Cloud Systems Engineer (Secret) (4496)
SMX is seeking Cloud Systems Engineers to support the design and implementation of secure, scalable multi-cloud infrastructure for the United States Air Force. The role involves cloud design, development, engineering, integration, and architecture, with a focus on onboarding new cloud accounts and applications, conducting security patching, and supporting deployment activities.
Responsibilities
- Design, architect, and optimize secure cloud solutions in AWS, Azure, Google, and/or Oracle environments
- Navigate client-facing engagements and work in tandem with other vendors
- Contribute to technical discussions both internally and with customer or vendor teams
- Focus on cloud-native services and optimizing the customer landscape through adoption of these services
- Define and engineer solution capabilities that satisfy customer business drivers / requirements and meet service delivery objectives
- Lead and/or support cloud migration strategies and establish environments (Dev, QA, Prod, etc.) across classified and unclassified networks
- Implement automation for provisioning, configuration, security, and monitoring using DevOps best practices
- Integrate cloud services with analytics tools
- Support infrastructure security design, patching, and compliance documentation to support governance and ATO processes
- Develop and apply engineering methods and solutions for cloud environments
Skills
- Must have High School diploma or Bachelors degree and minimum 1-3 years' experience for junior-level
- Must have Bachelor's degree or equivalent certification plus 4 years' experience for mid-level
- Must have Bachelor's degree or equivalent certification plus 8 years' experience for senior-level
- Must have Master's degree or equivalent certification plus 16 years' experience for SME-level
- Active Security Clearance Required: Secret
- Expertise in cloud, including native services for compute, storage, networking, security, and automation
- Experience implementing DevOps practices using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Jenkins, Git, or Ansible
- Demonstrated ability to lead enterprise-scale system integrations and automation projects
- Proven experience establishing and managing environments across multiple enclaves and security domains
- Strong understanding of cloud security frameworks, continuous monitoring, and system hardening
- Familiarity with cloud governance tools (e.g., Xacta, eMASS) and experience supporting Authority to Operate (ATO) processes
- Ability to develop and maintain technical documentation, infrastructure diagrams, and cloud migration strategies
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Demonstrate the ability to improvise solutions, either with automation or with existing products
- Understanding of C4I systems
- Knowledge of Windows operating environments
- Familiarity with RMF, NIST 800-53, STIGs, and basic cloud security principles
- Must have experience with integration of Software with IBM Maximo Application Suite (MAS) Architecture, IBM WebSphere, and Red Hat OpenShift on Azure
- Prior experience supporting United States Air Force cloud programs
- Experience in Zero Trust and modern DevSecOps concepts
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Paid leave
- Retirement
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