Electronic Consulting Services, Inc (ECS Federal)

Electronic Consulting Services, Inc (ECS Federal)

Senior Cloud Engineer

Falls Church, Virginia, USA · Senior · Contract

No sponsorshipDetected 64 days ago
TypeScriptAWSCloud PlatformsKubernetesTerraformAnsibleCI/CDGrafanaCybersecurityIncident ResponseSystems EngineeringFirewallLoad BalancingLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingCompTIA

About the role

  • Job Description Everforth ECS is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to work in the National Capital Region covering the Pentagon, Falls Church, and Fairfax.
  • Please Note: This position is contingent upon contract award.
  • The WDP focuses on operational warfighting data and aims to accelerate the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) on the battlefield.

Responsibilities

  • The WDP extends to Unclassified, Secret, and Top Secret environments, and supports collaboration between Combatant Commands, Joint Staff directorates, Senior Executive Service leaders, and operational analysts.
  • Develops, deploys, and maintains secure cloud infrastructures supporting Department of War operational, analytical, and mission-support systems.
  • Supports release and deployment activities using automated orchestration pipelines, version control repositories, rollback procedures, and production validation steps documented in Software Release Plans.
  • Implements configuration hardening standards across compute, storage, and networking layers using government-approved controls, automated remediation tools, and continuous compliance checks.
  • Performs system administration functions including firewall rule adjustments, capacity optimization, load balancing actions, and cross-enclave connectivity troubleshooting.
  • Supports incident response teams by collecting system evidence, identifying anomalous activity, and contributing to root cause analysis supporting military investigative processes.
  • Maintains operational documentation covering system configurations, architecture baselines, capacity reports, and performance dashboards.
  • Coordinates with program leadership, engineers, and mission stakeholders to validate requirements, integrate technical enhancements, and sustain operational readiness.
  • Delivers resilient cloud operations supporting Department of War mission execution, data integrity, and enterprise reliability.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Highly developed interpersonal and oral/written communication skills, with the ability to effectively and professionally interact with a diverse set of stakeholders (from peers to end-users to executive management).
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cloud Computing, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or a closely related technical field.
  • Required Skills Current Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret (TS) security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).

Benefits

  • Implements CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and AWS Config to track operational health, configuration drift, performance thresholds, and compliance metrics.
  • Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, with a proven ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate solution.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Required Skills Current Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret (TS) security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)
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