Hybrid Cloud Engineer IRES - SSFB

Hybrid Cloud Engineer IRES - SSFB - (ADV000AKW) 

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Position Title: Hybrid Cloud Engineer

Location: Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO

Relocation Assistance: None available at this time

Remote/Telework: NO - Not available for this position

Clearance Type: DoD Secret

Shift: Day shift (Mon-Fri)

Travel Required: Up to 10% of the time

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Description of Duties:

The Hybrid Cloud Engineer supports the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract. The candidate will:

 

·         Establishing cloud/virtualization governance and driving cloud-native modernization.

·         Ensuring tight integration with IT, cybersecurity, and application delivery teams.

·         Design, implement, troubleshoot, and sustain hybrid environments for the Missile Defense Space Center.

·         Administer Container Platforms such as OpenShift, Docker, and Podman as well as maintain Repositories/Registries.

·         Work with system engineers to identify and define requirements for new systems/system modifications, developing designs, and implementing and testing solutions.

·         Conduct daily system monitoring, system backup and restoral, and application upgrades to ensure optimal and continuous system operations.

·         Be responsible for ensuring system software installations, maintenance, break/fix activities, and cyber security mitigations are performed in accordance with established policies, procedures and service level agreements.

·         Carrying out high-level activities associated with design and system architecture.

·         Design and implement secure, scalable cloud architectures (Azure, AWS, or hybrid) for enterprise workloads.

·         Collaborate with cybersecurity, DevSecOps, infrastructure, and application teams to ensure integration and compliance.

·         Lead cloud migration and modernization initiatives, including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS transitions.

·         Develop infrastructure-as-code (IaC) templates (e.g., ARM, Terraform, CloudFormation)

 

The successful candidate will:

·         Be a strong innovator in process improvement and system design.

·         Be able to quickly learn challenging concepts, decompose difficult service problems and provide resolution.

·         Be able to create and follow standard processes and clearly document results.

·         Effectively function as self-starter and identify risks, issues, and opportunities to leadership.

·         Have excellent presentation, oral and written skills to facilitate effective and efficient interchanges with senior customer management and customers.

·         This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge on-prem and cloud platforms in support of defense, intelligence, and enterprise modernization programs.

 

 

Resumes, in month and year format, must be submitted with application in order to be considered for the position.  The selected candidate may be assigned as an employee for one of our teammate companies.

 

Here's What You'll Need:

 

Basic Requirements:

Must have one of the following combinations of education and experience; Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of general experience; Master’s degree and 8 years of general experience.

 

·         Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field

·         Must have 8 years of IT experience, with 3 years in cloud engineering roles

·         Must have 3 years of experience in management or leadership roles

·         Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform

·         Experience with automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, Bicep, etc.)

·         Familiarity with Kubernetes, containerization, and service mesh (AKS, EKS, Istio)

·         Experience designing hybrid and multi-cloud solutions

·         Understanding of networking, storage, identity, and DevSecOps pipelines

·         Excellent written and verbal communication skills

·         Must meet DoD 8570 certification requirements (e.g. Sec+) within 60 days of hire

·         Must have, or be able to obtain a DoD Secret clearance

 

Desired Requirements:

 

·         Current DoD Secret or TS/SCI clearance

·         Cloud certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional)

·         Experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD) or Federal cloud initiatives

·         Experience with model-based system engineering models and tools

·         Experience working in an agile environment

·         Have experience administering a Red Hat Linux environment

·         Have experience writing and executing Ansible playbooks

·         Have experience with scripting languages (e.g. YAML, Python)

 

This position is expected to pay $149,000 - $174,000 annually; depending on experience, education, and any certifications that are directly related to the position.

 

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days. If a candidate has not been selected at that time, it will continue to be posted until a suitable candidate is selected or the position is closed.

 

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things that you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Typical benefits offered include flexible work schedules, educational reimbursement, retirement benefits (401K match), employee stock purchase plan, health benefits, tax saving options, disability benefits, life and accident insurance, voluntary benefits, paid time off and paid holidays, and parental leave.

 Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language at EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans  and Labor Laws Posters. 

Primary Location

: United States-Colorado-Colorado Springs-20348-CSP1

Other Locations

: United States-Colorado-Colorado Springs, United States-Colorado-Colorado Springs-20348-SHRV-02, United States-Colorado-Schriever AFB-IRES, United States-Colorado-Schriever AFB-20348-SHRV

Travel

: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Job Posting

: Apr 22, 2025, 9:19:20 PM

Job

: Systems

Organization

: CMS

Job Type

: ExperiencedJob Classification: Fulltime-Regular

Work Locations

: 20348-CSP1 .  Colorado Springs 81919Capabilities: Defense Infrastructure