Senior Cloud Engineer - AWS/Azure, Secret Clearance

Lever, Inc.

Fort Meade (MD)

On-site

USD 165,000 - 175,000

Full time

4 days ago
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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.

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