Senior Cloud Engineer

Sienna Systems; Virginia (IL); Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k plan 4% matching immediate vestin

Signing bonus $10,000

3 weeks Paid Time Off

11 Federal Holidays

Disability coverage

Life Insurance

Referral Bonus

Job summary

Sienna Systems in Ashburn, Virginia is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to join our ENAESS team, bridging on‑premises networks with AWS Direct Connect. This role anchors secure routing at the internet edge and TIC 30 migration for a DHS program with a federal‑scale footprint.

You will bring strong AWS Direct Connect experience and 5+ years in cloud engineering, plus the ability to document designs for peer and security review.

Qualifications

• US citizenship and ability to pass a five year CBP background investigation.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant cloud engineering experience.
• Demonstrated AWS experience including AWS Direct Connect.
• Working knowledge of enterprise network infrastructure routing, switching, load balancing and firewalls.
• Ability to design hybrid connectivity between on-premises data centers and cloud environments.
• Ability to produce design documentation to peer and security review standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead cloud networking engineering and implementation across the enterprise.
• Design, implement, and operate AWS Direct Connect connectivity between government data centers and AWS.
• Engineer routing and security architecture at the internet connection point.
• Support TIC 30 migration planning and execution.
• Integrate cloud networking with Cisco ACI fabric and F5 load balancing infrastructure.
• Support colocation implementation and management including cloud adjacent connectivity.
• Design, engineer and implement SDN solutions extending to cloud instances.
• Develop and maintain design documentation and route it through peer review and security approval before implementation.
• Leverage current technologies to keep environment secure, resilient and cost efficient.

Skills

AWS Direct Connect

Cloud networking

Enterprise network

Routing & switching

Security architecture

Documentation

Tools

Cisco ACI

F5

Job description

Direct Connect out of a federal data center and the routing that makes it behave Sienna Systems is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to join our US Customs and Border Protection Enterprise Network Architecture & Engineering Services Support ENAESS team in Ashburn Virginia This role sits at the seam between a large mature on premises network and AWS The work is the connectivity itself Direct Connect routing at the internet connection point and the security architecture between the two sides alongside Trusted Internet Connections 30 migration If you have spent your career either purely on prem or purely in the console this is the role that uses both

Why You'll Want This Role

122500 127500 based on experience10000 signing bonus for candidates with an active CBP background investigation payable after 60 daysAWS Direct Connect and federal scale hybrid routing not a greenfield lift and shiftTIC 30 migration work with real architectural latitudeEstablished DHS program with a long runway and a stable government customer401k with 4 matching immediate vesting no restrictions3 weeks Paid Time Off plus 11 Federal HolidaysHybrid out of Ashburn Virginia no relocation needed if you are already in the DC metro

Key Responsibilities

• Lead cloud networking engineering and implementation across the enterprise
• Design implement and operate AWS Direct Connect connectivity between government data centers and AWS
• Engineer routing and security architecture at the internet connection point
• Support TIC 30 migration planning and execution
• Integrate cloud networking with the existing Cisco ACI fabric and F5 load balancing infrastructure
• Support colocation implementation and management including cloud adjacent connectivity
• Design engineer and implement Software Defined Networking solutions extending to cloud instances
• Develop and maintain design documentation and route it through peer review and security approval before implementation
• Leverage current technologies and best practices to keep the environment secure resilient and cost efficient

Required Qualifications

• US citizenship and the ability to pass a five year CBP background investigation
• SF 85P Public Trust Work cannot begin until the investigation is adjudicated
• Minimum 5 years of relevant cloud engineering experience
• Demonstrated AWS experience including AWS Direct Connect
• Working knowledge of enterprise network infrastructure routing switching load balancing firewalls
• Ability to design hybrid connectivity between on premises data centers and cloud environments
• Ability to produce design documentation to a standard that survives peer and security review

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience or knowledge of routing at an Internet Connection Point ICPA favorable CBP background investigation or DHS High Risk background investigation within the past 4 years
• Direct TIC 30 migration experience
• AWS certification Solutions Architect Advanced Networking or SysOps
• Cisco networking certification CCNA or CCNP
• Federal cloud compliance experience including FedRAMP NIST 800 53 or FISMA
• Data center move or migration experience
• Prior federal or DHSCBP program experience

Salary

122500 127500 based on experience

Job Location

Ashburn Virginia hybrid

Company Benefits

• Medicaldentalvision insurance
• 401k plan 4 matching immediate vesting no restrictions
• 3 weeks Paid Time Off PTO
• 11 Federal Holidays
• Long and short term Disability coverage
• Company sponsored Life Insurance coverage
• 10000 signing bonus for candidates with an active CBP BI payable after 90 days
• Hiring Referral Bonus
• LI AC1