Senior Cloud Operations Engineer — TS/SCI, AWS Expert

Compass; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 149,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Compass is seeking a Cloud Operations Engineer (Senior) to maintain cloud-based systems across AWS environments, including EC2, RDS, S3, and networking components. The role emphasizes ISSO responsibilities, AWS CLI usage, and presenting metrics to government customers.

The candidate will work on cloud migrations, ensure ATO, and coordinate with MC&G PEO, NGA standards, and program offices. Top Secret/SCI clearance is required, with location in St. Louis, MO.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience with the NSG community and its functions, including communication across levels
• 2 years deploying and managing systems/services within AWS
• 2 years documenting IT requirements and coordinating with cloud providers
• 2 years implementing, configuring, and/or managing IT development pipelines and automated deployment processes
• 1 year as ISSO for IT systems in an IC Environment

Responsibilities

• Maintain cloud-based systems in multiple AWS environments
• Work with EC2, RDS, S3, networking, and AWS components
• Engage Government leadership and present metrics data
• Provide ISSO support and ensure ATO is obtained and maintained
• Coordinate cloud activities with NGA strategies and standards

Skills

NSG experience

AWS deployments

IT requirements

DevSecOps pipelines

ISSO IC environment

Tools

GitLab CI/CD

GitLab SAST

Docker

OpenShift

Nexus

Harbor

Job description

Compass is seeking a Cloud Operations Engineer (Senior) to maintain cloud-based systems across AWS environments, including EC2, RDS, S3, and networking components. The role emphasizes ISSO responsibilities, AWS CLI usage, and presenting metrics to government customers.

The candidate will work on cloud migrations, ensure ATO, and coordinate with MC&G PEO, NGA standards, and program offices. Top Secret/SCI clearance is required, with location in St. Louis, MO.