Lead IL5 Cloud Platform Engineer - Remote

DecisionPoint Corporation; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

DecisionPoint Corporation seeks a Lead Cloud Platform Engineer to design, build, and maintain the IL5 cloud platform foundation for a large federal DoD-aligned mission environment. The role leads architecture, secure deployment patterns, and scalable infrastructure to support multiple development stages.

Responsibilities include guiding Terraform/CloudFormation templates, secure VPCs, cross-account design, and RMF/Zero Trust compliance, with a focus on reliable, repeatable cloud deployments.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Cloud Computing, CS, IT or related field.
• 10+ years designing and engineering cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with IL5 or secure federal cloud environments.
• Experience with IaC templates and reusable deployment patterns.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain IL5-compliant cloud landing zones and enterprise cloud environments.
• Develop and maintain IaC templates (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Manage shared cloud services including networking, IAM, encryption, monitoring, and DevSecOps integrations.
• Establish reusable deployment patterns for all application teams.
• Mentor engineers and drive cloud modernization and engineering efforts.

Skills

Leadership

Cloud architecture

Collaboration

Documentation

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

DecisionPoint Corporation seeks a Lead Cloud Platform Engineer to design, build, and maintain the IL5 cloud platform foundation for a large federal DoD-aligned mission environment. The role leads architecture, secure deployment patterns, and scalable infrastructure to support multiple development stages.

Responsibilities include guiding Terraform/CloudFormation templates, secure VPCs, cross-account design, and RMF/Zero Trust compliance, with a focus on reliable, repeatable cloud deployments.