Senior Cloud Engineer (TS/SCI) – Remote with Travel

Maximus; Juneau (AK); Remote; USD 170,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus is seeking a Cloud Engineer to support a defense client remotely, with travel to Washington DC, Northern VA, Boston, MA and San Antonio, TX required. The role requires Active TS/SCI with SCI eligibility.

You will design, develop and evaluate cloud systems, collaborate with engineering teams, and ensure secure, scalable cloud infrastructure using IaC and CI/CD pipelines. This position is for a technically skilled professional with strong communication across distributed teams.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Research, design, develop, run tests, and evaluate cloud systems with cloud providers.
• Plan and conduct tasks for internal cloud enterprise virtualization infrastructure.
• Develop and execute cloud solution roadmaps aligned with business strategy.
• Formulate and design systems using analysis and models to predict outcomes.
• Analyze cloud requirements for feasibility within time and cost constraints.
• Consult with engineering staff to support hardware, software, and performance needs of cloud systems.

Skills

Cloud computing

Networking concepts

Python/Java scripting

CI/CD pipelines

Security best practices

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Monitoring/logging

Project planning

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

BS in Computer Science/IT

Tools

AWS Solutions Architect - Associate

Azure Fundamentals

Google Associate Cloud Engineer

Terraform

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Monitoring tools

Job description

Maximus is seeking a Cloud Engineer to support a defense client remotely, with travel to Washington DC, Northern VA, Boston, MA and San Antonio, TX required. The role requires Active TS/SCI with SCI eligibility.

You will design, develop and evaluate cloud systems, collaborate with engineering teams, and ensure secure, scalable cloud infrastructure using IaC and CI/CD pipelines. This position is for a technically skilled professional with strong communication across distributed teams.