Sr. Cloud Engineer 3

RPMGlobal; Reston, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Sr. Cloud Engineer to architect and implement robust cloud solutions for mission customers. The role emphasizes scalable infrastructure, mentorship, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure secure, compliant delivery.

You will lead design reviews, automate deployment pipelines, and apply cloud governance across environments while staying current with evolving cloud technologies and standards.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph.
• 10+ years of experience in cloud solution design and architecture.
• DoD 8140/8570 IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+).
• Extensive experience building and leading AWS cloud infrastructure at scale across IL5 to IL6+.
• Hands-on with AWS core services (EC2, S3, Lambda, EBS).
• IaC with Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible for automated cloud delivery.
• Deep understanding of cloud security best practices and IAM/SSO integrations.
• Fluency in Python and Bash for automation and tooling.

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, and implement scalable AWS cloud solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and lead cross-functional collaboration.
• Define requirements and translate them into actionable cloud designs.
• Automate deployment, monitoring, and management to improve efficiency.
• Develop cloud governance strategies to ensure compliance.
• Lead risk assessments and architect security controls across environments.

Skills

AWS architecture

Python

Bash

IAM & SSO

Security best practices

Serverless

Microservices

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Position Summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking a Sr. Cloud Engineer 3 to architect, design, and implement cloud solutions that help mission customers leverage cloud technologies. This role is responsible for developing robust and scalable cloud infrastructure, mentoring junior engineers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and mission delivery.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the design and implementation of cloud-based architecture, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security in alignment with industry best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements, troubleshoot issues, and optimize cloud infrastructure.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to cloud engineers, including reviewing work and helping resolve complex technical challenges.
• Engage with stakeholders to translate technical requirements into actionable solutions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across cloud environments.
• Stay current on evolving cloud technologies and compliance standards.
• Provide requirement decomposition, requirement definition, and engineering expertise to ensure program requirements are developed and sustained.
• Prepare operating instructions and end-user training.
• Develop and implement cloud governance strategies to ensure compliance with relevant standards and regulations.
• Lead efforts to automate deployment, monitoring, and management processes to enhance efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on cloud engineering best practices.
• Participate in knowledge sharing and contribute to the company's technical community.
• Participate in all phases of risk management assessments and architecture.

Required Qualifications

• Active Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph.
• 10+ years of experience as a Cloud Solution Architect, Senior Cloud Engineer, or similar role, with a strong emphasis on cloud-based solution design and architecture.
• Certification to meet 8140/8570 standards, such as Security+ or above.
• Extensive experience building and leading AWS cloud infrastructure solutions at scale across multiple classification domains, including IL5 to IL6+.
• Hands-on experience using core AWS services, such as EC2, S3, Lambda, and EBS.
• Extensive hands-on cloud experience with AWS.
• Expert-level skills creating, managing, and hardening desktop operating system images in the cloud, such as AMIs, across multiple classification domains.
• In-depth understanding of modern cloud architecture patterns, including microservices, serverless computing, and containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong background in infrastructure-as-code using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible, with a focus on automated and repeatable cloud infrastructure delivery.
• In-depth understanding of cloud security best practices.
• Hands-on experience implementing security controls in cloud environments, including integration with enterprise authentication and authorization systems such as IAM, SSO, and federation.
• Excellent scripting and programming skills, such as Python and Bash, for automation, tooling, and orchestration.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a track record of developing innovative solutions to complex technical problems in large-scale cloud environments.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on cloud experience with AWS, Azure and/or GCP.

Required Education and Experience Equivalency

• High School Diploma/GED: N/A
• Associate Degree: N/A
• Bachelor's Degree: 10 years of experience.
• Master's Degree: 10 years of experience.
• PhD: 10 years of experience.

RequiredCertifications

• Minimum DoD 8140/8570 IAT Level II certification, such as CompTIA Security+, GSEC, or SSCP.

Required Security Clearance

• Active Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph.