Cloud Engineer (2026-0194)

Acclaim Technical Services, founded in 2000, is a leading language and intelligence services company supporting a wide range of U.S. Federal agencies. We are an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company, which is uncommon within our business sector. We see this as a significant strength, and it shows: ATS is consistently ranked as a top workplace among DC area firms and continues to grow.

We are hiring a Cloud Engineer, with a TS/SCI clearance and polygraph to join our Intelligence Division working in Northern Virginia. You'll serve as a Subject Matter Expert responsible for designing, building, and implementing cloud-based applications and solutions in a production environment. You'll be a hands-on engineer with significant experience developing and deploying scalable, secure, and efficient AWS infrastructure

REQUIRED SKILLS AND DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Translate high-level requirements into detailed, actionable plans and implement cloud solutions with a high degree of independence
• Design, develop, test, debug, and deploy scalable, secure, and efficient cloud infrastructure and tooling using AWS
• Collaborate with non-cloud team members to migrate their applications to Cloud and DevOps, providing guidance and expertise as needed
• Work with cross-functional teams of software engineers, data scientists, analysts, project managers, and other engineering groups to build, administer, and secure cloud environments in a repeatable and reliable manner
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues related to PKI, networking, proxy servers, and related technologies
• Implement and advocate for automation, configuration management, and day-two operations practices
• Provide recommendations for continuous improvement and innovation
• Work alongside other engineers on the team to sustain and advance our organization's capabilities

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, technical training, and relevant work or military experience.
• REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• In-depth understanding of AWS cloud infrastructure and its applications, including demonstrated hands-on experience configuring cloud VPC's, subnets, route tables, and gateways
• Strong knowledge of PKI and its applications, including troubleshooting and resolution
• Expertise in networking with proxy servers and related technologies
• Experience deploying code in AWS utilizing Infrastructure s Code (IaC) solutions such as Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible
• Knowledge of software patterns that encourage reuse, such as encapsulation and interfaces
• Experience with version control and code reviews
• Strong advocate for automation and configuration management with demonstrated ability to implement solutions that minimize manual operations

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• AWS Certification: Solutions Architect Professional or equivalent AWS certification.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible
• Linux expertise, including Systemd, Firewalld, and Bash scripting
• Programming skills in Python (boto3, etc.) and/or Go (custom Terraform providers)
• Containerization experience using Dockerfiles and buildpacks
• Demonstrated experience with Kunernetes, EKS, or other container orchestration platforms
• Familiarity with customer accreditation processes (NIST 800-53 security controls) or willingness to learn
• Understanding of the complete software development lifecycle, including the tools, libraries,
• dependencies, and workflows required to build, deploy, and maintain applications from conception to production