Technical Lead - DoD Cloud & AI Solutions (TS/SCI)

Falcon IT and Staffing Solutions; Virginia; Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Falcon IT and Staffing Solutions seeks a Technical Lead to work in a hybrid on-site/remote capacity from Fairfax, VA and at government facilities to support AI and Cloud Solutions for a DoD customer. Lead a team, ensure secure DoD environments, and guide delivery across IL 4/5 cloud environments with both classified and unclassified ops.

You will collaborate with cross-functional partners, maintain security compliance, and drive innovative, cost-effective solutions while traveling CONUS/OCONUS

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management or STEM field.
• Ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance.
• Active DOD 8140 IAT Level II or higher within 30 days of hire.
• 6+ years IT platform fundamentals experience.
• 5+ years delivering cloud solutions and leading a team.
• 5+ years customer-facing cloud projects (AWS preferred).
• Experience: Linux/Windows administration, DevOps, containers, cloud security, data engineering, and documentation.
• Scripting: PowerShell, CMD, Bash, Python, etc.
• Infrastructure as code (Terraform/CloudFormation).
• Hands-on AWS components (Lambda, IAM, S3, EC2, CloudWatch, etc.).
• Network and transport protocols knowledge; SCIF exposure a plus.
• Strong communication and problem-solving; travel capable (CONUS/OCONUS).
• Familiarity with AI/ML operations.

Responsibilities

• Architect, configure, and manage secure DoD environments.
• Monitor security compliance, patch management for unclassified env.
• Lead a multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Install, test, and upgrade network OS software/hardware per DoD requirements.
• Implement and maintain ICAM, access controls, and proxies.
• Lead risk mitigation activities (A&A, continuous monitoring, vulnerability management).
• Evaluate customer issues and guide technologies and delivery strategy.
• Thrive in a hybrid environment with SCIF visits.
• Communicate with customers, managers, partners, and government reps.
• Provide leadership in new business capture and proposals.
• Track industry trends to drive innovation across domains.
• Collaborate with operations, technical, and business Dev managers on large solutions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

TS/SCI clearance

Cloud solutions

Linux/Windows admin

Scripting (PowerShell/Python)

DevOps/Kubernetes/Docker

IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation)

AWS components

DoD/ICAM security knowledge

AI/ML awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/STEM

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Falcon IT and Staffing Solutions seeks a Technical Lead to work in a hybrid on-site/remote capacity from Fairfax, VA and at government facilities to support AI and Cloud Solutions for a DoD customer. Lead a team, ensure secure DoD environments, and guide delivery across IL 4/5 cloud environments with both classified and unclassified ops.

You will collaborate with cross-functional partners, maintain security compliance, and drive innovative, cost-effective solutions while traveling CONUS/OCONUS