PENDING CONTRACT AWARD: Enterprise & Data Task Lead (Applicants must already hold a Top Secret Level Clearance or Higher)

Cipher Tech Solutions; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 66,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401k matching

Paid Vacation

Job summary

Cipher Tech Solutions, a federal contractor, seeks an Enterprise & Data Task Lead with Top Secret clearance to drive cloud and data architecture, DevSecOps, and IT modernization efforts. You will manage a team embedded with a US government partner, prioritizing requirements with project management and delivering secure, scalable infrastructure.

The role combines individual technical leadership with team supervision for 15–25 engineers, in a hybrid environment without telework.

Qualifications

• US citizen with active TS clearance or higher.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE/EE/IT/Math/Physics.
• Minimum five years of post-graduate experience.
• Experience leading 15–25 engineers.
• 3+ years building and securing network infrastructure.
• 1+ year CI/CD leadership with containerization and IaC.
• 2+ years migrating legacy systems to multi-cloud/hybrid-cloud.
• PMI PMP certification.
• DoD 8570 IAT II or Security+.
• AWS/Azure services design and management.
• On-premises and hybrid-cloud experience.
• Docker/Kubernetes experience.
• ETL/data warehousing experience.
• Data Lakes/Warehouses design (AWS/Azure).
• SharePoint experience.
• MS Office for reporting.
• Architecture docs tools: Cameo/Visio/Draw.io.
• AI integration in workflows.
• AWS/Azure architecture certifications.
• DoD 8570 IAT III (CISSP).
• Mission-focused environment.
• HSA contributions, 401k matching, PTO.
• WAN events schedule.
• Flexible hours.

Responsibilities

• Lead cloud architecture, engineering, and DevSecOps initiatives.
• Supervise 15–25 engineers at a partner site.
• Collaborate with PMs for requirements prioritization and reporting.
• Hybrid of individual contributor work and administrative oversight.

Skills

Security clearance TS

Team leadership

Cloud architecture

DevSecOps

Multi-cloud/hybrid-cloud

CI/CD pipelines

AWS/Azure

Docker/Kubernetes

Data warehousing concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Electrical Engineering/Information Technology/Math/Physics

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure

AWS

SharePoint

Cameo/Visio/Draw.io

Job description

PENDING CONTRACT AWARD: Enterprise & Data Task Lead (Applicants must already hold a Top Secret Level Clearance or Higher)

• 22-Oct-2026 to 30-Nov-2026 (EST)


• Pre-Contract Award


• Baltimore, MD, USA


• 48.08-108.17 per hour


• Hourly


• Full Time


• Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, 401k matching, and the list goes on!

Description :

The candidate reports to the CIO Services Task lead and manages a technical team embedded in a US Government partner site. This position leads cloud architecture and engineering, enterprise and data architecture, and DevSecOps initiatives. This role is a hybrid between an individual contributor, leading implementation by example, and the administrative oversight of 15-25 engineers – this position works collaboratively with project management teams for requirements prioritization and reporting.

Telework Status : No Telework Allowed

Clearance Level Required : Top Secret + SCI Eligible

R equired Skills/Credentials :

• Be a US Citizen who actively holds a security clearance at the TS (Top Secret) level or higher


• Bachelors degree in one of the following: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Math, or Physics


• Minimum five years of post-graduate professional experience


• Minimum of one year of experience in the last three years leading and supervising teams


• Minimum of three years' experience in the last ten years with the building, operating , securing, defending, and extending network infrastructure


• Minimum of one years' experience in the last three years leading and supervising teams running a Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline utilizing modern approaches including containerization, micro-segmentation, and Infrastructure as Code


• Minimum of two years' experience in the last five years leading and supervising teams planning and executing migration of legacy systems into multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud environments


• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification


• Certification compliant with DoD 8570 IAT II (e.g., Security+)


• Experience architecting and managing services in Amazon Web Services and Azure


• Experience architecting and managing services in on-premises and hybrid-cloud environments


• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes


• Experience with Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) or similar data normalization and warehousing concepts


• Experience designing Data Lakes and Data Warehouses incorporating numerous data sources, ideally in AWS and Azure


• Experience with records management utilizing tools such as Microsoft SharePoint


• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products for efficient communication, reporting, and presentation


• Proficiency with architecture documentation tools such as Cameo, Visio, and Draw.io


• Experience integrating Artificial Intelligence into daily workflows for process improvement


• Certifications in Amazon Web Services and Azure (architecture-focused preferred)


• Certification compliant with DoD 8570 IAT III (e.g., CISSP)


• Mission focused work environment


• HSA contributions


• 401k matching


• Holiday and Paid Time Off (PTO)


• Monthly WAN parties & quarterly events


• Flexible hours

Salary and other Compensation:

The hourly wage range is: $48.08 - $108.17

The salary range for this position is subject not only to the hire's skills, education, expertise, and years of experience, but also to features of the final position offered to the hire: including, but not limited to the location of the position, clearance required for the position, and the contract associated with the position. See our Perks & Benefits page for a general description of benefits and other potential compensation benefits: https://www.ciphertechsolutions.com/careers/perks-benefits/

About Us:

At Cipher Tech Solutions, Inc. (Cipher Tech), we take great pride in supporting some of the most mission critical work in the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. The majority of our company is comprised of extremely talented software developers who write production tools which directly support one of two missions: digital forensics and malware reverse engineering.

Digital forensics is the practice of extracting and processing evidence from computers, phones, tablets, cameras, flash-drives, and just about any other form of digital media. The results of our work are then used to support federal and military law enforcement, counterintelligence, and counter terrorist activities.

Malware reverse engineering is the practice of analyzing malicious code. The goal of a reverse engineer is to understand how the malicious code works and determine facts such as:

* How did it infect the victim's computer * What kind of information it is seeking to steal * How is it communicating with the author (actor) * Who that actor might be.

Please be aware that you are applying for a position to work as a federal contractor. As such, Cipher Tech will require , and your employment will be subject to, such vaccinations as are required by federal, state, and local law requirements.

Important Security Clearance Information :

Be aware that you are applying for a job that requires you already hold a U.S. government security clearance at time of application.

The U.S. government will not issue security clearances to recent users of illegal drugs. On your application to us, you must acknowledge that you have not engaged in any illegal drug use within the past twelve months (illegal drug use includes, but is not limited to, the use of illegal substances, the misuse of prescriptions, the misuse of over-the-counter substances, and the use of medical or recreational marijuana (or its derivatives) that may be deemed legal at the state level but is still considered illegal by the federal government). NOTE: CIPHER TECH WILL NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WITH A DISABILITY OR A RECORD OF A DISABILITY, INCLUDING ILLEGAL DRUG USERS WHO HAVE RECENTLY SOUGHT PROFESSIONAL TREATMENT FOR A DRUG PROBLEM.

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Cipher Tech is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All hiring and employment decisions are made on the basis of business requirements, performance, and merit with no regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, or other protected status.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.