Senior Cloud Engineer — TS/SCI, Secure CI/CD in Classified Environments

Trusted Space, LLC; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Trusted Space, LLC is seeking a Cloud Engineer with a Bachelor’s degree or higher and 10+ years’ experience to join our team. Build and automate secure, highly available cloud and containerized environments while designing CI/CD pipelines through infrastructure-as-code practices.

The role requires TS/SCI clearance and hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and automation tools in classified environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related field; additional experience may supplement."
• 10+ years in DevOps or related experience.
• 4+ years of experience in cloud engineering, build/release automation, or orchestration.
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with Java Spring framework applications.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines built for classified environments, and Agile methodology.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), IaC, and automation tools (Ansible, Git/GitLab, Jenkins).
• Active TS/SCI Security Clearance with CI polygraph within 30 days or per customer request.
• Current IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+ CE, SSCP, CCNA-Security, or GSEC).

Responsibilities

• Build and automate cloud infrastructure and containerized services (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift) for high availability.
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and release orchestration for large-scale deployments using IaC and automated configuration.
• Harden and secure systems using DevSecOps practices and STIG-aligned patching; manage PKI/certificates and identity integration.
• Monitor and optimize reliability and observability across networks, OS, containers, and cloud services in classified environments.
• Develop and maintain engineering artifacts and configuration management aligned to IMS.

Skills

DevOps experience

Cloud engineering

Containerization

Java Spring

CI/CD pipelines

Agile methodology

Cloud platforms

Infrastructure as code

Automation tools

Security clearance

IAT Level II

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Ansible

Git/GitLab

Jenkins

Active Directory/FreeIPA

Job description

Trusted Space, LLC is seeking a Cloud Engineer with a Bachelor’s degree or higher and 10+ years’ experience to join our team. Build and automate secure, highly available cloud and containerized environments while designing CI/CD pipelines through infrastructure-as-code practices.

The role requires TS/SCI clearance and hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and automation tools in classified environments.