Senior Cloud Systems Engineer - GovCloud & AI Security Remote

Eliassen Group; Montpelier (VT); Remote; USD 83,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits

401k with company match

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to guide cloud architecture, security, and DevSecOps across hybrid deployments for government-grade solutions. The role emphasizes architecture, integration, verification, and fielding rather than daily coding, with opportunities to influence multiple technical domains in regulated environments.

You'll work in a remote-friendly, W2 contract setting, collaborating with Scaled Agile teams and leveraging AWS GovCloud, OpenShift, Kubernetes, and modern

Qualifications

• Cloud architecture and platform planning experience for hybrid on‑prem to AWS systems.
• Hands‑on with ECS, EKS, and OpenShift including Kubernetes, Helm, operators, and pipelines.
• Experience in regulated environments (FISMA High / FedRAMP High) and security architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical planning and cloud architecture for hybrid on‑prem to AWS designs across multiple regions and clusters.
• Conduct platform trade studies and sizing for ECS, EKS, and OpenShift with cost/effort modeling.
• Drive integration, verification, validation, and fielding within high-security boundaries (FISMA FedRAMP).
• Design security architecture including trust boundaries and SSP/ATO mappings.

Skills

Cloud architecture

AWS GovCloud

OpenShift

DevSecOps

Scaled Agile

Security architecture

Kubernetes

Java ecosystems

AI-assisted engineering

Tools

GitLab

Tekton

Argo CD

SAST

DAST

SCA

IaC scanning

SBOM

Secrets management

Job description

Eliassen Group seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to guide cloud architecture, security, and DevSecOps across hybrid deployments for government-grade solutions. The role emphasizes architecture, integration, verification, and fielding rather than daily coding, with opportunities to influence multiple technical domains in regulated environments.

You'll work in a remote-friendly, W2 contract setting, collaborating with Scaled Agile teams and leveraging AWS GovCloud, OpenShift, Kubernetes, and modern