Hybrid DoD Cloud Engineer – Secret Clearance

ECS Corporate Services; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

EVERFORTH ECS seeks a Cloud Engineer to support a DoD program, working in Fairfax, VA and Groton, CT with periodic Arlington, VA on-site requirements. The role focuses on AI and cloud solutions across AWS GovCloud and Azure, delivering secure, scalable infrastructure and DevOps practices.

You will apply expertise in Linux, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, and scripting to build compliant cloud environments, drive automation, and collaborate with government stakeholders and product owners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science or equivalent experience.
• Active SECRET security clearance with ability to obtain Top Secret.
• Experience administering Linux (patching, STIGs, troubleshooting).
• Proficient in DevOps, configuration management, cloud infra, automation.
• Experience with AWS/Azure and automation tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, scripting).
• Proven ability to design and implement IaC and container orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage security compliance, remediations and patch management for classified/unclassified environments.
• Evaluate issues and make decisions on technologies, tools and delivery strategy.
• Implement proof-of-concept solutions aligned to platform requirements.
• Deploy and monitor deployments, establish detection and incident response workflows.
• Contribute to project progress reviews and future architecture designs.

Skills

DevOps

Cloud infrastructure

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

Azure

Security

Python

PowerShell

Linux

DoD

Secret/Top Secret clearance

Networking

Cloud certifications

Education

Bachelor of Science or equivalent experience

Tools

Gitlab

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

EVERFORTH ECS seeks a Cloud Engineer to support a DoD program, working in Fairfax, VA and Groton, CT with periodic Arlington, VA on-site requirements. The role focuses on AI and cloud solutions across AWS GovCloud and Azure, delivering secure, scalable infrastructure and DevOps practices.

You will apply expertise in Linux, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, and scripting to build compliant cloud environments, drive automation, and collaborate with government stakeholders and product owners.