Mid Cloud Engineer

Strategic ACI is seeking a Mid Cloud Engineer to support the design, development, and deployment of cloud-based AI/ML Test & Evaluation (T&E) environments for mission-critical national security programs. The Mid Cloud Engineer collaborates with software, platform, and DevSecOps engineers to build scalable cloud infrastructure that enables secure, automated, and repeatable Model T&E (MT&E), System T&E (ST&E), Human-Machine Team T&E (HMTT&E), and T&E-as-a-Service (T&EaaS) operations.

This role provisions and manages GPU-enabled compute resources that accelerate AI/ML model testing and evaluation while supporting automated evaluation pipelines and cloud-native T&E services. The engineer designs cloud environments that enable parallel model execution, workload orchestration, centralized artifact management, and scalable performance testing, ensuring timely delivery of evaluation results, tools, and contract deliverables., * Collaborate with software, platform, and DevSecOps engineers to design, build, and deploy secure cloud-based T&E environments.

• Provision, configure, and manage GPU-enabled compute resources supporting AI/ML model testing and evaluation.
• Develop and maintain automated cloud infrastructure that enables scalable T&E-as-a-Service (T&EaaS) capabilities.
• Design cloud architectures supporting parallel model evaluation, workload orchestration, and efficient resource utilization.
• Implement centralized artifact management solutions supporting AI/ML models, evaluation outputs, datasets, and software packages.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure for performance, scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency across T&E workloads.
• Develop automation that accelerates deployment, execution, and monitoring of AI/ML evaluation pipelines.
• Collaborate with AI/ML Test Engineers, Data Scientists, Computer Vision Scientists, and Platform Engineers to integrate cloud services into enterprise T&E workflows.
• Monitor cloud resources, troubleshoot infrastructure issues, and implement performance improvements supporting mission operations.
• Produce technical documentation supporting cloud architecture, infrastructure automation, deployment procedures, and operational best practices.

• Active TS/SCI clearance and the ability to pass a CI polygraph within 30 days.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related STEM field (or additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree).
• 5+ years of experience developing or supporting cloud-based software or infrastructure solutions.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or comparable cloud computing platforms.
• Experience provisioning and managing Linux-based compute environments.
• Familiarity with GPU-enabled computing environments supporting AI/ML workloads.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Experience developing automation using Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar scripting languages.
• Experience using Git and modern software development practices.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively within Agile and DevSecOps development teams.

Desired:

• Experience supporting DoD, NGA, or Intelligence Community programs.
• Experience supporting AI/ML operational environments, T&E infrastructure, or MLOps platforms.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, container orchestration, and cloud-native application deployment.
• Familiarity with workload schedulers, distributed computing, or parallel processing environments.
• Experience supporting GPU clusters used for AI/ML model training, inference, or evaluation.
• Familiarity with secure cloud architectures, RMF, and Authority to Operate (ATO) requirements.
• Experience supporting GEOINT systems or enterprise AI/ML evaluation environments.

Strategic Alliance Consulting, Inc. believes that our greatest asset is our employees. Our goal is not to meet our staff’s expectations, but to exceed them. Competitive salaries, work-life balance, industry leading benefits packages, and family first values are at the core of Strategic ACI’s culture.

We’re proud the be selected as a 2020 Best Places to Work in the Greater Washington Area by the Washington Business Journal (WBJ), as well as being 1 of 19 Virginia based companies to be awarded the prestigious HIRE Vets Gold Medallion by the Department of Labor for our commitment to veteran hiring, retention, and professional development.

Your Strategic ACI Total Rewards Compensation Package includes:

• Competitive salary
• 100% benefits paid (Includes; health, dental, and vision plan premiums) for all full time employees and their families
• 401k with 5% match vested at day one!
• Profit sharing commensurate with company growth
• PTO - 3 weeks and 3 days per year
• 11 Company Paid Holidays (aligned with Federal Government)
• Long term/Short term disability
• 1.5x salary life insurance
• $100 per month cell phone allowance
• $6000 cash in lieu of benefits per year if employee is insured elsewhere
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $5,250 per year for college or professional certifications
• Casual dress code, company lunches, flexible schedules, employee phone plan discounts