Must be a U.S. Citizen with active TS/SCI with Poly; NS2 does not offer Visa sponsorships for this role. All internals must have manager's approval to transfer. The NS2 Senior Cloud Engineer/Systems Administrator candidate will be responsible for leading the development of a standalone implementation of SAP Products and solutions that meet our client's complex needs. This position is located onsite in Chantilly, VA. Candidate should be hands-on and has the necessary knowledge of cloud-based systems and associated security principals to effectively work with minimal supervision in a cloud environment, understanding the complexities that come with cloud, and can effectively communicate cloud design/architecture ideas to technical as well as non-technical client stakeholders. This is a full-time position, and due to security requirements is on-site only.
Skills/Experience Requirements- The ideal candidate will possess deep technical skills in software architecture and cloud computing as well as very strong written and public communication skills.
- Strong Design & Architecture skills- Experience in the overall architecture of software applications for products and solutions.
- Expertise using Infrastructure as Code tools such as CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible and Chef.
- Experience with AWS Management Tools as CloudWatch and Cloud Trail.
- Understanding cloud relevant data serialization languages such as JSON and YAML.
- Proven strong system administration experience.
- 5+ years of experience with Linux (various distributions) and demonstrated strong UNIX Shell scripting knowledge.
- 5+ years of experience with native cloud backend and frontend development technologies such as: node.js, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Angular etc.
- Expertise in cloud-native architecture and development, including microservices, event-driven, and CQRS architecture.
- Experience in designing/architecting horizontally scalable, multi-tenant web applications, within a large-scale service-oriented architecture, delivered in a SaaS (software as a service)
- SaaS Architectural knowledge gained from experience.
- Sound experience in cloud environments (AWS, Azure and/or GCP)
- Working with DevOps methodologies and tools to establish and execute a flawless development process, pipelines.
- Collaborating with all development process contributors, including Product Managers, Architects, Project Management, Scrum Masters, Developers, User Assistance Developers, and DevOps to ensure successful product delivery.
- Develop expertise on Product Standards like Security and Performance and incorporate them into the design.
- Hold or have the ability to obtain a required DoD 8570 certification (e.g., CASP+, CISSP) within 6 months of hire.
- Relevant cloud provider certifications.
Desired Experience and Skills- Strong knowledge of SAP processes and experience in enterprise software development would be an added advantage.
- Industry recognized system administration certification
Additional Requirements- BA/BS Degree is required. Ideally in Computer Science, Cyber Security, Information Security, Engineering, Information Technology. MA/MS Preferred.
- TS SCI with Polygraph
Requisition ID: 455816 | Work Area: Information Technology | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid
Requisition ID: 455816
Posted Date: Jul 28, 2026
Work Area: Information Technology
Career Status: Professional
Employment Type: Regular Full Time
Expected Travel: 0 - 10%
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