NW Cloud Platform Engineer Nwis · Sterling · Platform & Infrastructure $77,000–$163,000 2mo ago

Devopsroles; Sterling (VA); Híbrido; USD 77.000 - 163.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401k

PTO

Holidays

Additional insurances

Descripción de la vacante

Nightwing Information Technology seeks a Cloud Platform Engineer to operate, develop, and improve cloud infrastructure in AWS GovCloud and Azure. You will build secure, scalable environments for 20+ applications across three networks, enabling development and operations teams.

Lead automation using Ansible, Terraform, Packer, and CI/CD pipelines; manage resources such as VPCs, EC2, and EKS, while ensuring security and cost optimization.

Formación

• Minimum 6 years IT/DevOps experience with operations, security, or development.
• 4+ years Linux system administration; familiarity with Windows admin.
• Experience with AWS or Azure cloud platforms and networking basics.
• Proficient in IaC and configuration management tools.
• Strong communication and accountability to meet deadlines.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and use automation (Ansible, Terraform, Packer, CI/CD) to provision and secure resources.
• Manage AWS GovCloud and commercial environments; support multiple networks.
• Shape cloud architectures with AWS resources (VPCs, EC2, ECS, EKS).
• Lead technical projects with cross-team collaboration.
• Implement disaster recovery and continuity as design principle.
• Oversee Linux/Windows servers, logging, monitoring, and maintenance.
• Provide IT ops support for security monitoring, compliance, and auditing.

Conocimientos

IT Operations

DevOps

Linux Admin

Windows Admin

Networking TCP/IP

AWS/Azure

IaC automation

Configuration mgmt tools

Git/GitLab/Bitbucket

Communication

Accountability

Educación

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Herramientas

Ansible

Terraform

CloudFormation

Packer

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Docker

Kubernetes

Descripción del empleo

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.

NightwingInformation Technology is seeking Cloud Platform Engineers to help operate, develop, and improve our network and server/application infrastructure in AWS GovCloud and Azure. You’ll work in a rapidly changing, fastpaced environment supporting 20+ applications across three distinct networks, each with its own data protection, connectivity, and support model. In this role, you will build secure, scalable, and costoptimized cloud environments that empower our development and operations teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Use and develop automation (Ansible roles,Terraformmodules, Packer, GitLab CI/CD pipelines, AWS CLI) to provision and configure servers, services, applications, and security controls.
• Setup and maintain applications in AWS GovCloudand commercial, utilizing Dev/Production environments
• Manage AWS specific resources much as VPCs, EC2, ECS, EKS, S3,Control Tower,and LZA
• Lead technical projects,workingwith team members and inter-departmental groups toplan,execute, and deliver new features or capabilities
• Follow best practices for disaster recovery/business continuity in server, network, and security design
• Manage Linux and Windowsservers, following best practicesfor logging, monitoring, and system maintenance
• Provide expertiseand supportfor IT Operational management of security monitoring,compliance, andauditingtools

Required Skills and Experience

• 6 Years ofExperiencein IT(Operations,Security, or Development), or DevOps
• 4+ Years of experiencewith Linux System Administration
• Familiar with Windows System Administration
• 1+ Years of experience with networking (TCP/IP,switching,routers,firewalls,etc)
• 1+Years of experience running services withinAWSoranother cloud provider (Azure,etc)
• Architecting new servicesusingAWS resources
• Troubleshootingresources(Load balancers, Autoscaling groups, security groups)
• Familiarity withIACautomationand configuration managementtoolsto manage and deploy servers and applications(Ansible,Terraform,Cloudformation,Packer,Python,Bash,Powershell,etc)
• Familiarity with source code management ofany code/scripts/documentation used forautomation(git, GitLab,BitBucket)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong sense of accountability tomeet work deadlines and support sprint goals
• Must be a U.S Citizen

Desired Skills and Experiences

• Experience developing automated solutionsutilizingdocker-composeand Helm
• Familiarity with multi-account AWS architecture (Organizations, Control Tower)
• Familiarity withwithmulti-accountMicrosoft Azure(Sovereign Cloud Architecture)
• Experience working with containerized applications using Docker and/or Kubernetes
• ExperiencedevelopingCI/CD pipelinesfor deliveryand testingof services/applications
• Experience within AWS GovCloud
• Professional Certifications such as: AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Developer, Linux+, Security+, CCNA
• Required Education Bachelor of Science Degree in a related engineering field; OR
• 6additional years of Engineering, Computer or Information Science applicable professional experience in lieu of degree.

Salary & Benefits

The salary associated with this position ($77,000–$163,000) is commensurate with the selected candidate’s qualifications, years of relevant experience, and demonstrated level of expertise. Compensation will be determined based on these factors to ensure alignment with skills, responsibilities, and market standards.

Nightwingoffers medical, vision and dental insurance coverage in addition to a 401k plan, PTO, Holidays, and additional insurances.

Nightwing is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.