Cloud Engineer with Security Clearance

Kforce Federal Solutions
Huntsville, Alabama 35801 United States  View Map
Posted: May 30, 2026
  • Full Time
  • Federal Government
  • Summary

    Cloud Infrastructure & Platform Engineer Role Overview
    This role focuses on designing, building, and governing cloud‑based platforms and service delivery models that support a wide range of enterprise workloads. The engineer will define architectural frameworks enabling cloud service consumption across multiple delivery models, while applying automation and DevSecOps practices to ensure secure, scalable, and resilient systems.
    The position requires advanced technical expertise and independent judgment when evaluating applications for cloud suitability, determining migration or modernization approaches, and designing availability, recovery, and cost‑optimization strategies. The role is hands‑on and engineering‑centric, with responsibility for developing new cloud‑based applications and implementing major enhancements to existing platforms. Key Responsibilities Design and evolve cloud service delivery models supporting application, infrastructure, software, and data‑centric workloads
    Apply systems analysis techniques to gather requirements and define functional and technical specifications for cloud platforms
    Independently architect, develop, and deploy cloud‑based applications and distributed systems
    Evaluate existing systems and applications to determine cloud readiness and recommend approaches such as migration, re‑platforming, refactoring, or cloud‑native redesign
    Implement infrastructure automation, configuration management, and CI/CD pipelines using DevSecOps best practices
    Debug, test, optimize, and modify complex cloud environments and application stacks
    Design and implement high‑availability, resiliency, failover, and disaster‑recovery mechanisms
    Analyze performance, scalability, and cost characteristics of cloud, hybrid, and on‑prem platforms and provide technical trade‑off recommendations
    Establish and enforce technical standards, governance controls, and secure configurations for cloud services
    Manage policies related to cloud usage, new technology adoption, and platform governance
    Research and evaluate emerging cloud technologies and tools to support future system enhancements
    Develop and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and design specifications Required Experience & Skills Experience administering Linux‑based environments
    Experience testing, deploying, maintaining, and administering infrastructure hardware and software within cybersecurity‑focused environments
    Experience designing, developing, modifying, and maintaining applications or specialized utilities supporting secure systems
    Experience implementing and supporting automation initiatives and improving operational processes
    Ability to independently design and deliver cloud architectures and software solutions using sound technical judgment Preferred Experience & Credentials Industry certifications related to cloud infrastructure and systems administration
    Experience integrating third‑party components and extending existing platforms with custom capabilities
    Experience automating operational workflows and maintenance tasks
    Experience working with log analytics platforms, relational database environments, and scripting or programming languages used for automation
  • Job Description

    Cloud Infrastructure & Platform Engineer Role Overview
    This role focuses on designing, building, and governing cloud‑based platforms and service delivery models that support a wide range of enterprise workloads. The engineer will define architectural frameworks enabling cloud service consumption across multiple delivery models, while applying automation and DevSecOps practices to ensure secure, scalable, and resilient systems.
    The position requires advanced technical expertise and independent judgment when evaluating applications for cloud suitability, determining migration or modernization approaches, and designing availability, recovery, and cost‑optimization strategies. The role is hands‑on and engineering‑centric, with responsibility for developing new cloud‑based applications and implementing major enhancements to existing platforms. Key Responsibilities Design and evolve cloud service delivery models supporting application, infrastructure, software, and data‑centric workloads
    Apply systems analysis techniques to gather requirements and define functional and technical specifications for cloud platforms
    Independently architect, develop, and deploy cloud‑based applications and distributed systems
    Evaluate existing systems and applications to determine cloud readiness and recommend approaches such as migration, re‑platforming, refactoring, or cloud‑native redesign
    Implement infrastructure automation, configuration management, and CI/CD pipelines using DevSecOps best practices
    Debug, test, optimize, and modify complex cloud environments and application stacks
    Design and implement high‑availability, resiliency, failover, and disaster‑recovery mechanisms
    Analyze performance, scalability, and cost characteristics of cloud, hybrid, and on‑prem platforms and provide technical trade‑off recommendations
    Establish and enforce technical standards, governance controls, and secure configurations for cloud services
    Manage policies related to cloud usage, new technology adoption, and platform governance
    Research and evaluate emerging cloud technologies and tools to support future system enhancements
    Develop and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and design specifications Required Experience & Skills Experience administering Linux‑based environments
    Experience testing, deploying, maintaining, and administering infrastructure hardware and software within cybersecurity‑focused environments
    Experience designing, developing, modifying, and maintaining applications or specialized utilities supporting secure systems
    Experience implementing and supporting automation initiatives and improving operational processes
    Ability to independently design and deliver cloud architectures and software solutions using sound technical judgment Preferred Experience & Credentials Industry certifications related to cloud infrastructure and systems administration
    Experience integrating third‑party components and extending existing platforms with custom capabilities
    Experience automating operational workflows and maintenance tasks
    Experience working with log analytics platforms, relational database environments, and scripting or programming languages used for automation
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