Senior Hybrid Cloud Systems Engineer (Remote)

Eliassen Group; Carson City (NV); Remote; USD 83,000 - 96,000; Part time

Job summary

The Eliassen Group is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for a remote contract in the government sector. This role focuses on cloud architecture, security, DevSecOps, and AI-assisted engineering, guiding design across multiple domains rather than coding daily.

Candidates must be a United States citizen with an active Public Trust clearance and be willing to work on a W2 basis. The position offers competitive hourly pay and benefits through Eliassen Group.

Qualifications

• Proven cloud architecture for hybrid on‑prem to AWS environments.
• Hands‑on with ECS, EKS, and OpenShift incl. Kubernetes and pipelines.
• Experience with regulated environments (FISMA FedRAMP High).
• Security architecture with SSP/ATO mapping.
• Networking and enterprise access patterns expertise.

Responsibilities

• Lead cloud architecture for hybrid on‑prem to AWS across VPCs and GovCloud.
• Perform platform trade studies and sizing for ECS, EKS, OpenShift across Dev/Test/Ops.
• Drive integration, verification, validation, and fielding within high security boundaries.

Skills

Cloud architecture

DevSecOps

Scaled Agile

Security architecture

Networking

AWS GovCloud

OpenShift

Kubernetes

AI-assisted engineering

Technical writing

Tools

Amazon ECS

Amazon EKS

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Helm

GitLab

Tekton

Argo CD

SAST

DAST

SCA

SBOM

Image signing

Secrets management

Job description

The Eliassen Group is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for a remote contract in the government sector. This role focuses on cloud architecture, security, DevSecOps, and AI-assisted engineering, guiding design across multiple domains rather than coding daily.

Candidates must be a United States citizen with an active Public Trust clearance and be willing to work on a W2 basis. The position offers competitive hourly pay and benefits through Eliassen Group.