Cloud Systems Engineer Master-Level

Applied Information Sciences, Inc.; Remote; USD 154,000 - 232,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology solutions provider is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Architect to lead enterprise-level strategies and manage cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have over 15 years of relevant experience, strong skills in program oversight, and the ability to obtain a Secret security clearance. This role will involve driving cloud stability and sustainability, with a target salary range of $154,000–$232,000 per year. Explore impactful projects and contribute significantly to strategic technology directions in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Employee ownership

Continuous learning opportunities

Inclusive workplace culture

Qualifications

• 15+ years of relevant experience supporting enterprise cloud and/or infrastructure environments.
• Certifications: IAT-2, 1 or more cloud certifications.
• Able to obtain a minimum of a Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Drive stability and sustainability of the cloud-based networks.
• Perform system integration and validation for total systems.
• Engineer and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure.

Skills

Enterprise-level infrastructure strategy

Cloud architecture

Cross-team communication

Complex program oversight

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

Tools

VM management tools

Cloud services

Job description

Why AIS?

When you join AIS, you’re joining a mission-driven team that’s passionate about making a difference. You’ll work on projects that matter, alongside industry-leading experts, in an environment that fosters innovation, drives client success, and empowers our team to make a lasting impact. As an employee‑owned company, we value collaboration, inclusivity, continuous growth, and shared success.

• Employee Ownership: Your contributions directly impact the company’s success, and you share in its achievements.

• Continuous Learning: Access to resources, training, and mentorship to support your professional growth.

• Inclusive Culture: A workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone’s voice is valued.

• Mission-Driven Work: Engage in projects that make a meaningful difference for our clients and communities.

What are we looking for?

At AIS, we’re looking for more than just skills – we’re looking for driven individuals who are passionate about making a difference, eager to grow, and aligned with our core principles.

Working@AIS

At AIS, we are dedicated to providing our employees with diverse opportunities to grow their careers while supporting a variety of impactful projects. For this position, we are seeking a talented individual to join AIS as a Senior Infrastructure Architect.

• Core Knowledge & Skills: Sets enterprise‑level infrastructure strategy; leads global architectures and integrations; manages worldwide environments; is recognized externally as a thought leader.

• Work & Complexity: Oversees multiregion programs, coordinates global delivery, applies analytics to predict/mitigate issues, and steers strategic vendor partnerships.

• Quality & Independence: Establishes visionary, organization‑wide standards; ensures excellence on large‑scale initiatives; drives sustainable, future‑ready practices with full autonomy.

• Teamwork & Communication: Leads enterprise communication of strategy, aligns global stakeholders, mentors next‑generation leaders, and represents the organization in industry forums.

• Consulting & Engagement: Advises executives on strategy and vision, expands external offerings and partnerships, and shapes long‑term technology direction and market influence.

As your initial project assignment, you will support the unique needs of our client as a Cloud Systems Engineer – Master‑Level.

Project Summary

AIS is supporting a new Leidos account focused on architecture and infrastructure services in the Boston/Hanscom area. This is a subcontract engagement (approximately 15% workshare) with significant near‑term hiring demand (~50 roles) to support federal mission delivery. Roles are primarily remote, with Massachusetts candidates preferred and availability targeted for March/April.

Key Responsibilities

• Drives the stability and sustainability of the cloud‑based networks, software systems for scaling and reliable operations.

• Performs system integration, verification and validation and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems.

• Creates proactive engineering mechanisms that will enable the team to manage the health of a number of distributed VMs.

• Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies for hardware and software specifications.

• Utilizes trends and metrics to identify opportunities for improvements within existing frameworks, tools and processes.

• Responsible for systems functionality, performance, and configurations issues.

• Engineer and maintain scalable, reliable cloud infrastructure to meet performance and availability objectives.

• Create monitoring/alerting and operational runbooks to improve system health and response time.

Required For This Opportunity

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

• 15+ years of relevant experience supporting enterprise cloud and/or infrastructure environments.

• Certifications: IAT‑2, 1 or more cloud certifications.

• Able to obtain a minimum of a Secret security clearance; active Secret preferred.

• Experience working in regulated environments and following secure engineering / documentation practices.

Nice to Have Skills

• Active Secret clearance (or higher).

• Massachusetts‑based candidate or ability to support periodic on‑site needs at Leidos sites in Concord or Tewksbury, MA.

• Experience supporting DoD/IC programs and mission systems.

At AIS, we are committed to offering competitive and fair compensation that reflects the skills, experience, and contributions of each team member. The targeted base salary range for this role is $154,000–$232,000 per year. Please note that this range is provided as a guideline and the final offer will be based on several factors, including but not limited to, skillset and competencies, level of experience, education, certifications, and location. We value transparency in our hiring process and are happy to discuss how your unique qualifications align with our compensation structure during the interview process.

Applied Information Sciences does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis. Employment decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs.