Senior Cloud Platform Engineer

Nightwing Technologies, LLC; Sterling (VA); Híbrido; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Nightwing Technologies, LLC seeks a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to lead the operation, development, and continuous improvement of our cloud infrastructure in AWS GovCloud and Azure. You will guide architecture, automate provisioning, and mentor engineers across multiple networks to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

You will own patterns for DEV/TEST/PROD environments, manage cost and security posture, and drive best practices in automation and CI/CD across the team.

Formación

• 6-10+ years in IT (ops, security, dev, or DevOps) in hybrid or cloud-native environments.
• 4+ years Linux system administration in production and image hardening.
• Windows system admin in mixed Linux/Windows environments.
• 2+ years prod services in AWS or Azure with availability, performance, and cost ownership.
• Experience architecting services using AWS resources (VPC, EC2, ECS/EKS, S3, load balancers, ASG, security groups).
• Troubleshooting complex distributed cloud infra incl networking, IAM, containers, CI/CD.
• Infrastructure‑as‑code and config management tools (Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation, Packer, Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• Git/GitLab/Bitbucket for automation code and scripts.
• Leading technical projects with planning, estimation, cross-functional coordination.
• Strong communication and ownership to meet sprint deadlines.
• U.S. citizen required.

Responsabilidades

• Own the architecture and design of core cloud platform capabilities in AWS GovCloud and Azure across three networks.
• Develop automation (Ansible, Terraform, Packer, GitLab CI/CD) to provision and secure servers, apps, and controls.
• Set up and maintain apps in AWS GovCloud and commercial AWS environments with standardized DEV/TEST/PROD patterns.
• Manage and optimize AWS resources (VPCs, EC2, ECS/EKS, S3, Control Tower, LZA) for cost, resilience, and security.
• Lead end-to-end technical projects with cross-functional teams and clear implementation plans.
• Follow disaster recovery and business continuity practices for server, network, and security design.
• Manage Linux/Windows servers, implement logging, patching, and monitoring tooling.
• Provide senior IT ops support for security monitoring, compliance, and auditing tools.
• Partner with security/compliance to support audits and regulatory requirements.
• Mentor junior engineers and share cloud architecture and automation best practices.

Conocimientos

Linux administration

Windows administration

AWS

Azure

CI/CD

Infrastructure as code

Ansible

Terraform

Packer

Networking basics

Security monitoring

Git/GitLab/Bitbucket

Leadership

Herramientas

AWS GovCloud

Azure Cloud

Descripción del empleo

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers' most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.

Nightwing Information Technology is seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to lead the operation, development, and continuous improvement of our network and server/application infrastructure in AWS GovCloud and Azure. You will provide technical leadership in a rapidly changing, fast ‑ paced environment supporting 20+ applications across three distinct networks, each with its own data protection requirements, connectivity, and support model. In this role, you will own the design of secure, scalable, and cost ‑ optimized cloud environments and mentor other engineers while empowering our development and operations teams.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Own the architecture and design of core cloud platform capabilities in AWS GovCloud and Azure, ensuring they meet security, availability, and performance requirements across three networks.
• Use and develop automation (Ansible roles, Terraform modules, Packer, GitLab CI/CD pipelines, AWS CLI) to provision and configure servers, services, applications, and security controls, and drive best practices for automation across the team.
• Set up and maintain applications in AWS GovCloud and commercial AWS environments, defining patterns and standards for development, test, and production environments used by multiple product teams.
• Manage and optimize AWS resources such as VPCs, EC2, ECS, EKS, S3, Control Tower, and Landing Zone Accelerator (LZA) at scale, including cost, resilience, and security posture.
• Lead technical projects end ‑ to ‑ end, working with team members and cross ‑ functional groups to define requirements, create implementation plans, and deliver new features and capabilities on schedule.
• Follow and establish best practices for disaster recovery and business continuity in server, network, and security design.
• Manage Linux and Windows servers, following best practices for logging, monitoring, patching, and system maintenance; help select and implement supporting tools.
• Provide senior ‑ level expertise and support for IT operations related to security monitoring, compliance, and auditing tools.
• Partner with security and compliance teams to support audits and implement technical controls that meet applicable regulatory and customer requirements.
• Mentor and coach junior and mid ‑ level engineers, conducting design and code reviews and sharing best practices for cloud architecture, automation, and operations.
• Contribute to roadmap and strategy discussions for the cloud platform, identifying opportunities for modernization, simplification, and efficiency.

Required Skills and Experience

• 6 -10+ years of experience in IT (operations, security, development, or DevOps), including significant experience in hybrid or cloud ‑ native environments.
• 4 + years of experience with Linux system administration in production environments; experience designing standardized OS images and hardening baselines.
• Familiarity with Windows system administration in mixed Linux/Windows environments.
• 2 + years of experience running and supporting production services within AWS or another major cloud provider (e.g., Azure), with direct responsibility for availability, performance, and cost.
• Experience architecting new services using AWS resources and integrating them into existing environments (e.g., VPC, EC2, ECS/EKS, S3, load balancers, Auto Scaling, security groups).
• Proven experience troubleshooting complex distributed systems and cloud infrastructure issues, including networking, IAM/policy, containers, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Deep familiarity with infrastructure ‑ as ‑ code and configuration management tools to manage and deploy servers and applications (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation, Packer, Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• Familiarity with source code management tools for any automation code, scripts, or documentation (e.g., Git, GitLab, Bitbucket).
• Demonstrated experience leading technical projects or initiatives, including planning, estimation, and coordination with cross ‑ functional stakeholders.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex cloud concepts to technical and non ‑ technical audiences.
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability to meet work deadlines and support sprint goals.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.

Desired Skills and Experiences

• Experience developing automated solutions utilizing Dock