Requisition Number: 28863
Required Travel: 0 - 10%
Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt
Anticipated Salary Range: $110,000.00 - $140,000.00
Security Clearance: Secret
Level of Experience: Mid
This opportunity resides with
Warfare Systems (WS), a business group within HII's Mission Technologies division. Warfare Systems comprises cyber and mission IT; electronic warfare; and C5ISR systems.
Job DescriptionJoin HII Mission Technologies (MTC) at the forefront of next-generation defense innovation. As a
Cloud Engineer supporting the
F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO), you'll play a pivotal role in modernizing IL5 cloud environments that power fleet readiness, sustainment analytics, and mission-critical data integration across the world's most advanced fighter platform.
In this hands-on engineering role, you'll architect, secure, and scale cloud solutions in
AWS GovCloud and
Azure Government, shaping how the F-35 enterprise ingests, transforms, and leverages data. If you're passionate about secure cloud engineering, automation, and advancing defense technology at the national level, this is an opportunity to directly influence one of the largest sustainment ecosystems in the DoD.
The position is 100% Remote/Telework, location within the DMV metropolitan area is preferredEssential Job Responsibilities- Design, deploy, and maintain IL5 compliant cloud infrastructure in AWS GovCloud and Azure Government
- Build and optimize Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) environments supporting F 35 analytics
- Implement ETL workflows using AWS Glue, Lambda, and structured S3 data layers
- Develop and secure RESTful APIs enabling cross system sustainment data integration
- Apply DoD IL5 Cloud SRG requirements, NIST 800-53, and Zero Trust security principles
- Support cloud scalability and expansion across the F 35 Sustainment Enterprise
- Collaborate with government, contractor, and cybersecurity stakeholders
Minimum Qualifications- 3-8 years direct experience along with Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or related field
- Hands-on experience with AWS services (S3, Glue, Lambda, IAM, CloudWatch)
- Working knowledge of Azure Government environments
- Proficiency in Python for automation and pipeline development
- Experience designing or integrating RESTful APIs
- Experience with automated ETL pipelines and cloud data workflows
- Understanding of IL5 cloud requirements, NIST 800-53, and Zero Trust
- Working knowledge of cloud networking
Preferred Qualifications- Clearance: An active Secret security clearance or higher (at the time of application and consideration)
- Needing minimum Secret clearance to access government platforms and databases
Cloud Engineer I
0 years experience with Bachelors in related field or High School Diploma or equivalent and 4 years relevant experience.
Cloud Engineer II
2 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 0 years experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 6 years relevant experience.
Cloud Engineer III
5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 0 years experience with PhD or in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.
Cloud Engineer IV
9 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 4 years relevant experience with PhD in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience.
Cloud Engineer V
15 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 13 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 10 years relevant experience with PhD in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 19 years relevant experience.
Soft Skills:- Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and documentation quality.
- Ability to operate independently while managing multiple priorities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Skilled at cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder engagement.
- Proactive problem-solving mindset with the ability to identify gaps and propose actionable solutions.
- Adaptable, resourceful, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, audit-driven environment.
Physical Requirements- Ability to remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods while working at a computer.
- Must be able to effectively communicate in virtual meetings, briefings, and secure collaboration environments.
- Ability to review, analyze, and interpret digital data for extended periods with attention to detail and accuracy.
- Must maintain a home work environment that meets company and government security requirements (e.g., controlled space for handling sensitive or FOUO information, if applicable).
- Must be able to work assigned East Coast core business hours to support program and customer requirements.
- This is a full-time remote role. Team members are expected to be online, available, and responsive during their scheduled work hours to support collaboration and customer needs.
- To be successful in this remote position, employees should:
- Have a reliable, high-speed internet connection and a secure, distraction-free workspace.
- Stay connected through company communication tools and respond in a timely manner.
- Attend required virtual meetings, trainings, and check-ins.
- Communicate proactively about workload, availability, or schedule changes.
- Remote employees are expected to maintain the same professionalism, productivity, and engagement as on-site team members.
- Ability to clearly communicate verbally and in writing.
- Ability to move between work areas, attend meetings, and coordinate with team members and stakeholders.
- Occasionally may require extended hours to support mission needs or critical deadlines.
HII is more than a job - it's an opportunity to build a new future. We offer competitive benefits such as best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices; wellness resources; employee assistance programs; Savings Plan Options (401(k)); financial planning tools, life insurance; employee discounts; paid holidays and paid time off; tuition reimbursement; as well as early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships. Bonus/other non-recurrent compensation is occasionally offered for qualified positions, and if applicable to this role will be addressed by the recruiter at the screening phase of application.
