Cloud EngineerGuidehouse

What Youll Do:

As the Cloud Engineer, you will serves as the technical lead for designing, implementing, and maintaining secure classified and unclassified cloud environments that support R&D programs, testing activities, system accreditation, and data integration efforts. Responsibilities include:

• Define requirements for both unclassified and classified cloud environments and translate them into scalable, secure architecture designs and supporting documentation.

• Build, deploy, and maintain R&D program cloud environments, including Virtual Private Clouds for testing, performer software management, and integrated scoring and evaluation workflows.

• Develop final system designscovering accreditationready architecture formats, CONOPS documentation, cost/resource management plans, and technical guidance.

• Create classified cloud architectures and documentation to support accreditation and enable system testing against classified data characteristics.

• Produce summary reports capturing lessons learned, best practices, and recommendations for process and security improvements across IT and program operations.

• Maintain and update technical documentation, monthly security summaries, cost reports, and integration assessments for vendor provided solutions.

• Prepare and document secure integration paths for imagery, audio, vector sources, and other data types required by program environments and evaluation catalogs.

• Administer collaboration, planning, and projectmanagement toolsconfiguring software platforms, documenting usage, monitoring monthly activity, and managing user accounts and permissions.

• Support crossprogram coordination by ensuring collaboration tools are capable of handling large user volumes, private channels, and governmentapproved SaaS solutions.

** This role requires 5 days a week on client site in Bethesda, MD.

What You Will Need:

• An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED TS/SCI Federal or DoD securityclearance with a polygraph

• Bachelors degree in computer science or a technical field

• CURRENT Security+ certification (or equivalent DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification

• FIVE (5) or more years of experience in cloud engineering. Experience should include but not be limited to:

  • Constructing and administering unclassified and classified commercial cloud environments

  • Defining of cloud requirements; developing architecture diagrams to support an approved Authority to Develop (ATD) determination

  • Rolling out, delivering, and setting up the underlying cloud environment

  • Developing the final system design to support an approved Authority to Operate (ATO) determination

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Masters' degree or PhD in degree in computer science or a related technical field

• FOUR (4) or more years of experience managing a multi-disciplinary research and development (R&D) or Test and Evaluation (T&E) team

• ONE (1) or more year of experience as a Project Manager or Deputy Project Manager