Cloud Platform Lead

Job Number: R0236920

Cloud Platform Lead

The Opportunity :

We are seeking a Cloud Platform Lead to provide hands-on technical leadership for cloud platform operations, application deployments, and delivery process improvement. This role is responsible for AWS based environments, CI / CD pipelines, containerized workloads, backup and disa ster recovery planning, load balancing, application troubleshooting, and overall platform reliability and scalability. The ideal candidate is a strong technical leader with excellent communication skills who can gather requirements, facilitate discussions, solve operational problems, and support reliable, secure, and scalable cloud delivery across multiple applications.

What You'll Work On:

• Lead and mentor engineers by providing technical guidance, support, and direction.
• Design, maintain, and improve cloud platform services hosted in AWS.
• Build, manage, and optimize CI / CD pipelines for application delivery and operational efficiency.
• Deploy, support, and troubleshoot applications across multiple environments.
• Manage and improve containerized workloads using modern containerization platforms and tooling.
• Facilitate discussions across technical and business teams.
• Develop and maintain disa ster recovery plans, backup strategies, and platform resiliency procedures.
• Implement and support load balancing, traffic management, and high-availability platform patterns.
• Investigate and resolve platform, deployment, and application issues across development, test, and production environments.
• Participate in Agile events, including scrums, planning sessions, and technical reviews.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and support runbooks.
• Follow cloud and application security best practices in platform design, deployment, and operations.
• Continuously improve platform reliability, scalability, maintainability, and release processes.

Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have:

• 2+ years of experience leading projects, mentoring engineers, or serving in a technical leadership capacity
• Experience with AWS, including core cloud infrastructure, deployment patterns, and operational support
• Experience with containerization, including technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, or ECS
• Experience building and maintaining CI / CD pipelines
• Experience deploying and supporting applications in cloud-hosted environments
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, site reliability, or systems engineering roles, or Master's degree and 3+ years of experience in cloud engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, site reliability, or systems engineering roles
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification

Nice If You Have:

• Experience leading cloud platform or operational support functions in production environments
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
• Experience with orchestration platforms and distributed application environments
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting platforms
• Experience supporting multiple applications or shared platform services
• Experience with networking, DNS, TLS / certificates, IAM, secrets management, and cloud security best practices
• Experience creating operational standards, support models, and platform governance processes
• Experience working in regulated, security-conscious, or high-availability environments

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information ; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,900.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.