Cloud Engineer - Sr

Job Description

Job Description

Join the Nalley Consulting team at Southcom HQ.

Position: Cloud Engineer
LCAT:  Mid
Location: SOUTHCOM HQ, Doral, FL / Off-site
Office:  U.S. SOUTHERN COMMAND J2

Required clearance:  No

Required education:  Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or five (5) years of equivalent experience in cloud engineering.

Description:

• Design, deploy, and maintain secure cloud environments in AWS and Azure, ensuring compliance with DoD cloud security frameworks and best practices.
• Configure identity and access management (IAM) solutions, enforce role-based access controls (RBAC), and manage cloud security groups and firewalls.
• Optimize cloud networking configurations, including VPC peering, VPNs, and cross-domain connectivity to ensure secure and efficient cloud operations.
• Support the development of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM templates to automate secure cloud deployments.
• Contribute to the Cloud Security & Performance Optimization Report, detailing cloud security configurations, resource utilization efficiencies, and compliance measures.
• Track and report Kubernetes and other workload-specific cloud resource usage by Work Order, using GovCloud-native observability tools (e.g., Azure Monitor, AWS CloudWatch, Cost Explorer).
• Coordinate with other Work Order contractors (e.g., Security and Compliance Analyst) to reconcile prepay or reserve usage against actual consumption and provide monthly reports on compute and storage allocation, tagging compliance, and projected costs.
• Advise the Government on workload placement and optimization strategies across IL2, IL4, and IL5 environments to reduce cost while maintaining performance and security compliance.
• Provision and maintain IL2, IL4, and IL5 GovCloud infrastructure using native Azure and/or AWS tools where feasible.
• Implement cloud-native services for monitoring (e.g., CloudWatch, Azure Monitor), cost tracking, and compliance automation to support scalability, security, and chargeback alignment.
• Provision infrastructure in coordination with IAM Engineers, Kubernetes Engineers, Data Lake Engineers, JIRA/GitLab Administrators, Help Desk Support Engineers (CI/CD and audit integration), and Procurement and license validation team.
• Provision and manage shared container environments and storage for dependent Work Orders, ensuring secure, efficient resource allocation and cross-Work Order operability.

Required Experience: 

• Possess the knowledge and capability to design, deploy, and maintain GovCloud-based infrastructures across AWS and Azure, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security for mission-critical applications.
• Required expertise includes cloud architecture, networking, virtualization, containerization, and security best practices, with proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Must have experience in hybrid and multi-cloud configurations, including Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) peering, identity management (IAM), and cross-domain solutions.
• Must have strong expertise in the Authority to Operate (ATO) process is required, including preparing security documentation, conducting compliance assessments, and maintaining continuous monitoring per DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF), NIST 800-53 Rev. 5, FedRAMP, and DoD IL-4/IL-5 security mandates.
• Must optimize cloud resources for compute, storage, and networking efficiency while ensuring full compliance with DoD governance policies.
• Must have experience designing, deploying, and managing AWS and Azure cloud environments with a focus on security, automation, and scalability.
• Required expertise includes Identity and Access Management (IAM), role-based access control (RBAC), Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA), and cloud networking configurations such as VPC peering, subnets, VPNs, and security groups.
• Must demonstrate proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM templates, ensuring secure and scalable deployments.
• Must have experience supporting Authority to Operate (ATO) processes is required, including preparing System Security Plans (SSP), Security Assessment Reports (SAR), and Plans of Action & Milestones (POA&M), and maintaining compliance with DoD governance frameworks and NIST requirements.
• Must collaborate with cybersecurity teams to implement security controls in accordance with FedRAMP, RMF, and DoD IL-4/IL-5 security mandates, while optimizing cloud resource allocation for efficiency.

Desired Qualifications:

• Desired certifications include AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, and Google Professional Cloud Architect.

 

ABOUT NALLEY CONSULTING

Nalley Consulting is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business working with prime partners to staff Department of Defense and Intelligence Community positions. Created by a U.S. Navy intelligence veteran, Nalley Consulting has grown to include multiple IDIQ vehicles in several states.

Nalley Consulting fringe benefits include:

• Excellent medical, dental, and vision benefits
• PTO
• 11 paid federal holidays
• Tuition assistance
• Paid military-reserve leave
• Paid parental leave for birth or adoption
• 401k matching up to 5 percent of the base salary
• Flex time
• Company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance.

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