DoD Cloud Engineer — SecOps, IaC & GPU Compute

JAAW™ Group; Merritt Island (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan with employer-m

Paid time off and paid sick leave

Paid holidays

Employer-paid life insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Voluntary supplemental insurance

Job summary

The JAAW Group LLC is seeking a Cloud Engineer to support secure, mission-critical cloud infrastructure on-site at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida. The role spans design, deployment, security, and continuous improvement within a classified DoD environment.

You will collaborate across cloud, cybersecurity, platform engineering, DevSecOps, and AI/ML teams to deliver reliable cloud capabilities in an Agile setting. A secret clearance (top secret preferred) and on-site work are required.

Qualifications

• Active Secret security clearance required prior to onboarding; Top Secret preferred.
• US citizenship required.
• Bachelor's degree in a related technical field; relevant certifications and experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Experience supporting cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, DevOps, or related environments.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or other major cloud platforms.
• Experience with at least one scripting or automation language (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• Working knowledge of cloud networking, IAM, security controls, and infra troubleshooting.
• Able to work onsite at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida.
• Agile, fast-paced, mission-focused environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, administer, monitor, and maintain cloud infrastructure for government workloads.
• Support AWS and/or Azure environments including compute, storage, networking, identity and security controls.
• Develop and maintain IaC using Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, or similar tools.
• Support Kubernetes and containerized workloads; include Docker environments.
• Support CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows, and DevSecOps processes.
• Automate tasks using Python, Bash, PowerShell or similar.
• Monitor health, troubleshoot incidents, perform root-cause analysis, patch management.
• Implement STIG compliance checks and vulnerability remediation.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, infra, software dev, data/AI teams on cloud requirements.
• Develop and maintain runbooks, documentation, and operational procedures.
• Participate in Agile delivery activities and continuous improvement.

Skills

Security clearance ready

Cloud infrastructure experience

DevSecOps mindset

Team collaboration

On-site work at Patrick Space Force

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field

Tools

AWS

Microsoft Azure

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

The JAAW Group LLC is seeking a Cloud Engineer to support secure, mission-critical cloud infrastructure on-site at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida. The role spans design, deployment, security, and continuous improvement within a classified DoD environment.

You will collaborate across cloud, cybersecurity, platform engineering, DevSecOps, and AI/ML teams to deliver reliable cloud capabilities in an Agile setting. A secret clearance (top secret preferred) and on-site work are required.