Senior Cloud Software Engineer

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc.; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year

Flexible schedules

6% 401k match with immediate vesting

Semi-annual bonus eligibility

Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Up to $10,000 in educational reimbursement

Life and disability insurance

Optional health insurance plan

Job summary

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. is looking for a seasoned Cloud Engineer in Dayton, Ohio. You will architect and deliver cloud-native services using AWS, Azure, and GCP, while focusing on security and compliance.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering, extensive knowledge of Kubernetes, and a solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines. We offer competitive benefits including flexible schedules, PTO, and significant educational reimbursements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional cloud engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency with Kubernetes and cloud design patterns.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required security clearances.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of cloud-native services.
• Manage full Kubernetes lifecycle and architecture.
• Define and maintain CI/CD architecture for multiple enclaves.

Skills

Kubernetes

Cloud Engineering

Microservices Design Patterns

Distributed Systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Mission Impact

At MTSI, you'll build and enhance enterprise catalog and metadata services that power intelligence discovery across the Air Force and Intelligence Community. Your work will modernize how analysts access, curate, search, and share mission data, enabling rapid, secure, cloudnative information flow across domains and security enclaves, directly strengthening decision advantage in contested environments.

What You’ll Do (DaytoDay)

• Architect and deliver scalable, cloudnative microservices across AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Lead containerization, Kubernetes deployment strategies, multicluster operations, and servicemesh integrations.
• Design enterprise CI/CD pipelines with automated testing, secure packaging, artifact governance, and multienclave deployments.
• Drive cloud security posture improvements (IAM, secrets management, network policies, compliance controls).
• Partner with product teams, SREs, cybersecurity, and mission stakeholders to align cloud solutions with systemofsystems architecture.
• Troubleshoot highcomplexity production issues across distributed systems, networking, and cloud infrastructure.
• Produce highquality architecture diagrams, operational runbooks, technical approaches, and decision rationale for leadership.
• Mentor junior and midlevel engineers; elevate team cloud practices and engineering standards.

You’ll Be a Great Fit If You...

• Excel at owning cloud architectures endtoend and enjoy guiding teams through complex technical challenges.
• Have deep experience with Kubernetes, distributed systems, and secure, scalable cloud design patterns.
• Thrive in missionfocused environments where reliability, automation, and security are central to success.
• Can balance handson engineering with architectural vision, technical leadership, and mentoring.
• Enjoy collaborating across multiple organizations and disciplines to deliver cloud solutions that actually get used in the field.

Responsibilities (Expanded)

• Lead design and development of cloudnative services, including microservices architectures, API interfaces, and distributed data flows.
• Manage full Kubernetes lifecycle-cluster architecture, networking, autoscaling, observability stacks, and cluster hardening.
• Define and maintain CI/CD architecture that supports multiple enclaves, automated quality gates, SBOM generation, and missionready release pipelines.
• Implement infrastructureascode solutions (Terraform, Helm, Kustomize) that ensure consistent, auditable, repeatable deployments.
• Integrate advanced telemetry, including distributed tracing, metrics pipelines, operational dashboards, and automated alerting.
• Ensure compliance with cloud security frameworks, zerotrust principles, and enclavespecific access controls.
• Lead technical planning, architecture reviews, risk analysis, and trade studies to shape longterm cloud roadmaps.
• Mentor engineers, guide code reviews, improve team processes, and evangelize best practices across cloud engineering and DevSecOps.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of professional cloud engineering experience, including handson work with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong proficiency with Kubernetes (deployments, networking, scaling, operators, observability).
• Deep experience with containerization (Docker) and microservice design patterns.
• Proficiency in a modern programming language (Python, C++ preferred).
• Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with automated testing and secure release workflows.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, cloud networking, and API design.
• Ability to obtain and maintain any required security clearances.

Preferred/Bonus

• Experience architecting missioncritical or highly regulated cloud systems (DoD, IC, aerospace, critical infrastructure, etc.).
• Expertise in Kubernetes multicluster management, service mesh (Istio/Linkerd), or advanced cluster hardening.
• Proficiency with IaC (Terraform, Helm, CloudFormation) and GitOps workflows.
• Experience with eventdriven or streaming architectures (Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub).
• Strong background in cloud security design: IAM, boundary protection, key management, policyascode.
• Experience leading technical teams, driving architecture decisions, or serving as a technical SME.
• Cloud certifications: AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Architect, GCP Professional Cloud Engineer, CKA/CKAD/CKS.

Security Clearance

• United States citizenship is required with the ability to obtain a secret security clearance

Great Benefits

• Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year
• Flexible schedules
• 6% 401k match with immediate vesting up to $9k annually
• Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and December)
• Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account
• Up to $10,000 in annual educational reimbursement
• Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance
• Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

MTSI embraces nine core values including our first core value of Employees come first. Consistent with our Core Values, we are committed to Equal Opportunity, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, military/veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. MTSI is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with physical and/or mental disabilities.