Senior Cloud Engineer
Summary
Senior Cloud Engineer building and operating secure, classified cloud environments (AWS GovCloud, air-gapped on-prem) for WWT's Government Services unit: day to day is IaC with Terraform/Ansible, Kubernetes/OpenShift, GitLab DevSecOps pipelines, Nutanix and Cisco networking. Requires an active TS/SCI clearance; onsite in Chantilly, VA or the DC Capital Region.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- minimum Top Secret (TS) with eligibility to access SCI material
- 8+ years of experience
- Knowledge of cloud engineering, infrastructure, or related technical roles.
- Hands on experience with major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Knowledge of AI/ML compute environments, distributed systems, or HPC.
- Skills in IaC (Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation) and DevSecOps pipelines.
- Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes) and cloud networking/storage optimization.
- Strong understanding of secure cloud practices and multi enclave operations.
- Effective communication and cross team collaboration skills.
Unique Skills / Technical Requirements:
- Air-gapped hybrid cloud and on‑premises operational environments, including complex
- multi‑enclave ecosystems
- AWS GovCloud/SC2S/C2S and GCP cloud platforms Nutanix host and cluster
- configuration, management with Prism Central, and NDFS configuration/management
- Cisco switching, routing, firewalling, and site-to-site functionality (such as IPSEC,
- DMVPN, and SD-WAN)
- Locally hosted GPU servers
- Multi-tenant Cross-Domain Solutions (CDS)
- Infrastructure‑as‑Code (Terraform, Ansible)
- Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift)
- Cloud‑native security implementation and security accreditation processes
- Advanced GitLab CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices
- Enterprise database services (RDS, RDS Aurora, DynamoDB)
- Serverless architectures (Lambda)
- Cloud networking and VPC configuration
- Monitoring, logging, and data platforms (Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, Splunk)
- Microservices architecture and API Gateway implementation
- Development experience with Python, .NET/C#, and related languages
- Identity and access services (Microsoft Active Directory, LDAP / OpenLDAP, Entra ID,
- Keycloak)
- High‑assurance cross‑domain and encryption solutions (TACLANE, NCAP)
- Cloud cost‑optimization techniques
- Operating Systems: Linux (e.g., Rocky, RedHat, Amazon, Ubuntu), Windows, and Mac
- OS
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with hybrid or multi cloud integrations.
- Familiarity with GPU/accelerator hardware and AI optimized cloud patterns.
- Cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Architect).
- Experience working in high security or classified environments.
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Preferred locations: (onsite) Chantilly, VA or Washington DC Capital Region facility
Certain states and localities require employers to post a reasonable estimate of salary range. A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range for this position is $155,00.00 to $165,000.00 annually. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including shift, location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ. Certain positions may also be eligible for variable incentive compensation, such as bonuses or commissions, that is not included in the base pay.
The well-being of WWT employees is essential. So, when it comes to our benefits package, WWT has one of the best. We offer the following benefits to all full-time employees:
- Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program
- Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Time Off: PTO and Sick Leave (starting at 20 days per year) & Holidays (10 per year), Parental Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement
- Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program
We strive to create an environment where all employees are empowered to succeed based on their skills, performance, and dedication. Our goal is to cultivate a culture of belonging that encourages innovation, collaboration, and respect for all team members, ensuring that WWT remains a great place to work for All!
If you have any questions or concerns about this posting, please email taposting@wwt.com.
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Skills
- Active Directory
- AI
- Ansible
- API
- Aurora
- AWS
- Azure
- Bicep
- CI/CD
- Cisco
- Cloud
- CloudFormation
- Containerization
- C#
- DevSecOps
- Distributed Systems
- Docker
- .NET
- DynamoDB
- Elasticsearch
- Entra ID
- GCP
- GitLab
- HPC
- Infrastructure as Code
- IPsec
- Keycloak
- Kubernetes
- Lambda
- LDAP
- Linux
- Machine Learning
- Microservices
- Networking
- OpenSearch
- OpenShift
- Python
- RDS
- SD-WAN
- Serverless
- Splunk
- Terraform
- TypeScript
- Ubuntu
- VPC
- WAN