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# Cloud Engineer

- **Company:** Blue Rose Consulting Group
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Engineering, Databases, Continuous Integration, Cloud Services, Multi-Cloud, SC Clearance, Containerization, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Hardware Infrastructure, Terraform, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
- **Published:** September 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/16_42dc44ae3

## About the Role

* 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

## Description

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.


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