Senior Cloud Systems Engineer – GovCloud & Hybrid

Eliassen Group; Phoenix (AZ); Remote; USD 83,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for a remote contract role spanning hybrid cloud architectures from on‑prem to AWS. The position requires guiding platform design, security architecture, and DevSecOps practices across regulated environments, with a focus on AI-assisted engineering and modern tooling.

The role supports government sector projects, with US citizenship and a Public Trust clearance, and offers compelling W2 benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k)

Qualifications

• Active U.S. Public Trust clearance required.
• W2 employment, willing to work in the U.S.
• Experience guiding cloud architecture, integration, security and verification in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical planning and cloud architecture for hybrid on‑prem to AWS designs across VPCs, GovCloud and multiple clusters.
• Conduct platform trade studies and sizing for ECS, EKS, and OpenShift with cost and effort modeling.
• Drive integration, verification, and fielding within FISMA High boundaries, including cutover to GovCloud.
• Design security architecture including trust boundaries and segmentation, mapping to SSP/ATO.

Skills

Cloud architecture

DevSecOps

AWS GovCloud

Kubernetes

Scaled Agile

AI-assisted engineering

Tools

GitLab CI

Tekton

Argo CD

SBOM tooling

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for a remote contract role spanning hybrid cloud architectures from on‑prem to AWS. The position requires guiding platform design, security architecture, and DevSecOps practices across regulated environments, with a focus on AI-assisted engineering and modern tooling.

The role supports government sector projects, with US citizenship and a Public Trust clearance, and offers compelling W2 benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k)