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# Cloud Engineer

- **Company:** Peraton Inc
- **Location:** Radford, VA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $112,000 - $179,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Adobe Analytics, Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Border Gateway Protocol, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Cyber Security, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Data Centers, Disaster Recovery, Internet Protocol Security (IP SEC), Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Python (Programming Language), Windows PowerShell, Cloud Services, Ansible, Software Vulnerability Management, Private Cloud Environment, Scripting, Enterprise Software Applications, Cloud Platform System, Delivery Pipeline, AWS CodeDeploy, Git, Gitlab-ci, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Puppet, Terraform, Jenkins
- **Published:** November 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9314140/cloud-engineer

## About the Role

* Minimum of 12 years w/o a degree, Minimum of 10 years with AS/AA; Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhDDoD 8140 qualified for DCWF 451 - System Administrator at the Intermediate proficiency level
 * Cloud platform certification, e.g., Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Azure Administrator Associate, AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate/Professional), or AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer - Associate (formerly SysOps Administrator - Associate).
 * Background in Computer Science or IT.
 * Active DoW Secret security clearance
 * US Citizenship
 * Mid- to senior-level cloud engineering experience.
 * Strong experience with IPsec/VPN and other secure transport technologies, as well as Border Gateway Protocol (BGP).
 * Proven experience migrating on-premises applications to the cloud.
 * Understanding of network, storage, server, and application technologies.
 * Strong knowledge of automation concepts, tools, and scripting languages (Ansible, Terraform, Python, PowerShell, Bash, Puppet, Chef, etc.).
 * Working knowledge of code repository tools such as Git.
 * Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline experience, e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, AWS CodeDeploy/CodePipeline, Azure DevOps.
 * Working knowledge of DoW STIGs and IA Vulnerability Management (IAVM).
 * Strong verbal and written communication skills, and experience managing multiple large-scale projects.

WHAT SETS YOU APART (DESIRED)

 * Senior IT experience in networking or equivalent experience.
 * Experience automating routine administrative tasks.
 * Experience with AWS GovCloud / Azure Government and DoD Cloud Computing SRG impact levels.

## Description

Every hour of every day, soldiers, acquisition professionals, and federal partners around the world count on systems that simply cannot go down. That is where PL ALTESS comes in. As the Agile Center of Excellence for the Program Executive Office Enterprise (PEO Enterprise), the U.S. Army Product Lead Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Enterprise Systems and Services (PL ALTESS) runs enterprise-class data centers that host hundreds of programs, thousands of virtual servers, and millions of users worldwide, 24x7x365. Our team delivers the full spectrum of IT services: data center and Service Operations Center operations, network and systems administration, cybersecurity, cloud and application modernization, disaster recovery, and lifecycle testing across physical, virtual, and cloud architectures spanning multiple geographic locations. If you want your work to matter at mission scale, this is the place., * Design, build, and operate managed cloud services in Microsoft Azure, AWS, and private cloud environments.

 * Migrate on-premises applications to the cloud, from discovery and planning through cutover.
 * Build secure connectivity with IPsec/VPN and BGP between data centers and cloud environments.
 * Automate infrastructure and routine administration with Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, Python, and Bash.
 * Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline/CodeDeploy, Azure DevOps).
 * Apply DoW STIGs and IAVM to cloud workloads and keep them compliant.
 * Manage multiple concurrent projects and communicate clearly with customers and teammates.