Senior Cloud Engineer (TS/SCI) - Remote + Travel

Maximus; Topeka (KS); Remote; USD 170,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus is seeking a Cloud Engineer to support a defense client remotely. Travel to Washington DC, Northern VA, Boston, MA and San Antonio, Texas will be required. Active Top Secret with SCI eligibility required.

The role involves researching, designing, and testing cloud systems, developing cloud roadmaps, and collaborating with engineering to meet performance and security requirements. 10–20% travel and strong CI/CD experience are expected.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI or Top Secret with SCI eligibility is required.
• BS in Computer Science, information Technology, or related field; 10 years may substitute for a degree.
• 8 years of work-related experience required.
• Security+ or DoD 8570 IAT-II certification required.
• Ability to travel 10%–20%.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, develop, run tests, and evaluate systems supporting cloud implementation and integration with cloud service providers, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis.
• Plan and conduct technical tasks associated with implementation and maintenance of internal cloud enterprise shared virtualization infrastructure.
• Develop and execute cloud solution roadmaps as they relate to business and execute company strategy to drive the achievement of business objectives.
• Formulate and design systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design.
• Analyze cloud requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
• Consult with engineering staff to support hardware, software, operational and performance requirements of overall cloud technology system.

Skills

Cloud architecture

CS/IT knowledge

Security clearance

Communication

Travel readiness

CI/CD pipelines

Python/Java

Education

BS in Computer Science / Information Technology or related field

Tools

Terraform

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Maximus is seeking a Cloud Engineer to support a defense client remotely. Travel to Washington DC, Northern VA, Boston, MA and San Antonio, Texas will be required. Active Top Secret with SCI eligibility required.

The role involves researching, designing, and testing cloud systems, developing cloud roadmaps, and collaborating with engineering to meet performance and security requirements. 10–20% travel and strong CI/CD experience are expected.