Lead Cloud Ops Engineer for DoD IL5/IL6

Booz Allen Hamilton; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Cloud Ops Engineer to serve as the technical lead for cloud operations across classified and unclassified DoD environments, including IL5 and IL6 AWS or Azure.

You will lead the operation, maintenance, monitoring, security, and continuous improvement of mission-critical cloud infrastructure and applications, providing oversight for incident resolution, system administration, vulnerability remediation, and compliance activities.

Qualifications

• 8+ years designing, deploying, and managing cloud environments including DoD IL5/IL6 AWS or Azure.
• 8+ years administering Windows or Linux operating systems.
• Experience leading operations personnel responsible for existing cloud or on-premises production systems.
• Experience leading the architecture, build, and deployment of systems and applications within cloud platforms.
• Experience monitoring, maintaining, securing, and troubleshooting critical infrastructure components.
• Experience mentoring cloud or infrastructure engineers and establishing operational standards and best practices.
• Knowledge of foundational system administration principles and DoD accreditation RMF and ATO processes.
• Top Secret clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Lead operation, maintenance, monitoring, security, and continuous improvement of mission-critical cloud infrastructure and applications.
• Provide technical oversight for incident resolution, system administration, vulnerability remediation, configuration management, and performance.
• Lead and mentor Cloud Operations personnel by establishing operating standards, documenting best practices, and guiding hands-on work.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, architecture, DevSecOps, and application teams to maintain secure, reliable production environments and RMF/ATO compliance.

Skills

Cloud design & deployment

Windows/Linux administration

Lead operations teams

Cloud architecture & deployment

Monitoring & security

Incident response & remediation

RMF/ATO knowledge

DoD IL5/IL6 familiarity

Top Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or STEM field

Security+ CE Certification

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Cloud Ops Engineer to serve as the technical lead for cloud operations across classified and unclassified DoD environments, including IL5 and IL6 AWS or Azure.

You will lead the operation, maintenance, monitoring, security, and continuous improvement of mission-critical cloud infrastructure and applications, providing oversight for incident resolution, system administration, vulnerability remediation, and compliance activities.