- Requisition ID: 3041
- Standard Title: Senior Cloud Engineer
- Required Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph
- Location: Reston, VA
- Work Type: On-Site
- Shift: First
- Referral Eligibility: Eligible
- U.S. Citizenship Required? Yes
Position SummaryBase-2 Solutions is seeking a Sr. Cloud Engineer 3 to architect, design, and implement cloud solutions that help mission customers leverage cloud technologies. This role is responsible for developing robust and scalable cloud infrastructure, mentoring junior engineers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and mission delivery.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities- Support the design and implementation of cloud-based architecture, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security in alignment with industry best practices.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements, troubleshoot issues, and optimize cloud infrastructure.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to cloud engineers, including reviewing work and helping resolve complex technical challenges.
- Engage with stakeholders to translate technical requirements into actionable solutions.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues across cloud environments.
- Stay current on evolving cloud technologies and compliance standards.
- Provide requirement decomposition, requirement definition, and engineering expertise to ensure program requirements are developed and sustained.
- Prepare operating instructions and end-user training.
- Develop and implement cloud governance strategies to ensure compliance with relevant standards and regulations.
- Lead efforts to automate deployment, monitoring, and management processes to enhance efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
- Serve as a subject matter expert on cloud engineering best practices.
- Participate in knowledge sharing and contribute to the company's technical community.
- Participate in all phases of risk management assessments and architecture.
Required Qualifications- Active Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph.
- 10+ years of experience as a Cloud Solution Architect, Senior Cloud Engineer, or similar role, with a strong emphasis on cloud-based solution design and architecture.
- Certification to meet 8140/8570 standards, such as Security+ or above.
- Extensive experience building and leading AWS cloud infrastructure solutions at scale across multiple classification domains, including IL5 to IL6+.
- Hands-on experience using core AWS services, such as EC2, S3, Lambda, and EBS.
- Extensive hands-on cloud experience with AWS.
- Expert-level skills creating, managing, and hardening desktop operating system images in the cloud, such as AMIs, across multiple classification domains.
- In-depth understanding of modern cloud architecture patterns, including microservices, serverless computing, and containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes.
- Strong background in infrastructure-as-code using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible, with a focus on automated and repeatable cloud infrastructure delivery.
- In-depth understanding of cloud security best practices.
- Hands-on experience implementing security controls in cloud environments, including integration with enterprise authentication and authorization systems such as IAM, SSO, and federation.
- Excellent scripting and programming skills, such as Python and Bash, for automation, tooling, and orchestration.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a track record of developing innovative solutions to complex technical problems in large-scale cloud environments.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications- Hands-on cloud experience with AWS, Azure and/or GCP.
Required Education and Experience Equivalency- High School Diploma/GED: N/A
- Associate Degree: N/A
- Bachelor's Degree: 10 years of experience.
- Master's Degree: 10 years of experience.
- PhD: 10 years of experience.
Required Certifications- Minimum DoD 8140/8570 IAT Level II certification, such as CompTIA Security+, GSEC, or SSCP.
Required Security Clearance- Active Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph.
Pay & Benefit HighlightsCompensation- Competitive fixed salary or hourly pay (based on experience, skills, location, and internal equity).
- Employee referral bonuses up to $10,000 per hired referral.
- Additional bonus opportunities for exceptional performance and contributions to business development and company growth (role-dependent).
Health- 100% company-paid medical premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
- Choose from multiple plan options with CareFirst, Kaiser, and UnitedHealthcare, including PPO, POS, HMO, and HSA-compatible plans.
- 100% company-paid dental premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
- 100% company-paid vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
Income Protection- 100% company-paid premiums for short-term disability.
- 100% company-paid premiums for long-term disability.
- 100% company-paid premiums for accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D).
- 100% company-paid premiums for life insurance up to $200,000.
Retirement- 401(k) with immediate vesting: 4% company match plus a 4% non-elective company contribution (8% total).
- 401(k) pre-tax and Roth options.
Leave- Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO).
- 11 paid floating holidays.
Work-Life Balance- Flexible work schedules, including flex time and compressed work periods (contract and project-dependent).
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