Oct 30
Secret
$120,000 - $204,000
Unspecified
Engineering - Systems
Vicksburg, MS (On-Site/Office)
Job Description
At BAE Systems, we're dedicated to delivering innovative solutions that make a meaningful impact. We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Cloud Engineer/Architect to join our team in Vicksburg, MS. The selected candidate will hold a critical role for our IT enterprise, responsible for leading the architectural vision, design, and implementation of highly scalable, resilient, and secure cloud solutions. This individual will collaborate closely with other engineers, architects, and business stakeholders to translate enterprise business requirements into effective and efficient cloud infrastructure designs. The candidate that fits this position has experience as a Cloud Design Engineer and is responsible for Cloud systems engineering, provisioning, managing cloud services/systems. The candidate maintains, optimizes, repairs, and recovers cloud environment infrastructure components; coordinates configuration services for approved Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offerings; monitors cloud environment changes and coordinates Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)/SaaS updates/upgrades with application owners; decommissions obsolete cloud services. A key responsibility is to drive innovation and modernization by creating repeatable, automated, and standardized processes for cloud deployments.
The Senior Cloud Design Engineer is also accountable for ensuring the integrity and security of all cloud systems. This involves designing and enforcing robust security controls, access management (IAM) policies, encryption standards, and compliance frameworks to protect critical enterprise data. They will also take a leading role in performance optimization and cost management by constantly monitoring cloud resources, identifying opportunities for efficiency, and recommending cost-saving strategies. Furthermore, this role provides technical guidance and support for escalated cloud-related incidents and troubleshooting, participating in on-call rotations as needed to maintain high availability and business continuity. They will also play a key mentoring role for junior engineers, helping to foster a culture of continuous learning and excellence within the team. Regular duties also include creating and maintaining comprehensive technical documentation, diagrams, and presentations to ensure transparent communication and knowledge sharing across the organization
Location:
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
Certifications:
Behavior Framework:
To excel in this role, the ideal candidate should demonstrate the following behaviors:
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $120000 - $204000
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it's what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts - defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team-making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.
Intelligence & Security (I&S), based in McLean, Virginia, designs and delivers advanced defense, intelligence, and security solutions that support the important missions of our customers. Our pride and dedication shows in everything we do-from intelligence analysis, cyber operations and IT expertise to systems development, systems integration, and operations and maintenance services. Knowing that our work enables the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage and defeat threats inspires us to push ourselves and our technologies to new levels.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.
At BAE Systems, we're dedicated to delivering innovative solutions that make a meaningful impact. We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Cloud Engineer/Architect to join our team in Vicksburg, MS. The selected candidate will hold a critical role for our IT enterprise, responsible for leading the architectural vision, design, and implementation of highly scalable, resilient, and secure cloud solutions. This individual will collaborate closely with other engineers, architects, and business stakeholders to translate enterprise business requirements into effective and efficient cloud infrastructure designs. The candidate that fits this position has experience as a Cloud Design Engineer and is responsible for Cloud systems engineering, provisioning, managing cloud services/systems. The candidate maintains, optimizes, repairs, and recovers cloud environment infrastructure components; coordinates configuration services for approved Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offerings; monitors cloud environment changes and coordinates Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)/SaaS updates/upgrades with application owners; decommissions obsolete cloud services. A key responsibility is to drive innovation and modernization by creating repeatable, automated, and standardized processes for cloud deployments.
The Senior Cloud Design Engineer is also accountable for ensuring the integrity and security of all cloud systems. This involves designing and enforcing robust security controls, access management (IAM) policies, encryption standards, and compliance frameworks to protect critical enterprise data. They will also take a leading role in performance optimization and cost management by constantly monitoring cloud resources, identifying opportunities for efficiency, and recommending cost-saving strategies. Furthermore, this role provides technical guidance and support for escalated cloud-related incidents and troubleshooting, participating in on-call rotations as needed to maintain high availability and business continuity. They will also play a key mentoring role for junior engineers, helping to foster a culture of continuous learning and excellence within the team. Regular duties also include creating and maintaining comprehensive technical documentation, diagrams, and presentations to ensure transparent communication and knowledge sharing across the organization
Location:
- This candidate shall be located within 50 miles of Vicksburg, MS. #Castle-Net
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
- Minimum of 10+ years of experience as an Engineering Architect, including 5+ years of experience focused on Cloud Engineering.
- Active Secret clearance required.
- Self-Efficient with Supervisor/Manager experience
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Certifications:
- DoDM 8140.03 (former DoD 8570.01-M) Level 3 Certification within six months of start date.
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect or equivalent
- ITIL 4 Foundations within six months of start date.
- Possession of at least one intermediate- to advanced-level certification recognized by industry standards in the relevant field of practice
Behavior Framework:
To excel in this role, the ideal candidate should demonstrate the following behaviors:
- Innovative Problem-Solving: Ability to develop creative solutions to complex problems.
- Collaboration: Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Adaptability: Ability to adapt to changing priorities and requirements.
- Technical Expertise: Demonstrated expertise in computer systems engineering/architecture and incident response.
- Exhibits an exceptional degree of ingenuity, creativity and resourcefulness. Applies and/or develops highly advanced concepts, techniques and standards. Viewed as expert in the field. Often acts independently to uncover and resolve issues associated with long-range goals and objectives. Assignments are often self-initiated. Work is checked only to the effectiveness of results obtained, typically requiring a long-term perspective
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
- Master's degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
- Desired certifications: PMP
- DoDM 8140.03 (former DoD 8570.01-M) Level 3 Certification.
- ITIL v4 foundations.
- Configuration Management/Document Management.
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $120000 - $204000
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it's what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts - defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team-making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.
Intelligence & Security (I&S), based in McLean, Virginia, designs and delivers advanced defense, intelligence, and security solutions that support the important missions of our customers. Our pride and dedication shows in everything we do-from intelligence analysis, cyber operations and IT expertise to systems development, systems integration, and operations and maintenance services. Knowing that our work enables the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage and defeat threats inspires us to push ourselves and our technologies to new levels.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.
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At BAE Systems, our ethos is etched in purpose – a purpose that binds us to protect those who protect us, to unite our community of colleagues and customers, and to drive forward the growth and development of our exceptional team members. Guided by unwavering commitment, we stand shoulder to shoulder with our defenders, fostering an environment where purpose isn’t just a statement, it’s our shared heartbeat.
