Cloud Engineer

Design, implement, secure, automate, and modernize cloud infrastructure within hybrid and multi-cloud environments supporting Department of State applications and services. This position supports the Department of State Consular Affairs global information technology environment, which includes domestic and overseas facilities, on-premises infrastructure, cloud platforms, applications, databases, and enterprise support services. This is a contingent position based on contract award and final customer requirements. What You’ll Do

• Design and implement secure, scalable, resilient IaaS and PaaS solutions in AWS, Azure, OCI, or comparable cloud platforms.

• Support cloud migration planning, architecture decisions, workload transition, integration, testing, and operational readiness.

• Implement infrastructure as code, configuration automation, containerization, CI/CD integration, monitoring, backup, and disaster-recovery capabilities.

• Develop cloud architecture diagrams, security documentation, cost and performance analyses, supportability assessments, and migration plans.

• Ensure cloud solutions comply with FedRAMP, Department security policies, privacy requirements, and applicable governance processes.

• Coordinate with application, database, network, security, operations, and Government teams to transition cloud services into production support.

• Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and recommend improvements that increase automation, reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency.

• 5+ years of cloud infrastructure design and implementation experience.

• Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, OCI, or another enterprise cloud platform.

• Experience with infrastructure as code, automation, containerization, monitoring, networking, identity, backup, and security.

• Knowledge of FedRAMP authorization and Federal cloud security requirements.

• Strong architecture, documentation, troubleshooting, and cross-team collaboration skills.

• Active Secret clearance. Preferred Qualifications

• AWS, Microsoft Azure, OCI, Kubernetes, or Terraform certification.

• Experience with Department of State Cloud Computing Governance Board processes.

• Experience modernizing legacy applications or infrastructure into hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Compensation & Benefits

Compensation will be commensurate with experience, qualifications, assigned work location, and final contract requirements. Blue Rose offers a competitive benefits package for eligible full-time employees. Specific compensation and benefit details will be provided during the recruiting process.