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# Cloud Engineer

- **Company:** Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
- **Location:** Annapolis Junction, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $86,900.0 - $198,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Cyber Security, Information Systems, Domain Name System (DNS), Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Octopus Deploy, Windows PowerShell, TypeScript, User Provisioning Software, AWS Cdk, Okta, Firewalls (Computer Science), AI Coding Agents, Cloudformation, SC Clearance, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Terraform, Splunk, Big Ip, Artifactory
- **Published:** October 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9241955/cloud-engineer

## About the Role

* 5+ years of experience engineering and operating cloud infrastructure in AWS, including multi-account networking with VPCs, Transit Gateway, and centralized egress and inspection
 * 3+ years of experience writing infrastructure as code with AWS CDK, Terraform, or CloudFormation and delivering it through pull request-based CI/CD pipelines with automated tests
 * 2+ years of experience deploying and administering F5 BIG-IP, including LTM or Advanced WAF, in a cloud or hybrid environment
 * 2+ years of experience deploying and administering Splunk, including universal forwarders, HTTP Event Collector ingestion, index management, and role-based access
 * Experience automating infrastructure operations, including patching, image builds, and account or access provisioning, using TypeScript, Python, PowerShell, or Bash
 * Experience using AI coding assistants or agents in daily engineering work and reviewing and validating AI-generated infrastructure code before it ships
 * Knowledge of Kubernetes, including Amazon EKS, Helm, and GitOps deployment with Argo CD
 * Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
 * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Systems
 * DoD 8140 IAT Level II Certification such as Security+ CE Certification, * Experience supporting DoD Impact Level 5, FedRAMP High, or other accredited environments in AWS GovCloud, including FIPS endpoints and STIG-hardened images
 * Experience migrating workloads or tenants between AWS environments or accounts with minimal downtime, including IP re-addressing and DNS cutovers
 * Experience with AWS security and vulnerability tooling, including Security Hub, GuardDuty, Inspector, AWS Network Firewall, Tenable or ACAS, and Trellix
 * Experience with identity and end-user access services, including IAM Identity Center, Keycloak, and Amazon AppStream 2.0 or WorkSpaces
 * Experience building agentic engineering workflows, including custom agent skills, automated pull request review, or agent-drafted documentation
 * Knowledge of CMMC Level 2, NIST SP 800-171, or NIST SP 800-53 controls and how infrastructure configuration produces audit evidence
 * Knowledge of software supply chain controls, including Cosign image signing, Kyverno admission policy, and JFrog Artifactory
 * AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, AWS Certified Security - Specialty, F5 Certified BIG-IP Administrator, or Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin Certification