Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer – Mission Planning Systems

🌍 Remote, USA 🎯 Full-time 🕐 Posted Recently

Job Description

Overview
We are seeking a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to design, deploy, and sustain scalable, secure cloud and hybrid infrastructure supporting mission-critical DoD software systems. In this role you will serve as a technical lead for infrastructure across development, integration, and production-like environments, working closely with software engineers, DevSecOps practitioners, and government customers in an Agile environment embedded alongside a major defense prime. This position requires hands-on cloud expertise combined with a strong understanding of DoD security and compliance requirements.

Design, deploy, and manage cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments supporting mission planning software development, integration, test, and operations.
Architect and implement infrastructure-as-code (IaC) solutions using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent to enable repeatable, auditable environment provisioning.
Build and maintain container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, OpenShift, or equivalent) for microservice-based application deployments.
Design and operate CI/CD pipeline infrastructure, including build agents, artifact repositories, and deployment automation.
Implement and enforce cloud security controls, network segmentation, identity and access management (IAM), and compliance guardrails consistent with DoD RMF and NIST standards.
Monitor infrastructure health, performance, and availability; respond to and remediate incidents across cloud and on-premises environments.
Collaborate with software engineers to optimize application deployment architectures and infrastructure resource utilization.
Evaluate and introduce new cloud services, tools, and patterns to improve reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency.
Produce and maintain infrastructure documentation including architecture diagrams, runbooks, and configuration baselines.
Mentor junior infrastructure and DevSecOps engineers on cloud best practices and tooling.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or related field; or equivalent practical experience.
5+ years of hands-on cloud infrastructure engineering experience across one or more major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) or equivalent government/hybrid cloud environments.
Demonstrated experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, or equivalent).
Proficiency with container technologies (Docker, Podman) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, OpenShift).
Experience designing and operating CI/CD pipeline infrastructure (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Bamboo, or equivalent).
Working knowledge of networking fundamentals (VPCs, subnets, load balancing, DNS, firewalls) in cloud environments.
Familiarity with DoD security frameworks including Risk Management Framework (RMF) and NIST 800-53.
U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance (active clearance strongly preferred).

Experience operating in classified or air-gapped cloud environments (e.g., AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, or on-premises DoD cloud stacks).
Direct experience supporting Mission Planning Systems (MPS) programs such as JMPS, JOMS, or NOMS.
Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd) and zero-trust network architectures.
Familiarity with DoD DevSecOps reference architectures and Platform One / Iron Bank hardened container pipelines.
Experience with observability and monitoring stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch, or equivalent).
Relevant cloud certifications (AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator, GCP Professional Cloud Architect, or equivalent).
Prior experience working on DoD or aerospace/defense programs, particularly with large prime contractors.

Pay: $130,000.00 - $170,000.00 per year