OverviewThe Hybrid Cloud Platform Engineer designs, deploys, integrates, and sustains secure hybrid-cloud platform capabilities supporting Department of War (DoW) mission environments. The role bridges on-premises infrastructure with multiple cloud ecosystems and focuses on reusable platform services, automation, reliability, security, and operational readiness.
Responsibilities- Engineer and operate hybrid-cloud platforms spanning on-premises data centers and authorized cloud environments, including Azure and AWS where applicable.
- Design and implement platform services for compute, storage, networking, identity, containerization, observability, backup, disaster recovery, and configuration management.
- Build infrastructure-as-code and configuration automation using technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, Python, or equivalent tools.
- Develop standardized, reusable landing-zone and platform patterns that can be deployed consistently across mission environments.
- Integrate cloud platforms with enterprise identity, PKI, DNS, logging, SIEM, vulnerability management, endpoint security, and other DoW enterprise services.
- Support containerized and Kubernetes-based workloads, including cluster configuration, ingress, storage, networking, secrets, and lifecycle management.
- Implement secure DevSecOps pipelines and automated testing, compliance validation, patching, and deployment processes.
- Troubleshoot complex cross-domain infrastructure issues involving network connectivity, performance, identity, storage, compute, and application dependencies.
- Collaborate with cybersecurity, data, software, network, and mission teams to ensure platform services satisfy mission and security requirements.
- Produce technical documentation, architecture diagrams, standard operating procedures, configuration baselines, and operational runbooks.
- Create, manage, and monitor Azure storage solutions (Blob, File, Queue). Implement and maintain robust backup and disaster recovery procedures.
QualificationsRequired Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in relevant technical field (or equivalent experience) and 6+ years of experience.
- Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider and preferably both Azure and AWS.
- Experience with virtualization, enterprise storage, networking, Linux and Windows administration, containers, and Kubernetes.
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code, automation, CI/CD, source control, and configuration management.
- Understanding of cloud security, Zero Trust principles, identity and access management, encryption, logging, vulnerability management, and compliance controls.
- Strong troubleshooting and systems-integration skills in complex enterprise or mission environments.
- Ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, program leadership, and government stakeholders.
- Must hold a CompTIA Security+ CE or other approved 8140 IAT Level II certification.
- Must hold at least one relevant cloud certification in either Azure or AWS.
- Must reside within a 75-mile radius of Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville ALor be willing to relocate prior to starting date.
- Active Secret security clearance must be able to maintain the security clearance required for this position.
Preferred Qualifications- Experience supporting DoW, DoD, intelligence-community, or other federal mission environments.
- Experience with IL4/IL5/IL6 or equivalent controlled cloud environments and federal security authorization processes.
- Relevant cloud or infrastructure certifications such as AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, or security certifications.
- Experience with disconnected, constrained, or edge environments and hybrid data-center modernization.
- Preferred experience with SPECTRO Cloud, including deployment, configuration, administration, and integration of SPECTRO Cloud capabilities within hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
- Preferred experience architecting, deploying, and integrating SPECTRO Cloud as part of secure hybrid and multi-cloud environments, including platform orchestration, workload management, automation, and integration with government mission systems.
Physical Demands- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
- The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
- Regular i3 hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, however, additional hours may be required on occasion. Regular and punctual attendance is required.
