Sr. Cloud Engineer

Position Title: Sr. Cloud Engineer Location: DC/Maryland
Citizenship Required: Yes
Clearance Level: Secret
Telecommute: Hybrid
Travel Required: No
Full-Time W2, Salaried, Exempt: $160,000 - $180,000

At Cloudshape our employees have incredible opportunities to work in helping organizations securely transform their IT Infrastructure to meet the changing business cultures. We help government agencies transform their IT infrastructure using a solutions-driven approach that focuses on business outcomes rather than activities and tasks. This results in reduced capital requirements; lower and predictable operating costs; better alignment with business objectives; and reduced risk.
Our people make us who we are. We believe that to be a good partner for our clients we must have a solid team dynamic. We place emphasis on personal growth and learning new skills. 


Cloudshape is experiencing rapid growth within our IT & Engineering Portfolio. We are currently seeking a talented Sr. Cloud Engineer to join our growing team. This person will be responsible for maintaining, configuring, and managing a secure, scalable, and highly available solutions on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform.

To be considered for this position, US Citizenship and an active Secret security clearance is required. This is a funded position on a 10-year contract and is contingent upon verification of a security clearance prior to starting with Cloudshape.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable cloud infrastructure solutions across platforms such as AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud.
• Develop and manage cloud architecture, automation, and infrastructure-as-code solutions to improve reliability and operational efficiency.
• Configure, monitor, and optimize cloud environments, including compute, storage, networking, identity management, and security services.
• Support cloud migration initiatives, system modernization efforts, and integration of enterprise applications and services.
• Implement and maintain cloud security controls, compliance requirements, and best practices aligned with organizational and customer requirements.
• Develop automation scripts and workflows using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, Python, or similar technologies.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructure issues and provide technical guidance for performance, availability, and scalability improvements.
• Collaborate with engineering, cybersecurity, and operations teams to design solutions, establish standards, and continuously improve cloud services.

Basic Qualifications:

• At least eight (8) years of overall IT experience with 6+ years of AWS cloud experience with a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology or related field or equivalent professional experience.
• Design, manage and deploy AWS services, including but not limited to EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, and CloudWatch while utilizing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, such as AWS CloudFormation and Terraform, to automate the deployment and management of infrastructure resources.
• AWS Solution Architect Professional certification
• US Citizen with an active secret security clearance.
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills, proficient in using the AWS CLI, PowerShell, and Python, to identify and resolve issues in an AWS environment.
• Extensive experience in Implementing version control and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for infrastructure code.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with Azure is highly preferred
• AZ104 or AZ305 certifications are highly preferred.

Cloudshape is committed to employee growth through learning, training, advancement, and rewards. We offer a full range of benefits that includes:

• Paid Time Off
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Cloudshape will contribute to 401K plans without employee contributions.
• Bonus Potential
• Life Insurance and AD&D Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Training Assistance
• Employee Referral Program

Cloudshape is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or to perform the essential functions of the job, please contact View email address on click.appcast.io. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.
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