Senior Cloud Engineer — Hybrid Azure/AWS, Cost-Optimized

Thales Defense & Security, Inc.; Clarksburg (MD); Hybrid; USD 124,290 - 158,815; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Yearly incentive plan

Medical insurance for self and family

401(k) with up to 7% company match

Tuition reimbursement

Paid wellness, vacation, and holidays

Parental leave

9/80 work schedule

Hybrid working environment

Job summary

Thales Defense & Security, Inc. (TDSI) in Clarksburg, MD is hiring a Senior Cloud Engineer to design, build, and operate secure cloud infrastructure primarily on Microsoft Azure with AWS support.

You will focus on cost management, networking, security, and operational excellence in a regulated DoD contractor environment. The role requires strong scripting/automation, experience with Azure and AWS, and the ability to translate requirements into practical cloud solutions.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required; eligible for government security access.
• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, Engineering or related field; equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 6 years IT infrastructure, systems engineering, or cloud operations, including 3+ years hands-on Azure/AWS production workloads.
• Proven experience designing/operating enterprise cloud environments in regulated settings.
• Strong scripting/automation skills (PowerShell preferred; Python/Bash helpful).

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain secure, scalable cloud infrastructure on Azure (primary) with AWS support.
• Manage core cloud services: compute, storage, networking, identity and security controls.
• Own cloud cost management and budgeting; implement tagging and cost controls.
• Implement IAM and RBAC aligned with DoD/ company policies.
• Automate tasks with PowerShell, Python, Bash; integrate with CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor performance, security posture, and cost; support DR solutions.
• Collaborate with security, network, and application teams on hybrid solutions.
• Ensure compliance with FedRAMP, NIST SP 800-53, CMMC, and related audits.

Skills

U.S. Citizenship

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Independent & collaborative

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering

6+ years IT infra/cloud ops experience

Tools

Microsoft Azure

AWS

Jira Service Management

Terraform

PowerShell

Python

Job description

Thales Defense & Security, Inc. (TDSI) in Clarksburg, MD is hiring a Senior Cloud Engineer to design, build, and operate secure cloud infrastructure primarily on Microsoft Azure with AWS support.

You will focus on cost management, networking, security, and operational excellence in a regulated DoD contractor environment. The role requires strong scripting/automation, experience with Azure and AWS, and the ability to translate requirements into practical cloud solutions.