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# Cloud Engineer - TS/SCI w/ Poly

- **Company:** Parsons Corporation
- **Location:** Annapolis Junction, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $148,300.0 - $266,900.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Systems Engineering, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Engineering, Databases, DevOps, Fault Tolerance, Monitoring of Systems, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Key Management, Network Security, Linux System Administration, Networking Basics, Reliability Engineering, Cloud Services, Software Deployment, Data Logging, Scripting, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, Delivery Pipeline, Reliability of Systems, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Cloudformation, Kubernetes, Route53, Functional Programming, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Docker, Golang, Programming Languages
- **Published:** October 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9245153/cloud-engineer-tssci-w-poly

## About the Role

* Minimum of 10 years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, site reliability engineering, systems engineering, or a related field.
 * Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent experience in lieu of degree is acceptable)
 * TS/SCI w/ Poly is required
 * Professional experience with at least one major cloud provider, such as: Amazon Web ServicesMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud Platform
 * Strong experience with infrastructure as code, preferably Terraform.
 * Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines.
 * Proficiency with Linux administration, networking fundamentals, and troubleshooting.
 * Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes.
 * Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools.
 * Understanding of cloud security, IAM, secrets management, and secure infrastructure design.
 * Experience with scripting or programming languages such as Python, Bash, Go, or JavaScript.
 * Strong communication, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills., * Experience designing highly available and fault-tolerant systems.
 * Experience with AWS services such as EC2, ECS or EKS, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, and Route 53.
 * Experience with Kubernetes administration and deployment workflows.
 * Familiarity with GitOps tools and practices.
 * Experience implementing cloud cost-management and optimization strategies.
 * Experience with compliance frameworks or regulated environments.
 * Relevant certifications, such as: AWS Certified Solutions ArchitectAWS Certified DevOps EngineerCertified Kubernetes AdministratorAzure or Google Cloud professional certifications
 * Experience working in a rapidly changing environment.

## Description

* Design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure across development, staging, and production environments.
 * Manage and optimize cloud services, including compute, networking, storage, databases, identity, and monitoring.
 * Develop and maintain infrastructure as code using tools such as Terraform, or CloudFormation.
 * Build and improve CI/CD pipelines to support safe, repeatable, and efficient software delivery.
 * Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident-response practices.
 * Improve system reliability, scalability, performance, and cost efficiency.
 * Establish and maintain cloud security best practices, including access controls, encryption, secrets management, and network security.
 * Partner with engineering teams to improve application deployment and operational readiness.
 * Participate in on-call rotations and production incident response, as applicable.
 * Document infrastructure, operating procedures, architecture decisions, and troubleshooting guides.
 * Evaluate new technologies and recommend solutions that support the contracts's technical and business goals.