DoD Cloud Engineer — Onsite at Patrick Space Force Base

JAAW™ Group; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan with employer-m

Paid time off and sick leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

The JAAW Group LLC is seeking a Cloud Engineer to support secure, mission-critical cloud infrastructure onsite at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida. This role covers design, deployment, administration, security, and continuous improvement of cloud environments within a classified DoD setting.

You will work across cloud, cybersecurity, platform engineering, DevSecOps, and automation teams to deliver reliable cloud capabilities in an Agile, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance required; Top Secret preferred.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field.
• Experience supporting cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, DevOps, or related environments.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or other major cloud platforms.
• Scripting or automation experience (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• Knowledge of cloud networking, identity and access management, security controls, and debugging infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, administer, monitor, and maintain cloud infrastructure for government workloads.
• Support AWS and/or Azure environments, including compute, storage, networking, identity, access, and security controls.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, or similar.
• Support Kubernetes and containerized workloads, including Docker-based environments.
• Assist CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows, and DevSecOps processes.
• Automate infrastructure and operational tasks using Python, Bash, PowerShell, etc.
• Monitor health, troubleshoot incidents, perform root-cause analysis, and patch/configure systems.
• Implement and maintain security controls, STIG checks, and remediation activities.
• Support GPU-enabled or high-performance workloads as required.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, software, data, and AI/ML teams.
• Document configurations, runbooks, and procedures.
• Participate in Agile sprints, standups, retrospectives, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

Scripting

Agile teamwork

DevSecOps mindset

Onsite work readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

GitOps

Python

Job description

The JAAW Group LLC is seeking a Cloud Engineer to support secure, mission-critical cloud infrastructure onsite at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida. This role covers design, deployment, administration, security, and continuous improvement of cloud environments within a classified DoD setting.

You will work across cloud, cybersecurity, platform engineering, DevSecOps, and automation teams to deliver reliable cloud capabilities in an Agile, fast-paced environment.