Mission-Critical C2 Cloud Platform Engineer

Phase2 Technology; Hampton (VA); On-site; USD 112,900 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Phase2 Technology seeks an experienced cloud computing infrastructure architect to oversee an expert team and guide clients in modernizing IT infrastructure with enterprise cloud platforms. You’ll design, deploy, and harden containerized foundations for DoD-grade C2 systems, spanning data centers to tactical edge, using Kubernetes and GitOps tools.

You’ll collaborate with cloud architects and engineers, expand your DevOps skills within a security‑conscious workflow, and lead efforts to deliver

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in infrastructure or platform engineering, including technical leadership on production systems.
• Experience operating Kubernetes at production scale, including cluster deployment, day-2 operations, upgrades, and security hardening
• Experience with CI/CD and GitOps pipelines using tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, and ArgoCD or Flux
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and configuration management using Terraform and Ansible
• Experience implementing and operating an observability stack such as Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK or OpenTelemetry
• Experience designing and deploying systems in secure, air‑gapped, or DDIL environments
• Ability to translate mission and reliability requirements into resilient, automated platform designs
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II Security+ CE certification
• Bachelor’s degree or 6+ years of experience in lieu of degree
• CKA certification and AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate are desirable

Responsibilities

• Lead and guide a team of cloud architects and engineers to modernize DoD-grade IT infrastructure.
• Design, deploy, and harden containerized foundations using Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with DevOps, security, and mission stakeholders to deliver compliant solutions.
• Support DoD environments and ensure security, reliability, and performance of C2 platforms.
• Enable automation and IaC to accelerate secure deployment at scale.

Skills

Technical leadership

Cloud architecture

Security awareness

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a technology field

6+ years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Kubernetes

GitLab CI

Jenkins

ArgoCD/Flux

Terraform

Ansible

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

OpenTelemetry

Istio

Linkerd

Consul

OPA/Gatekeeper/Kyverno

HashiCorp Vault

SPIFFE/SPIRE

CKA

AWS Solutions Architect

Job description

Phase2 Technology seeks an experienced cloud computing infrastructure architect to oversee an expert team and guide clients in modernizing IT infrastructure with enterprise cloud platforms. You’ll design, deploy, and harden containerized foundations for DoD-grade C2 systems, spanning data centers to tactical edge, using Kubernetes and GitOps tools.

You’ll collaborate with cloud architects and engineers, expand your DevOps skills within a security‑conscious workflow, and lead efforts to deliver