Mission‑Focused Cloud Engineer | Kubernetes, CI/CD, TS/SCI

Mtsi Va; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

MTSI in Dayton, OH is seeking a senior cloud engineer to architect and deliver cloud‑native services for mission impact across DoD/IC environments. You will own end‑to‑end cloud architectures on AWS/Azure/GCP, drive Kubernetes deployments, and lead secure, scalable software that enables rapid information flow in contested environments.

You will collaborate with product teams, SRE, cybersecurity, and mission stakeholders, mentor engineers, and shape long‑term cloud roadmaps while maintaining best

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
• 5+ years of professional cloud engineering experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong Kubernetes proficiency: deployments, networking, scaling, observability.
• Docker/containerization and microservice design patterns.
• Proficiency in Python, C++, or Golang.
• Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with automated testing and secure release workflows.
• Understanding of distributed systems, cloud networking, and API design.
• Ability to obtain and maintain security clearances.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of cloud‑native services, including microservices architectures, API interfaces, and distributed data flows.
• Manage full Kubernetes lifecycle—cluster architecture, networking, autoscaling, observability stacks, and cluster hardening.
• Define and maintain CI/CD architecture that supports multiple enclaves, automated quality gates, SBOM generation, and mission‑ready release pipelines.
• Implement infrastructure‑as‑code solutions (Terraform, Helm, Kustomize) that ensure consistent, auditable, repeatable deployments.
• Integrate advanced telemetry, including distributed tracing, metrics pipelines, operational dashboards, and automated alerting.
• Ensure compliance with cloud security frameworks, zero‑trust principles, and enclave‑specific access controls.
• Lead technical planning, architecture reviews, risk analysis, and trade studies to shape long‑term cloud roadmaps.
• Mentor engineers, guide code reviews, improve team processes, and evangelize best practices across cloud engineering and DevSecOps.

Skills

Kubernetes

Cloud architecture

Distributed systems

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Terraform

Helm

Kustomize

GitOps

Golang

Python

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience

Tools

Docker

Terraform

Helm

Kustomize

GitOps

CloudFormation

Istio

Linkerd

Kubernetes

Kafka

Job description

MTSI in Dayton, OH is seeking a senior cloud engineer to architect and deliver cloud‑native services for mission impact across DoD/IC environments. You will own end‑to‑end cloud architectures on AWS/Azure/GCP, drive Kubernetes deployments, and lead secure, scalable software that enables rapid information flow in contested environments.

You will collaborate with product teams, SRE, cybersecurity, and mission stakeholders, mentor engineers, and shape long‑term cloud roadmaps while maintaining best