Amentum

Cloud Engineer

Amentum$278K — $308K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years experience in software development/engineering, particularly in cloud technologies.
  • Proficient in provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure services (compute, storage, networking).
  • Skilled in developing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with tools like Terraform and CloudFormation.
  • Knowledgeable about containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Experienced in monitoring and logging tools such as CloudWatch and Prometheus.
  • Familiarity with implementing disaster recovery and high availability strategies.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain cloud infrastructure, ensuring compliance with best practices.
  • Create reusable modules and enforce development standards for Infrastructure as Code.
  • Monitor system performance and health, resolving issues for optimal efficiency.
  • Develop strategies for backup, recovery, and cost optimizations of cloud services.
  • Engage in continuous improvement initiatives for system capabilities.
  • Contribute to documentation and operational procedures for internal teams.
  • Stay informed about new technologies to propose system enhancements.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Retirement benefits, including 401(k) matching
  • Educational reimbursement
  • Parental leave
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Tax-saving options
  • Disability and life insurance
  • Pet insurance
Full Job Description
Purpose and Impact:

This team is focused on providing cloud-based geolocation solutions in near-real-time directly to decision makers and warfighters around the world. They define requirements and determine and solutions to enhance capabilities and integrate applications and data formats. With this team, you'll have the opportunity to exercise your skills in all facets of the systems engineering life cycle including requirements gathering, system design, testing, artifact development, and deployment in cloud environments.

Work Schedule: M-F, 8 hours/5 days per week; after-hours call-in may be required

Essential Responsibilities:
  • Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure (e.g., modernization, migration, roadmaps, etc.), ensuring that systems are designed and maintained following best practices and governance requirements.
  • Build reusable modules (e.g., Helm Charts, Terraform, etc.) and enforce development standards for creation and maintenance of Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
  • Continuously monitor the health and performance of the infrastructure and systems using logging and alerting, identify issues and implement solutions for improved efficiency.
  • Provide strategies for failure/recovery (e.g., backup, high availability, etc.), cost optimization (e.g., tagging, budgets, rightsizing, autoscaling, etc.) and benefit analysis of cloud services.
  • Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance system capabilities and efficiency.
  • Contribute to deliverables (e.g., architectures, runbooks, and operational procedures) and performance metrics, where applicable, and provide knowledge transfer to internal teams.
  • Stay abreast of emerging technologies and recommend enhancements to current systems.


Minimum Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):

Proven progressive responsibility and experience, collectively, with the following:
  • Experience provisioning, configuring, and managing cloud infrastructure and services (e.g., compute, storage, networking, IAM)
  • Experience designing and implementing secure, scalable cloud architectures
  • Experience developing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (laC) using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK, etc.
  • Knowledge of containers and platform workloads (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes/EKS/AKS/GKE).
  • Experience configuring monitoring, logging, and alerting using tools such as CloudWatch, Prometheus/Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch, etc. and responding to incidents.
  • Experience implementing and testing backup, disaster recovery, and high-availability strategies.
  • Experience managing secrets and key management with tools such as KMS/KeyVault/Secret Manager, certificates, and rotation policies.
  • Experience optimizing cloud cost and performance (e.g., tagging, budgets, rightsizing, autoscaling) and producing usage/cost reports.
  • Experience troubleshooting cloud infrastructure issues across networking (DNS, routing, VPN), security, and service limits.
  • Experience documenting architectures, runbooks, and operational procedures.
  • Experience with Linux OS


Clearance Required:
  • TS/SCI w Poly


Minimum Education:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
  • Four (4) years of additional experience software development/engineering on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.


Minimum Years of Experience:
  • Six (6) years' experience in software development/engineering in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity, including at least four (4) years of experience in software development on systems utilizing cloud-related technologies is required.


Other Responsibilities:

Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.

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Compensation Details:
$278,000 - $308,000

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview:

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
  • Educational reimbursement
  • Parental leave
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Tax-saving options
  • Disability and life insurance
  • Pet insurance


Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

Original Posting:
06/17/2026 - Until Filled
Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

About Amentum

Amentum is a leading provider of engineering and technical services to the U.S. government and commercial customers worldwide. The company offers a wide range of services, including environmental remediation, facilities management, and logistics and supply chain management, among others. Amentum has a global presence, with operations in over 20 countries, and serves a diverse range of customers, including the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and the Department of State. The company is committed to providing high-quality services and has a strong reputation for technical expertise, innovation, and customer satisfaction.
Learn more about Amentum
Size
20,000 employees
Industry
Net Income
$200 million
Founded
2014
Revenue
$5 billion

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