Mission-Critical Cloud Engineer — AWS, Terraform & Kubernetes

Stanley Reid & Company; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanley Reid & Company is seeking a talented Cloud Engineer to join our client’s team, supporting large, mission‑critical, user‑facing applications in an AWS environment. This 100% onsite role is located in Chantilly, VA and requires TS/SCI with FS Poly clearance.

You will design and sustain cloud infrastructure, containerized services, and code‑driven deployments using Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and related tools.

Qualifications

• Experience building AWS infrastructure and sustaining applications.
• Proficiency with Terraform or other IaC tools.
• Experience with containerized environments (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Proficient in Java/Python/JavaScript in Linux environments.
• Experience with relational/document databases and Git workflows.
• Clearance TS/SCI with FS Poly is REQUIRED.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Linux environments

Cloud infrastructure

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Podman

Helm

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Elasticsearch

Solr

Git

Java

Python

JavaScript

Job description

Stanley Reid & Company is seeking a talented Cloud Engineer to join our client’s team, supporting large, mission‑critical, user‑facing applications in an AWS environment. This 100% onsite role is located in Chantilly, VA and requires TS/SCI with FS Poly clearance.

You will design and sustain cloud infrastructure, containerized services, and code‑driven deployments using Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and related tools.