Cloud Platform Engineer

Cloud Platform Engineers collaborate with cloud architects, cybersecurity engineers, DevSecOps teams, and application teams to ensure secure, compliant, scalable, and maintainable cloud environments that align with Zero Trust and RMF IL5 requirements., * The Cloud Platform Engineer will:

• Implement IL5 AWS GovCloud services including compute, storage, networking, IAM, and managed components.
• Develop and maintain IaC modules using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools.
• Configure cloud environments, baseline configurations, encryption settings, and resource policies.
• Deploy and manage cloud logging, observability, and monitoring agents across all environments.
• Support platform operations including patching, uptime monitoring, performance tuning, and resource optimization.
• Ensure platform configurations adhere to Zero Trust principles, RMF controls, STIGs, and IL5 cloud requirements.
• Assist with provisioning cloud environments for application teams, applying repeatable and secure templates.
• Troubleshoot cloud issues related to IAM, networking, compute, storage, and configuration drift.
• Maintain platform documentation, architecture diagrams, IaC repositories, and operational playbooks.
• Support DevSecOps pipeline integration and deployment automation for platform-level services.
• Participate in Change Control Board (CCB) reviews for cloud updates and environment-level changes.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Cloud Engineering.

Experience (Required)

• Minimum 5 years of experience in cloud engineering, platform engineering, or cloud operations.

• Experience implementing AWS services using IaC templates.

• Experience configuring cloud environments, logging, monitoring, or observability tools.

• Experience supporting IL5 or DoD cloud environments.

Technical Knowledge (Required)

• Strong understanding of AWS GovCloud services, configuration, and deployment patterns.

• Proficiency with Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar IaC frameworks.

• Knowledge of cloud monitoring, logging, and centralized observability platforms.

• Understanding of RMF, STIGs, Zero Trust, and IL5 cloud governance requirements.

Technical Knowledge (Preferred)

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated cloud deployments.

• Experience with Kubernetes or serverless components.

• Experience integrating platform logging with SIEM or analytics tools.

Certifications

Required:

• AWS Cloud Practitioner certification

Preferred:

• CompTIA Security+

• AWS Administrator or Solutions Architect certification

• ITIL v4 Foundation

Skills

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills across cloud platform components.

• Excellent communication skills for collaborating with engineering and cybersecurity teams.

• High attention to detail and accuracy in configuration, IaC development, and documentation.

• Ability to manage multiple tasks in dynamic, mission-critical environments.

• Ability to deliver consistent, secure, scalable cloud platform services.

DecisionPoint seeks Cloud Platform Engineers to support the provisioning, automation, and daily operation of IL5 AWS GovCloud environments for a large federal and DoD-aligned mission environment. These engineers implement managed cloud services, develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) modules, configure cloud environments, deploy logging and monitoring agents, and sustain platform operations across all lifecycle environments (DEV, TEST, STAGE, PROD).