Systems Engineer 3 – Cloud Engineering

Gormat; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Gormat is seeking a Systems Engineer 3 to lead the design, integration, and development of cloud-based services and scalable environments. The role combines deep systems engineering with hands-on cloud design and implementation across distributed platforms.

Responsibilities include creating cloud architectures, performing trade studies, and ensuring reliability and performance of VMs and services. Requires active Secret clearance and cloud certifications, with up to 25% travel and remote work

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of relevant professional experience, or an Associate's with 6+ years, or a High School diploma/GED with 8+ years.
• Active Secret clearance required.
• One or more cloud certifications required.

Responsibilities

• Design and engineer cloud-based services, systems, and infrastructure to meet mission and technical requirements.
• Develop and evaluate cloud system architectures, interfaces, and technical solutions.
• Apply systems engineering principles to requirements analysis, system integration, verification and validation, supportability, effectiveness analyses, and technical trade studies.
• Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies for hardware and software specifications.
• Engineer solutions that support scalability, reliability, performance, and the health of distributed cloud systems and virtual machines.
• Drive the stability, sustainability, and continuous improvement of cloud-based systems through engineering solutions and technical analysis.
• Utilize trends, metrics, and performance data to identify opportunities to improve existing frameworks, tools, processes, and cloud services.
• Troubleshoot and resolve systems functionality, performance, configuration, and integration issues.
• Work across hardware, software, networks, virtualized environments, and cloud services to define and integrate end-to-end solutions.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Systems design

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree + 4+ years

Associate's degree + 6 years

High School diploma/GED + 8 years

Tools

IAT-2 certification

Cloud certifications

Job description

***Remote opportunity with up to 25% travel.

Position Overview

The Systems Engineer 3 is responsible for the systems engineering, design, integration, and technical development of cloud-based services and solutions. This role requires a strong systems engineering background combined with hands‑on experience designing and engineering scalable, reliable cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and engineer cloud-based services, systems, and infrastructure to meet mission and technical requirements.


• Develop and evaluate cloud system architectures, interfaces, and technical solutions.


• Apply systems engineering principles to requirements analysis, system integration, verification and validation, supportability, effectiveness analyses, and technical trade studies.


• Perform functional analysis, timeline analysis, requirements allocation, and interface definition studies for hardware and software specifications.


• Engineer solutions that support scalability, reliability, performance, and the health of distributed cloud systems and virtual machines.


• Drive the stability, sustainability, and continuous improvement of cloud-based systems through engineering solutions and technical analysis.


• Utilize trends, metrics, and performance data to identify opportunities to improve existing frameworks, tools, processes, and cloud services.


• Troubleshoot and resolve systems functionality, performance, configuration, and integration issues.


• Work across hardware, software, networks, virtualized environments, and cloud services to define and integrate end-to-end solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum of 4 years of relevant professional experience.


• Associate's degree (AS/AA) with a minimum of 6 years of relevant professional experience.


• High School diploma/GED with a minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience.

Certifications

• IAT-2 certification required.


• One or more cloud certifications required.

Clearance

• Active Secret clearance required.