Lead Cloud Platform Engineer

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc.; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Six percent 401k match with immediateV

ESOP - employee stock ownership

Educational reimbursement up to $10,0

PTO and holidays

Health benefits option

Job summary

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is hiring a Lead Cloud Platform Engineer to work in Springfield, VA or St. Louis, MO. The role requires U.S.

citizenship with an active TS/SCI clearance and eligibility for CI Poly. Lead architecture and build of a secure, federated, multi-cloud platform enabling Digital Engineering workflows across enclaves. You will direct cloud-native infrastructure, Kubernetes, GitOps, IaC/CaC, and DevSecOps practices to support enterprise modeling and data fabric.

Qualifications

• Experience leading cloud native platform development and operations.
• Strong Kubernetes orchestration and multi-cloud experience.
• Hands-on with IaC/CaC (Terraform, Helm, Dockerfiles) and CI/CD (GitLab).
• Understanding of Zero Trust, identity federation, and secret management.
• Experience in DoD or high-compliance environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation, and evolution of a secure multi-cloud Cloud Native Platform.
• Oversee platform architecture, deployment, and operations across AWS, Azure, on-prem, and enclaves.
• Drive CI/CD, IaC/CaC pipelines and platform automation.
• Collaborate with MBSE, data engineers, cyber, and enterprise architects.
• Enforce Zero Trust, manage secrets and PaC, and ensure accreditation workflows.

Skills

Kubernetes orchestration

GitOps

CI/CD pipelines

Zero Trust architectures

Identity federation

Policy as Code

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Helm

Docker

GitLab

OpenTelemetry

Grafana

Prometheus

RKE2

NKP

Job description

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is hiring a Lead Cloud Platform Engineer to work in Springfield, VA or St. Louis, MO. Qualified candidates must be U.S. citizens with an active TS/SCI clearance and be eligible to obtain a CI Poly.

Responsibilities

• You will be instrumental in building NGA's EA Digital Twin capability, modeling the future-state enterprise and delivering the unified Digital Engineering environment the IC and DoW have sought for years.
• You will operate at the strategic level while remaining deeply technical, becoming a critical force multiplier for the Chief Architect and for NGA's Digital Transformation journey.
• Leads the architecture, deployment, and sustainment of the Cloud Native Platform (CNP) powering Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), enterprise data integration, Digital Threads, and future Digital Twin operations.
• Build and mature a secure, federated, multi-cloud platform that enables enterprise-scale Digital Engineering workflows, authoritative data synchronization and Zero Trust enforcement across multiple enclaves.
• Serves as the technical authority for NGA's CNP, responsible for designing, hardening, deploying and operating the hybrid, multi-cloud platform foundational to the DEE.
• This role integrates cloud native infrastructure, Kubernetes orchestration, identity and access services, telemetry pipelines, DevSecOps automation and platform governance to support enterprise modeling, data fabric and Digital Thread execution.
• Lead a small but highly skilled team of cloud/platform engineers and collaborate tightly with MBSE leads, data engineers, cyber, enterprise architects and mission area stakeholders to deliver a secure, scalable and resilient DEE platform.
• Platform Architecture Leadership: Own the design, implementation, and evolution of the Cloud Native Platform (CNP), enabling secure, scalable, multi-cloud operations across AWS, Azure, on-prem, and classified enclaves.
• Kubernetes & Multi-Cloud Engineering: Deploy, harden, and operate Kubernetes environments, service mesh, GitOps and OTEL stacks to ensure reliable, governed platform execution.
• Identity, Access & Zero Trust Enforcement: Implement and manage identity federation, enforce Zero Trust policies, manage secrets, certificates, hardened containers (IronBank) and Policy as Code (PaC).
• DevSecOps & Automation: Lead CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Configuration as Code (CaC) pipelines, platform automation, onboarding workflows and environment lifecycle management
• Platform Operations & Resilience: Deliver high availability, scalability, monitoring/observability, cost optimization, license management and environment reliability across multiple enclaves and mission threads
• Integration with Enterprise Architecture, Data & MBSE: Work closely with MBSE, data fabric and EA teams to ensure platform services support Digital Threads, automated data pipelines, authoritative data stores and model-driven execution
• Security & Accreditation: Partner with ISSO/cyber engineers to enforce JSIG PL3/PL4 compliance, CSfC guidance, enclave boundary controls, OTEL, security, patching and ongoing accreditation workflows.
• Stakeholder & Vendor Coordination: Collaborate with cross-agency stakeholders, provide technical direction to vendors, resolve integration issues and drive platform capabilities toward enterprise-level interoperability.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; and 8+ years in cloud/platform engineering.
• DoD Compliance:Desired to meet DoD 8140/8570 requirements for anIAM Level IIIposition (ISC2 CISSP or equivalent).
• 5+ years' experience leading cloud native platform development and operations.
• Deep experience with Kubernetes orchestration and associated tech stack including service mesh, GitOps, and multi-cloud operations.
• Hands-on experience with IaC/CaC (Terraform, Helm, Dockerfiles), CI/CD (GitLab) and automation pipelines.
• Strong understanding of Zero Trust architectures, identity federation, secrets management, certificate services and policy-as-code.
• Experience operating secure cloud-native environments in classified or high-compliance settings.
• Experience working on Scrum or Agile development team.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with Azure Gov, AWS GovCloud, on-prem Kubernetes (Ex: RKE2, NKP) and air-gap management.
• Familiarity with observability stacks (Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry), hardened container repositories and license servers (FlexLM).
• Experience integrating platform capabilities with enterprise data fabrics, Digital Threads or MBSE environments.
• Experience collaborating with data engineers, MBSE teams, and enterprise architects and Agile/Scrum experience.
• Background supporting DevSecOps in DoD, IC or large-scale engineering ecosystems.
• Strong ability to guide roadmap development, platform governance and enterprise onboarding processes.

Clearance Requirements

• Must be U.S. citizen with an active TS/SCI clearance and be eligible to obtain a CI Poly.

Interesting Work

Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security.

Values

Our first core value is that employees come first. We challenge our co-workers to provide the highest level of support and service, and reward them with some of the best benefits in the industry.

100% Employee Owned

We have a stake in each other's success, and the success of our customers. It's also nice to know what's going on across the company; we have company wide town-hall meetings three times a year.

Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for

• Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year
• Flexible schedules
• 6% 401k match with immediate vesting up to $9k annually
• Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and December)
• Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account
• Up to $10,000 in annual educational reimbursement
• Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance
• Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan

Track Record of Success

We have grown every year since our founding in 1993.

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is a 100% employee-owned engineering services and solutions company that provides high-demand technical expertise in Digital Transformation, Modeling and Simulation, Rapid Capability Development, Test and Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Cybersecurity and Mission Assurance

MTSI delivers capabilities to solve problems of global importance. Founded in 1993, MTSI today has employees at over 20 offices and field sites worldwide.

For more information about MTSI, please visit www.mtsi-va.com

MTSI embraces nine core values including our first core value of Employees come first. Consistent with our Core Values, we are committed to Equal Opportunity, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, military/veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. MTSI is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with physical and/or mental disabilities.