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# Senior Cloud Engineer

- **Company:** ECS Corporate Services, LLC
- **Location:** Fairfax, VA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $170,000.0 - $200,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Active Directory, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Cloud Storage, Continuous Integration, Linux, Domain Name System (DNS), Internet Protocol, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Python (Programming Language), Linux Servers, Log Analysis, Network Virtualization, Windows PowerShell, Cloud Services, VMware Infrastructure, Virtual Machines, Load Balancing, Cloud Platform System, Firewalls (Computer Science), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Bicep, Enterprise Integration, Terraform
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.jofdav.com/jobs/60231450-senior-cloud-engineer

## About the Role

The candidate will work in a hybrid onsite/remote capacity in ECS offices located in Fairfax VA, and will be required to travel to Springfield, VA; Falls Church, VA; and/or Adelphi, MD for weekly customer site support, as needed. The candidate must also have the ability to travel CONUS and OCONUS approximately 10 - 20%, as needed., Active DoD Secret security clearance.

 * Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) discipline, and at least 10+ years of related professional experience.
 * Ability to obtain a DoD 8140 IAT Level II Security+ (or higher) within 60 days of hire.
 * Ability to work in a hybrid capacity in Fairfax, VA (up to 3 days in office).
 * Ability to travel < 20% throughout the lifespan of the Program to CONUS / OCONUS customer sites and government installations.
 * 5-7 years of experience designing, engineering, and deploying infrastructure systems and services within cloud environments.
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 + 5 years of experience and proficiency working with Azure and AWS Cloud computing technologies across Windows and Linux endpoints, with hands-on experience with the following resources:
o Azure
# Entra ID, Virtual Networking, Virtual Machines, Storage Accounts, etc.
# Azure, RSV, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics Workspaces, etc.
o AWS GovCloud
# Amazon EC2, VPC, EBS, Elastic Load Balancing, S3, EKS, NLB, NLB
Proficiency developing, engineering, and deploying Microsoft Active Directory and DNS.

 * Proficiency supporting Windows and Linux Server/Desktop endpoints.
 * Proficiency with Cloud networking and troubleshooting Cloud networking environments (IP networking, VPNs, DNS, and load balancing).
 * A solid understanding of firewalls, NAT, SSL/TLS, etc.
 * Experience in one or more automation languages (Terraform, PowerShell, ARM/Bicep Templates, BASH, Python).
 * Experience with STIGing Windows and Linux endpoints and using the STIG Viewer for reporting.
 * Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, with a proven ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate solution.
 * Highly developed interpersonal and oral/written communication skills, with the ability to effectively and professionally interact with a diverse set of stakeholders (from peers to end-users to executive management).

## Description

Everforth ECS is seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Engineer to work as a member of a team managing and maintaining multiple coalition Mission Partner network enclaves in support of the DoW community. The Senior Cloud Engineer will work with a team to design, implement, and maintain enclaves' virtual infrastructure in both AWS and Azure Cloud. The Senior Cloud Engineer position is a demanding, high-energy role that requires innovative solutions to network, hardware, and software problems. The ideal candidate has exceptional problem-solving skills and a breadth of expertise in cloud networking concepts, modern CI/CD pipeline, platform automation, and infrastructure development supporting these technologies., * Integrate, collaborate, and support, a team of subject matter experts in a highly agile environment, to implement best-in-class, multi-cloud solutions.

 * Leverage a variety of automation, instance, and/or container, orchestration, security, and native/non-native cloud services for large DoD program(s).
 * Architect, design, implement, and maintain cloud solutions and new capabilities in AWS/Azure.
 * Assist in partner network integration, testing, and monitoring.
 * Other duties as assigned.

Salary Range: $170,000-200,000