Cloud Operations Engineer

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer oriented Cloud Operations Engineer to join our team in Virginia Beach, VA. This is a hybrid position with 1-2 days onsite and 2-3 days remote.

As an Operations Engineer, you will have the opportunity to grow your knowledge and skills as a member of the Cloud Operations Team for a NAVSEA cloud infrastructure program. The Cloud Ops team includes technical, security and programmatic related requirements as well as providing ongoing support to the engineering and cyber teams. You will collaborate with a skilled team of peers in support of the cloud operations of the platform. This position offers a great opportunity for growth and experience in cloud engineering, cloud security, cyber and service management.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Maintain and troubleshoot AWS compute assets, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Windows Server instances
• Monitor systems and support cyber defense activities, identifying and responding to security threats and incidents
• Assist with disaster recovery planning, training, and exercises to ensure system resilience
• Provide platform help desk support, managing open issues, new requests, and operational requirements under the Operations Lead's direction
• Develop and maintain program documentation and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) within the online knowledgebase
• Propose and help implement new tools and techniques to improve cloud operations and efficiency
• Support the evaluation of emerging DoD, DoN, and commercial technologies for potential integration into program environments
• Travel up to 25%

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or other related STEM discipline OR an Associate's degree and 11+ years of experience related to cloud engineering
• 9+ years of experience related to cloud engineering
• Experience with cloud systems deployed at multiple Impact Levels (IL2, IL4, IL5, IL6) within DoD-approved Cloud Service Providers such as AWS or Azure
• An active CompTIA Security+ certification or a higher-level DoD-approved security certification
• An active AWS Solution Architect Associate certification or higher

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) based architecture
• Familiarity with Git, GitHub, and Markdown
• Experience withTerraform and Ansible
• Experience with AWS SCCA - AWS Organizations

Clearance Requirements:

• Must have an active Secret security clearance.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations.
• Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.