Cloud Systems Engineer

Computer Technologies Consultants (CTC) is seeking an early to mid‑career level Cloud Systems Engineer to support our clients’ team in San Diego, CA. With offices in Washington DC and San Diego, CA, CTC is a leading technology company providing lifecycle IT, data analytics, cloud, agile software development, DevOps, test automation, cyber security, and infrastructure solutions. Additionally, we provide professional talent acquisition services as we proudly support the unique needs of U.S. defense, intelligence and federal civilian agencies as well as Fortune 1000 companies. What’s in it for you? Full time opportunity Competitive Salary Work for an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services Job Description We are seeking an early to mid‑career level Cloud Systems Engineer for our Operations, Infrastructure & Support Engineering Group that will focus on building and maintaining the tooling and infrastructure used to automate the release, deployment and upgrade processes for base cloud infrastructure. This individual will work on developing the automated pipelines for cloud environments as well as providing consulting services to application and infrastructure teams specific to automated build, test and release automation. This role will be responsible for the operations and operating environment for the DevOps platforms and will drive troubleshooting efforts around incidents and outages. Additional tasks will include: Designing, writing and delivering infrastructure as code software to improve the availability, scalability, latency and efficiency of the cloud environment Developing jobs for the deployment of various artifacts that support a continuous, security‑updated environment Participating in design and architecture discussions and build environments using infrastructure as code with Terraform and configuration management tools like Ansible Automating repetitive tasks to eliminate toil and drive consistency and repeatability Incident response and root‑cause analysis, support a blameless post‑mortems culture As a Cloud Systems Engineer, you will have a direct role in providing infrastructure services to our development environment. Engineers are the lifeblood of our clients’ company and they’re more than 5,000 strong. With our robust offering of educational and career development opportunities, your chances to grow are limitless. Required Education, Experience & Skills Active Top Secret clearance with SCI Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or Information Technology and 4+ years direct experience Security+ Certification or the ability to obtain certification within 3 months of hiring Experience working in a security culture Experience working with appropriate scripting languages and operating systems software (e.g., PowerShell, Bash) Experience with Ansible, Terraform or equivalent configuration management tools Should have flexibility in approach to finding solutions, ability to understand and act on customer needs and priorities, and ability to learn new technologies quickly Strong team building skills that enable collaboration and coordination within and across teams and functions Ability to automate menial tasks Excellent oral and written communication skills Azure, AWS or similar cloud provider experience Preferred Education, Experience & Skills Top Secret/SCI with polygraph clearance Security+ Certification Security Clearance Must have an active Top Secret/SCI clearance. Candidates with Top Secret/SCI and polygraph are preferred. Pay Information Full‑time Salary Range: $90k – $155k Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications such as skills, education and experience. Benefits/Perks 401(k) matching Accident and hospital indemnity insurance Dental insurance Disability insurance Employee referral bonus program Employee assistance plan Flexible spending account Health insurance Life insurance (term and universal w/long‑term care benefits) Paid time off (vacation, sick leave and 11 federal holidays) Professional development assistance/tuition reimbursement program Profit sharing retirement program Vision insurance Computer Technologies Consultants, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer that provides employment opportunities for all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, age, mental or sensory differing abilities, protected veteran status, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Computer Technologies Consultants, Inc. is devoted to diversity, equity, and inclusion. #J-18808-Ljbffr