Engineering & Operations Lead

Peraton; United States; Remote; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a lead cloud engineer focused on managing and enhancing cloud operations. This remote role entails leading a team to deploy, monitor, and maintain a secure cloud environment, utilizing tools such as AWS and Terraform. Ideal candidates will have a strong cloud technology background with proven leadership capabilities, as well as necessary qualifications for Public Trust clearance.

Qualifications

• 12 years relevant experience with Bachelor's or 10 years with Master's.
• 5 years experience with AWS, Azure, or similar public clouds.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code like CloudFormation or Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Lead cloud engineering and operations team for cloud environments.
• Manage prioritization of ServiceNow requests and Jira tasks.
• Provide technical guidance and operational oversight of cloud resources.

Skills

Cloud Technologies

Team Leadership

Infrastructure as Code

Incident Management

Problem Solving

Process Improvement

Monitoring Tools

IAM Policies

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

AWS

Azure

Terraform

ServiceNow

Jira

SolarWinds

Splunk

Job description

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking a lead cloud engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be working 100% remote and will focus on cloud operations and engineering. The candidate will work as part of an enterprise cloud services team, leading engineering and operations, overseeing the deployment of a scalable, secure, and resilient cloud environment. Responsibilities include managing team priorities, providing technical guidance, provisioning services and permissions, operational monitoring, and incident response. Broad experience across cloud infrastructure resources is expected.

The candidate responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Leadership Role

• Lead the cloud engineering and operations team for deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Manage the prioritization of ServiceNow requests, changes, and Jira tasks for provisioning, modifying, troubleshooting, and decommissioning cloud services.
• Enhance cloud team processes using best practices and standards.
• Coordinate with internal teams and peer leads (e.g., OS, database, monitoring).
• Communicate effectively with leadership regarding status, issues, risks, and concerns.

Technical Role

• Provide guidance on provisioning new resources and resolving infrastructure issues.
• Manage system monitoring and incident management for cloud environments.
• Ensure high availability and performance of cloud environments.
• Evaluate and operationalize cloud services, tools, and technologies.
• Implement and manage IAM policies and tools for access control.
• Monitor overall health and address issues with the cloud services team and customers.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with 12 years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with 10 years of experience.
• At least 5 years of experience with cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, or other public clouds, emphasizing AWS.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., CloudFormation, Terraform, CDK).
• Preferred 2 years of experience with Python or similar scripting languages.
• Experience provisioning cloud resources and supporting operations as an engineer and team lead.
• Experience with Jira, ServiceNow, and similar workflow tools.
• Experience with SolarWinds, Splunk, and similar monitoring tools.
• Must hold or be able to obtain Public Trust clearance.
• Must be a US Citizen.

Preferred Qualifications:

• One cloud certification at the associate level or higher (AWS preferred).
• Experience with a broad range of cloud infrastructure resources.
• Experience with AWS/Cloud networking.

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a national security company supporting missions worldwide, delivering innovative solutions to protect our nation and allies. We operate across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace, serving government agencies and the U.S. armed forces. Our employees solve challenging problems daily. Visit peraton.com to learn more.

Target Salary Range

$112,000 - $179,000, depending on experience and other factors.

EEO

Peraton is an equal opportunity employer, including for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. We value diversity and inclusion in our workforce.