SMX
Azure/AWS Cloud Engineer (5540)
On-site Azure/AWS cloud engineer supporting a DoD government client in Huntsville, AL — architecting secure hybrid cloud solutions, automating infrastructure with Terraform/Ansible, and sustaining DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines. Requires a Secret clearance, DoD 8570/8140 certification, and residence within 70 miles of Redstone Arsenal.
- Compensation
- $85K–$140K / yr
- Location
- Huntsville, AL
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 6+ years
- Category
- Devops
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Active Secret clearance
- Bachelor's degree and 12 years of cloud-related support experience (4 additional years may substitute for the degree)
- Hands-on experience with both Microsoft Azure and AWS
- DoD 8570/8140 aligned certification such as CompTIA Security+
- Working knowledge of DoD guidance: DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide, RMF, and SCCA
- Skills in Cloud, IT Infrastructure, Architecture, and Security with core system administration in Linux or Windows
- System administration skills in Security, Active Directory, ACAS, Identity and Access Management, Zero Trust, and STIG remediation
- Extensive knowledge of DoD Enterprise networks and translating them to cloud environments
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code tooling
- Understanding of Kubernetes (EKS), ECS, and Docker container fundamentals
- Proficient with CI/CD tools (Terraform, Ansible, Git, Jenkins, AWS CodeCommit, AWS CodePipeline) and GitOps/Terraform best practices
- Must reside within 70 miles of Redstone Arsenal
Nice to have
- Cloud certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, or Developer
Full description
SMX is actively searching for an Azure/AWS Cloud Engineer to support our government client in Huntsville, AL.
This role emphasizes operational excellence, championed by a commitment to quality, articulate communication, client success, and measurable results, aligning with the essential duties and required skills for the position.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Experience working in an Agile IT environment establishing a cloud-based technology in a government provided hybrid cloud environment with security, performance, operability, and scale for customers
- Support and facilitate the customer cloud strategy to utilize DoD approved cloud service providers to provide information technology services and capabilities to include Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Data as a Service (DaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS) and Cloud Service Offerings (CSOs) within the Agency supported cloud architecture
- Define and engineer solution capabilities that satisfy customer business drivers / requirements
- Act as a trusted advisor and Cloud SME for technical decisions during client engagements. Develop courses of action using innovative and Cloud best practices
- Perform architecture, design, and requirements analysis using systems engineering. Focus on cloud-native services and optimizing the customer landscape through adoption of these services
- Develop and utilize deployment and process automation capabilities (scripts, applications, platforms, cloud native services, APIs) to ensure processes are defined, repeatable, scalable, and able to be published for wider utilization; may include capabilities such as Ansible, PowerShell, Bash, Python, etc.
- Utilize DevSecOps capabilities utilizing IaC tools (Terraform, Cloud Formation, etc) to Operate and sustain a fully integrated DevSecOps environment to support development, test and deployment of infrastructure and applications utilizing Ci/CD pipelines
- Take ownership of issues and act with a high sense of urgency when required providing direct support to customers providing advanced technical support, troubleshooting direction, and complex problem resolution.
- Produce clear and concise documentation including program-level, design artifacts, as-built documents, and user level documentation to fully capture technical baselines and operational capabilities to guide operations and activities associated to enterprise scale cloud environments.
Required Skills/Experience:
- Clearance Required: Secret
- Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of experience providing cloud-related support
- 4 additional years of experience may be substituted for the degree requirement