Senior Cloud Engineer – Automation & Architecture

Booz Allen Hamilton; Washington; Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to lead the design, deployment, and optimization of cloud environments in a security-conscious setting. You will mentor engineers, drive automation, and implement scalable cloud solutions to support mission-critical workloads.

The role requires extensive AWS experience, Linux administration, IaC with Terraform or Vault, and Kubernetes expertise, plus a Top Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and command-line interfaces, including Bash.
• Experience designing and automating provisioning of cloud resources with IaC tools like Terraform or Vault.
• Experience with platform-as-a-service technologies, including Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of DNS, load balancing, and TLS.
• Top Secret clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Manage, administer, support, and enhance cloud environments with continuous improvement and rapid problem resolution.
• Develop innovative solutions to complex problems with minimal direction.
• Mentor and supervise team members.

Skills

AWS

RHEL

Bash

Python

Java

Cloud security

Security clearance

Python/Java

Education

Bachelor’s degree

12+ years enterprise cloud-native experience

Tools

Terraform

Vault

Kubernetes

Git/GitLab

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to lead the design, deployment, and optimization of cloud environments in a security-conscious setting. You will mentor engineers, drive automation, and implement scalable cloud solutions to support mission-critical workloads.

The role requires extensive AWS experience, Linux administration, IaC with Terraform or Vault, and Kubernetes expertise, plus a Top Secret clearance.