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# Senior Cloud Engineer

- **Company:** Kforce Inc.
- **Location:** Winchester, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Data Security, Monitoring of Systems, Identity and Access Management, Linux System Administration, Cloud Platform System, Reliability of Systems, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Cloudformation, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Terraform
- **Published:** July 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9029006/senior-cloud-engineer

## About the Role

Active Top Secret clearance
Strong experience with AWS infrastructure (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3)
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)
Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines and automation
Experience working within Linux-based environments
Experience supporting systems in secure or regulated environments
Familiarity with security compliance frameworks such as STIGs and RMF
Ability to operate at a senior level, owning solutions end-to-end

## Description

We are seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to support a mission-critical federal program focused on infrastructure modernization, secure cloud environments, and national security initiatives.
This is a high-impact, hands-on role centered on building and managing scalable AWS-based infrastructure in secure environments. Your work will directly support operational readiness, system reliability, and mission execution.
You will play a key role in designing, automating, and maintaining cloud infrastructure while ensuring compliance with federal security standards in a collaborative, mission-driven environment., Build and manage AWS infrastructure including EC2, VPC, IAM, and S3
Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and CloudFormation
Support CI/CD pipelines and automation for cloud-based systems
Administer and support Linux-based environments
Ensure compliance with security frameworks including STIGs and RMF
Monitor system performance, availability, and scalability of cloud environments
Collaborate with cross-functional teams across engineering, analytics, and infrastructure
Support secure data handling and compliance requirements within a cleared environment


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