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# Cloud Systems Engineer (TS/SCI)

- **Company:** Plus3 IT Systems
- **Location:** Reston, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $115,000.0 - $140,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Command-Line Interface, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Configuration Management, Continuous Integration, Linux, DevOps, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Identity and Access Management, PostgreSQL, Linux System Administration, Open Source Technology, OpenShift, Platform as a Service (PAAS), Service Pack, Cloud Platform System, DevOps Tools - Open-source, Amazon ElastiCache, System Availability, HybridCloud, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Gitlab, Build Management, Amazon Relational Database Service, Kubernetes, Serverless Computing, Jenkins, Artifactory
- **Published:** May 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/8911754/cloud-systems-engineer-tssci

## About the Role

* HS Diploma/GED + 14 years, Associates +12 years, Bachelor's + 10 years, Masters + 8 years, or PhD + 6 years of experience, * Active TS/SCI
 * Active DoD 8140 Certifications (Security+ or equivalent plus a subject matter cert such as cloud, linux, devops)
 * Proven experience working within AWS environment
 * Understanding of core cloud computing concepts (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, serverless computing)
 * Experience running applications on OpenShift or other Kubernetes variants and working knowledge of IAM solutions
 * Experienced with Linux systems administration (i.e., system build, monitoring, and maintenance)
 * Familiarity with DevSecOps tools (i.e., Jenkins, Artifactory, Gitlab)
 * U.S. Citizenship is required for federal contract support

Preferred Skills:

 * Expertise with AWS services (i.e., EC2, ElastiCache, RDS)
 * Experience navigating PostgreSQL databases using the command line (CLI) or pgAdmin
 * Familiarity with security assessment activities (i.e, STIGs and STPs)
 * Ability to troubleshoot user and system issues, managing tickets, and report findings to enterprise operations and management
 * Proven ability to manage time effectively, prioritize tasks, and communicate technical information clearly to non-technical users, * A passion for working on cutting-edge, high-profile projects and a drive for delivering solutions
 * An insatiable curiosity: you ask why, proactively exploring and sharing ideas
 * A love for learning new technologies and sharing them with your team
 * A keen interest in utilizing Cloud-based and Open Source tools for problem-solving
 * Strong verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration with customers, vendors, and engineering teams to solve complex business problems

## Description

We are adding a skilled Cloud Engineer to our team to support mission-critical applications hosted in a hybrid cloud environment. This role ensures the continuous operation, maintenance, and security of a portfolio of applications by combining expertise in Linux systems administration, DevOps/Infrastructure as Code (IaC) implementation, and system support.

What You'll Do:

 * Maintain the underlying AWS and OpenShift hybrid cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability, performance, and scalability for mission-critical applications.
 * Provide comprehensive Linux systems administration across the entire system lifecycle, including provisioning, monitoring, configuration management, and security patching.
 * Implement DevOps and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles to facilitate a robust CI/CD pipeline and consistent system deployments.
 * Manage integration of an IAM solution, ensuring secure user authentication, authorization, and SSO capabilities for the supported applications.
 * Provide system support for incident resolution and tracking.


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