Cloud Engineer Junior - Secret Clearance with Security Clearance

reliability, and cost efficiency. * Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates, and automation pipelines to standardize and automate cloud resource provisioning. * Engineer cloud networking constructs including virtual networks/VPCs, subnets, routing, peering, and secure connectivity (VPN, Direct Connect, ExpressRoute) integrated with on-premises enterprise networks. * Configure and manage cloud security services and controls such as IAM, security groups, key management, configuration monitoring, and threat detection to align with government security and cloud governance requirements. * Implement cloud monitoring, logging, and observability solutions (e.g., CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Stackdriver, Elastic, Splunk) to provide operational visibility, detect anomalies, and support incident response activities. * Optimize cloud resource utilization through rightsizing, scaling policies, use of reserved and spot instances, and performance tuning to manage spend while meeting service level objectives. * Design and test disaster recovery and business continuity strategies for cloud workloads, including backup, replication, multi-region architectures, and documented recovery playbooks for mission-critical systems. * Support DevOps practices by integrating CI/CD pipelines with cloud platforms, container orchestration tools, and configuration management solutions to streamline deployments and reduce operational risk. Required Qualifications * Bachelor’s degree in IT, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Software Engineering, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered. * Approximately 4-7 years of hands-on experience in cloud engineering, automation, and security within enterprise or government environments, including multi-cloud or hybrid architectures. * Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM templates and supporting automated deployment pipelines. * Demonstrated experience configuring and managing cloud networking, identity and access management, and security controls in at least one major public cloud provider. * Experience implementing and operating cloud monitoring and logging solutions and supporting incident response in production environments. * Must hold an active Secret clearance and meet applicable DoD 8140 requirements. * Must be a US Citizen. Preferred Qualifications * AWS Certified Solutions Architect or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer. * Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Azure Administrator Associate certification. * Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes in production cloud environments. * Experience working in federal or other highly regulated enterprise IT environments with formal cloud governance frameworks. #cjpost

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