Senior Cloud Engineer - AWS/Azure, Secret Clearance

Lever, Inc.; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 165,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Platinum Technologies is seeking a Cloud Engineer for Fort Meade, MD, to design, deploy, and manage secure cloud solutions across AWS and Azure. The role requires DoD compliance experience and an active Secret clearance.

You will implement IaC, automate deployments, and collaborate with cybersecurity, operations, and architecture teams to align with enterprise standards and mission requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with extensive relevant experience.
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification and active Security clearance.
• Experience building and operating cloud platforms (AWS/Azure).
• Hands-on IaC, automation, and cloud security practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain secure cloud infrastructure across AWS/Azure.
• Deliver IaC and automated deployment workflows with CI/CD.
• Support cloud modernization including on-prem to cloud migrations.
• Collaborate with engineering, cybersecurity, and operations teams.
• Ensure DoD/FedRAMP/FISMA compliance and security best practices.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Automation & IaC

IAM/ICAM

Networking & security

Troubleshooting

Communication

Distributed teamwork

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Migration/Hybrid cloud

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 12+ years of experience

Master’s degree + 10+ years of experience

Active DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification

Active Secret Clearance

Cloud certifications (AWS/Azure)

Tools

Terraform

ARM/Bicep

CloudFormation

Ansible

PowerShell

Azure Functions

Jira

Confluence

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Job description

Platinum Technologies is seeking a Cloud Engineer for Fort Meade, MD, to design, deploy, and manage secure cloud solutions across AWS and Azure. The role requires DoD compliance experience and an active Secret clearance.

You will implement IaC, automate deployments, and collaborate with cybersecurity, operations, and architecture teams to align with enterprise standards and mission requirements.