Cloud Engineer

Summary
Position Title: Cloud Engineer
Position ID: TA245
Location(s): On-site; Aurora, CO; Herndon, VA
Application Deadline: October 31, 2026
Security Clearance Requirement: An active TS/SCI Security Clearance with the ability to take and pass a CI polygraph within 30 days or at the customer's request

Job Description
Trusted Space is seeking a Cloud Engineer with a Bachelor’s degree or higher and 10+ years’ experience to join our team. Candidates will build and automate secure, highly available cloud and containerized environments while designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines that streamline deployment, testing, and configuration through infrastructure-as-code practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and automate cloud infrastructure and containerized services (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift), enabling high availability.
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and release orchestration for large-scale deployments, leveraging infrastructure-as-code and automated configuration to streamline builds, testing, patching, and delivery.
• Harden and secure systems using DevSecOps practices or OWASP frameworks; implement and troubleshoot PKI/certificates, identity integration (e.g., Active Directory/FreeIPA), security baselines, STIG-aligned patching, and compliance controls.
• Monitor and optimize reliability and observability (logging, metrics, tracing) across networking, OS, containers, and cloud services; diagnose complex issues affecting performance, availability, or security in classified environments.
• Develop and maintain engineering artifacts and configuration management to ensure repeatable, well-documented operations aligned to the integrated master schedule (IMS).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 10+ years in DevOps or related experience.
• 4+ years of experience cloud engineering, build/release automation, or orchestration.
• Experience with containerization (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience working with Java Spring framework applications.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines built for classified environments, and Agile methodology.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), infrastructure-as-code, and automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Git/GitLab, Jenkins).
• An active TS/SCI Security Clearance with the ability to take and pass a CI polygraph within 30 days or at the customer's request.
• Current IAT Level II certification (examples include Security+ CE, SSCP, CCNA-Security, or GSEC).

Desired Skills and Experience

• Familiarity with scripting languages and data formats (e.g. Bash, PowerShell, Python, XML, JSON).
• Familiarity with the Atlassian Tool Suite.
• Familiarity with OWASP, STIGs, and security hardening in classified or highly regulated environments.
• Experience with Linux system administration (RHEL), PKI/certificates, and identity services such as Active Directory or FreeIPA.
• Cloud certification such as AWS Solutions Architect Associate, Google Cloud Architect, or Microsoft MCSE – Cloud Platform.
• An active Top Secret/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Compensation
The salary range for this role is $130,000 - $200,000. Please note that this range is a general guideline and can vary. Trusted Space, LLC considers several factors when extending an offer including, but not limited to: scope, location, position responsibilities, education/training, key skills and business considerations.

Benefits
Trusted Space seeks to create an environment where Employees are empowered and supported to achieve their full potential. We encourage life-long learning within our agile and innovative work environment. We offer competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans; life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; 401(k) plan; paid holidays and generous paid time off; short-term and long-term disability insurance; and other benefits to promote health, wellness, and a positive work-life balance.

About Trusted Space
Trusted Space is the premier provider of trusted autonomy and battlespace management software solutions enabling machine speed sensing, sense making, decision making, and acting for critical space and intelligence missions. Our portfolio includes trusted autonomy software products, real-time image processing capabilities, advanced space mission engineering services, and space operations & training solutions. We empower government and commercial customers to achieve mission superiority in space reconnaissance & surveillance, dynamic space operations, space-based ISR, and ground/command & control (C2) systems.

Rooted in our adherence to the Golden Rule – to treat others as we want to be treated – Trusted Space fosters a culture of innovation, mission-focus, agility, and technical excellence. We offer a collaborative and supportive work environment, world-class benefits, and work-life balance. We encourage life-long learning and continuous improvement in all we do. We consider it a privilege to work with our customers to provide solutions to their most difficult national security and intelligence challenges.

Trusted Space, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, national origin, veteran status, disability status or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. All aspects of employment are decided based on qualifications, merit, competence, performance, and business need.

DISCLAIMER: Trusted Space, LLC only uses the respective domains of trustedspace.com and trustedspace.us for official contact and any other domains are likely a scam and do not originate from our company. Trusted Space will never ask a candidate for access or pass codes to personal accounts including e-mails, bank accounts, CashApp, Paypal, Venmo, etc.