cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipeline environment that power mission-critical Army systems and platforms. This position will be accountable for the availability, security, and performance of the environments the Army's teams rely on to support their enterprise systems.

This position requires an active Secret security clearance.

LMI is a new breed of digital solutions provider dedicated to accelerating government impact with innovation and speed. Investing in technology and prototypes ahead of need, LMI brings commercial-grade platforms and mission-ready AI to federal agencies at commercial speed.

Leveraging our mission-ready technology and solutions, proven expertise in federal deployment, and strategic relationships, we enhance outcomes for the government efficiently and effectively. With a focus on agility and collaboration, LMI serves the defense, space, healthcare, and energy sectors, helping agencies navigate complexity and outpace change. Headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, LMI is committed to delivering impactful results that strengthen missions and drive lasting value.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize robust, secure CI/CD pipelines within GitLab, enforcing DevSecOps principles through automated vulnerability scanning and compliance gates.
• Standardize deployment templates and pipeline workflows to improve development velocity across the team.
• Lead the deployment, configuration, and scaling of ERP testing platforms, including Tricentis Tosca, qTest, NeoLoad, LiveCompare, and others.
• Manage and troubleshoot complex hybrid deployments, ensuring seamless interoperability between containerized microservices on EKS and monolithic applications running on EC2.
• Manage and scale AWS infrastructure, optimizing workloads running on EKS, EC2, S3, and RDS.
• Implement and enforce strict cloud security controls, including advanced IAM policies, VPC security, and least-privilege access across environments.
• Establish comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting systems across EKS and EC2 nodes to ensure maximum uptime of critical testing infrastructure.
• Serve as a key technical resource for troubleshooting environment-related failures and performance bottlenecks.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Experience: At least 3 to 5 years of dedicated experience in DevOps, DevSecOps, or Cloud/Systems Engineering, with a proven track record of managing production environments.
• Infrastructure & Containers: Strong, hands-on experience with AWS services, with deep operational knowledge of EKS (Kubernetes deployments, service networking) and EC2 instance management.
• CI/CD Expertise: Proven experience building, securing, and maintaining complex pipelines using GitLab CI/CD.
• Scripting & Automation: Strong proficiency in Python or Bash to automate system configurations, database backups, or API-driven tool integrations.
• Security Mindset: Practical experience integrating security tools (SAST/DAST, container scanning, secret detection) directly into CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborative Leadership: Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, mentor junior team members, and interface effectively with testing and QA engineering leads.
• Active Secret security clearance

Desired Skills

• Direct experience installing, configuring, or upgrading EPR software testing tools.
• Solid experience managing cloud environments using Terraform.
• Familiarity with AWS RDS configuration, tuning, and migrations supporting enterprise test repositories.

Target Salary Range:$83912.41 - $144186.17

Disclaimer: The salary range displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation. Individual salaries are determined by various factors including, but not limited to location, internal equity, business considerations, client contract requirements, and candidate qualifications, such as education, experience, skills, and security clearances.

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