Cloud Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Location

On site at Fort George G. Meade, MD, on a hybrid schedule. Daily on-site coverage Monday through Friday, core hours 0900 to 1500 ET; the onsite and telework balance is set by the COR at award.

About RAND Consulting Group

RAND Consulting Group, LLC (RCG) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and SBA 8(a) firm supporting the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community in financial management, PPBE, audit readiness, ServiceNow, and cloud data products. RCG holds a Top Secret facility clearance, CMMC Level 2 certification, and ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 27001, and ISO/IEC 20000-1 certifications.

Position Summary

Serve as cloud lead for a DoD emerging technology program, designing, deploying, maintaining, and securing multi-cloud infrastructure used for technology testing and evaluation, with minimal oversight.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, maintain, and secure cloud infrastructure across Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, and Oracle Cloud.
• Deploy and scale applications and services, and build templates for repeatable deployments using infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
• Deploy, configure, secure, and manage cloud-native container orchestration services such as AWS EKS/ECS, Azure AKS, Google GKE, and Oracle OKE.
• Configure virtual machines, networks, and user accounts; monitor health and performance; and enforce security policies and access controls.
• Perform regular maintenance, including patches and updates, and troubleshoot issues as they arise.
• Coordinate with cloud service providers and document configurations and procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of relevant professional experience in DoD, commercial, or comparable environments.
• Active Secret clearance. U.S. citizenship required.
• DoD 8140 certification at the Basic proficiency level for DCWF work role 451 (System Administrator) plus an industry cloud certification, or an Intermediate proficiency level certification for work role 451.
• Ability to provide on-site support at Fort George G. Meade, MD, during core hours.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of relevant professional experience in DoD, commercial, or comparable environments.
• Active Secret clearance. U.S. citizenship required.
• DoD 8140 certification at the Basic proficiency level for DCWF work role 451 (System Administrator) plus an industry cloud certification, or an Intermediate proficiency level certification for work role 451.
• Ability to provide on-site support at Fort George G. Meade, MD, during core hours.

This position is contingent upon contract award. RAND Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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