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# Lead Technical Engineer

- **Company:** ECS Federal, LLC.
- **Location:** Fairfax, VA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Audit Trail, Bash Shell, Network Operating System (NOS), Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Configuration Management, Databases, Information Engineering, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Linux, DevOps, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Public Key Infrastructure, Windows PowerShell, Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, Scripting, HybridCloud, Firewalls (Computer Science), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Gitlab, Cloudformation, Amazon Relational Database Service, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Patch Management, Transport Protocols, Machine Learning Operations, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Docker
- **Published:** August 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/lead-technical-engineer-fairfax-va-usa-58895164

## About the Role

_ (ICAM, Firewalls, Proxies) * Lead risk mitigation activities (Assessment and Authorization, continuous monitoring, vulnerability/configuration management) * Evaluate customer issues and inform technology/delivery strategy * Thrive in hybrid on-site/remote work with occasional SCIF visits * Communicate with customers, program managers, partners, and leadership * Contribute to new business capture and proposal development * Track industry trends to drive innovation across domains * Collaborate with operations, tech, and business development managers on large solutions Tasks * U.S. Citizen * Active DoD Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain/maintain Top Secret SCI * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related STEM field * Active DoD 8140 Certification: IAT Level II or higher (e.g., Security+) * CLF-C02 AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner * SAA-C03 AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate * Hybrid work ability (up to 3 onsite days/week in Fairfax, VA) * Travel willingness
(CONUS and OCONUS) * 10+ years of relevant experience * 6+ years IT platform fundamentals * 5+ years delivering and sustaining cloud/technical solutions and leading teams * 5+ years customer-facing cloud projects (AWS preferred) * Strong analytical mindset and leadership * Experience with Linux/Windows administration, DevOps, GitLab, CM, cloud infra, automation * Kubernetes and Docker (AKS, EKS, ECS/ECR) * Cloud security practices (encryption, VPC policies, bucket policies, security groups) * PKI-enabled system integration * Data engineering fundamentals (ETL, storage, databases) * System architecture and documentation * Scripting (PowerShell, CMD, Bash, Python) * Network/Transport protocols knowledge * Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) * AWS components (Lambda, IAM, ELB, RDS, S3, EC2, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Sagemaker) * AI/ML operations understanding * Strong problem-solving and decision-making * Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Key aaaa
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## Description

Experteer Overview In this role you will architect and secure DoD cloud and network environments, leading a multidisciplinary team to deliver scalable, compliant solutions across IL 4/5 environments. You will collaborate with government partners and cross-functional teams to drive secure, DevOps-enabled deployments in hybrid cloud settings, including both on-site and SCIF work. This position combines hands-on engineering with strategic leadership and proposal development, shaping mission-critical AI and cloud initiatives. You will work to balance security, performance, and cost while advancing DoD IT delivery. Compensation / Benefits * Architect, configure, and manage secure DoD environments * Monitor and manage security compliance, remediations, and patch management for unclassified environments * Lead a team of multidisciplinary engineers * Install, test, maintain, and upgrade network OS software/hardware to DoD requirements * Implement and maintain security and user access controls (ICAM, Firewalls, Proxies) * Lead risk mitigation activities (Assessment and Authorization, continuous monitoring, vulnerability/configuration management) * Evaluate customer issues and inform technology/delivery strategy * Thrive in hybrid on-site/remote work with occasional SCIF visits * Communicate with customers, program managers, partners, and leadership * Contribute to new business capture and proposal development * Track industry trends to drive innovation across domains * Collaborate with operations, tech, and business development managers on large solutions Tasks * U.S. Citizen * Active DoD Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain/maintain Top Secret SCI * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related STEM field * Active DoD 8140 Certification: IAT Level II or higher (e.g., Security+) * CLF-C02 AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner * SAA-C03 AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate * Hybrid work ability (up to 3 onsite days/week in Fairfax, VA) * Travel willingness (CONUS and OCONUS) * 10+ years of relevant experience * 6+ years IT platform fundamentals * 5+ years delivering and sustaining cloud/technical solutions and leading teams * 5+ years customer-facing cloud projects (AWS preferred) * Strong analytical mindset and leadership * Experience with Linux/Windows administration, DevOps, GitLab, CM, cloud infra, automation * Kubernetes and Docker (AKS, EKS, ECS/ECR) * Cloud security practices (encryption, VPC policies, bucket policies, security groups) * PKI-enabled system integration * Data engineering fundamentals (ETL, storage, databases) * System architecture and documentation * Scripting (PowerShell, CMD, Bash, Python) * Network/Transport protocols knowledge * Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) * AWS components (Lambda, IAM, ELB, RDS, S3, EC2, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Sagemaker) * AI/ML operations understanding * Strong problem-solving and decision-making * Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Key requirements *


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