Cloud Engineer
Location: Arlington, VA or Falls Church, VA
Required Clearance: Public Trust
Since 1999, ITEC has delivered mission-critical support to the DoD and Intelligence Community. Now part of ManpowerGroup Public Sector (MGPS), we continue that work with expanded capabilities. Employees hired through this process will join MGPS and receive a comprehensive benefits package and competitive pay.
U.S. Citizenship Mandatory: Due to our US federal government contract, candidates for this position are required to be a US Citizen and will be subject to a background investigation.
Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced AWS/DevOps Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain secure cloud environments with a strong emphasis on cybersecurity and operations in air-gapped or restricted network environments. The ideal candidate has a strong Linux background, hands-on AWS experience, and proven DevOps practices supporting secure, mission-critical systems.
Required Skills:
- 4+ years of Linux (Red Hat, CentOS or Oracle Linux preferred), Python, AWS and git experience.
- 3+ years experience with DevOps (configuration management (Ansible preferred), application deployment, security, etc.).
- Strong experience with AWS core services.
- Proficiency in infrastructure automation and scripting (e.g., Bash, Python).
- Strong troubleshooting and operational support skills.
- Ability to work independently in secure, highly controlled environments.
- CompTIA Security+ or equivalent DoD 8570 compliant certificate.
Desired Skills:
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional or equivalent.
- AWS Certified Security – Specialty or equivalent.
- Experience delivering, securing and managing container based applications.
- Experience working on Agile Software Teams.
- Experience in supporting DoD customers in a technical environment.
- Experience with government cloud solutions (AWS, Azure etc.).
- Demonstrated critical thinking and problem solving skills.
Travel Required: None anticipated
