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# Cloud Engineer (Top Secret Clearance Required)

- **Company:** North Point Technology, LLC
- **Location:** Herndon, VA, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, Software Design Patterns, Perl (Programming Language), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, Networking Basics, Object-Oriented Software Development, OpenShift, Platform as a Service (PAAS), Windows PowerShell, Cloud Services, Ansible, Prometheus, Software Engineering, Data Logging, Google Cloud, Enterprise Software Applications, Cloud Platform System, Delivery Pipeline, Grafana, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Gitlab, Cloudformation, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Puppet, Terraform, Devsecops, Docker, Elk Stack, Jenkins
- **Published:** August 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9112465/cloud-engineer-top-secret-clearance-required

## About the Role

* Object-oriented programming (OOP) building enterprise-level applications using established design patterns
 * Multi-tiered or microservice application development
 * Experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud)
 * Containerization using Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift
 * CI/CD pipeline implementation using GitLab CI or Jenkins
 * Shell or general-purpose scripting (e.g., Python, Bash, Perl, PowerShell)
 * Linux system administration and usage

Preferred Skills/Experience:

 * Experience supporting U.S. government agencies
 * Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud services
 * Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, or CloudFormation
 * Deploying and maintaining Kubernetes distributions
 * GitOps tooling including GitLab and ArgoCD
 * Monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, or ELK Stack
 * Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes
 * Networking fundamentals including security and firewall concepts
 * DevSecOps principles and identity and access management (IAM)
 * Building automated pipelines, * Active Top Secret clearance required to start; must be able to obtain and maintain TS/SCI with Polygraph

## Description

The Cloud Engineer will oversee cloud computing strategy including cloud application design, management, and monitoring, and will develop and implement product development strategies using agile processes. The role involves delivering IT solutions across PaaS, SaaS, and IaaS models, analyzing complex environments, and designing pragmatic architectures. The engineer will work across conceptual, logical, and physical hardware and software designs and develop solutions using dynamic scripting and programming languages.


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