AWS Cloud Engineer - Military veterans preferred

Title: ? AWS Cloud Engineer / VMWare Engineer 

Department: ?Cyber Solutions/Div 11 

Reports to: Senior Program Manager 

Revision date: 6/10/2025 

FLSA Status: Exempt?  

Location: Columbia, MD? ? ? ? ?  

Level: T2 (Senior) 

Rate of Pay: $160k-$213k  

Company Overview 

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is a leading global technology company providing terrestrial and wireless network solutions, next-generation 9-1-1 emergency services, satellite and space communications technologies, and cloud-native capabilities to commercial and government customers around the world. Our unique culture of innovation and employee empowerment unleashes a relentless passion for customer success. With multiple facilities located in technology corridors throughout the United States and around the world, Comtech leverages our global presence, technology leadership, and decades of experience to create the world’s most innovative communications solutions. For more information, please visit www.comtech.com.?

We’re seeking curious, growth-minded thinkers to help shape our vision, structures, and systems; playing a key role as we launch into our ambitious future. If you’re invigorated by our mission, values, and drive to change the world — we’d love to have you apply. 

Position Summary: 

Comtech Systems, Inc. (CSI) is looking for an AWS Cloud Engineer / VMWare Engineer (Senior Level) to support one of our government clients in Columbia, MD. 

Responsibilities: 

• Design, development, implementation, maintenance, management, and support of the system(s) used to support the performance work statement, ensuring systems are professional, consistent, user-friendly, intuitive, and encourage student use.
• Work with the SMEs and other stakeholders to identify, develop, integrate, and transition operational concepts and potential solutions through requirements definition, concept development, experimentation, analysis, and refinement.??
• Design, build, and deploy an integrated cloud architecture leveraging AWS services to support or enhance VMware infrastructure (e.g., design hybrid cloud solutions, use AWS to facilitate VMware migrations).
• Apply Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies to automate tasks for testing and deployment using tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation, thereby creating repeatable and scalable cloud environments.

• Develop solutions for VMware workloads to migrate on-premises VMware environments to AWS or enhance the experience of running VMware-based workloads on AWS.
• Perform testing and optimization routines to support efficient AWS infrastructure for VMware workloads.
• Design and implement software-defined networking solutions, including virtual switches and overlay networks.
• Implement cloud security best practices, such as Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies, encryption, and network security configurations, to ensure optimal protection of data and applications.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to integrate cloud services with applications, ensuring smooth production environments.?

Qualifications:? 

• A minimum of five years’ experience in design, development, integration, and implementation of an integrated cyber training solution/system similar in scope and complexity to that identified in this contract.?
• VMware-specific experience with products such as vSphere, ESXi, NSX, and potentially VCF (VMware Cloud Foundation) is essential.
• Experience developing and maintaining systems that require storage and protection of PII and other sensitive government data.?
• Active Secret clearance or ability to obtain.

Education: 

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university in a field related to the scope of the contract.?

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.