Job Requirements
San Diego, CA
Top Secret Polygraph not specified
Mid Level Career (5+ yrs experience)
$180,000 - $200,000
Job Description
Mindbank Consulting Group has an immediate need for a cleared Lead Cloud Engineer to support a Navy program in San Diego, California. This position requires an experienced cloud engineer with expertise designing and leading secure cloud and hybrid architectures, distributed systems, platform modernization, infrastructure automation, and DevSecOps environments.
• Location: San Diego, CA, 100% onsite
• Compensation: $180,000–$200,000 based on relevant experience and skills
• Citizenship: U.S. Citizen; no dual citizenship
• Clearance: TS/SCI eligible security clearance required
• Travel: Approximately 20%
• Application note: This opportunity is open to direct applicants only. Mindbank does not engage with third-party recruiters or staffing agencies.
This is a senior technical role supporting secure cloud, hybrid, and edge-to-cloud environments, including AWS Government, Azure Government, on-premises infrastructure, and tactical computing environments. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership while working across cloud architecture, platform modernization, DevSecOps, infrastructure as code, containerized environments, cybersecurity, and distributed systems.
Responsibilities
• Lead the design and implementation of secure cloud, hybrid, and edge-to-cloud architectures.
• Support AWS Government, Azure Government, on-premises, and tactical computing environments.
• Design and support multi-classification, cross-domain, and multi-level environments.
• Lead modernization of cloud and platform environments.
• Develop and support DevSecOps and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Support CI/CD, automation, configuration management, and secure deployment processes.
• Design and support containerized environments and distributed systems.
• Apply DoD cloud standards and security requirements.
• Support Zero Trust, RMF, STIG, vulnerability management, patching, and secure configuration requirements.
• Provide technical leadership for architecture, planning, technical reviews, risk assessments, and trade studies.
• Provide technical briefings and communicate technical recommendations to stakeholders.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex cloud, platform, networking, and infrastructure issues.
• Evaluate technical options and provide recommendations for platform and cloud architecture.
Required Qualifications - Please read carefully! If you meet these requirements, please make sure the resume you submit to me reflects this. (Don't worry about the length of your resume!)
• U.S. Citizen with no dual citizenship.
• TS/SCI eligible security clearance.
• Ability to work onsite in San Diego, CA.
• Ability to travel approximately 20%.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least six (6) years of relevant professional experience, with at least two (2) years of specific experience with cloud architecture, distributed systems, platform engineering, DevSecOps, and related areas.
• Experience providing technical leadership and communicating architecture and technical recommendations.
• Experience designing secure cloud and hybrid architectures.
• Experience with AWS and/or Azure, including government cloud environments.
• Experience with containerized environments, including Kubernetes and Docker.
• Experience with infrastructure as code, automation, configuration management, and CI/CD.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, identity, storage, compute, security, and monitoring.
• Experience supporting secure government or regulated environments.
• Experience with cybersecurity requirements, vulnerability management, system hardening, and compliance.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with AWS GovCloud and Azure Government.
• Experience with AWS and Azure cloud services supporting compute, storage, networking, identity, security, and monitoring.
• Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, YAML, JSON, and Git.
• Experience with Bash, Python, PowerShell, and/or JavaScript.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift, EKS, and service mesh technologies.
• Experience with microservices, distributed systems, data streaming, event-driven architectures, and real-time analytics.
• Experience with DoD Impact Level 4, 5, or 6 environments.
• Experience with Zero Trust, RMF, STIGs, vulnerability management, and related DoD cybersecurity requirements.
• Experience supporting Navy, DoD, Intelligence Community, tactical, shipboard, or other operational environments.
• Experience with web infrastructure, reverse proxies, APIs, databases, authentication, Apache, NGINX, PostgreSQL, SQL, Node.js, React, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Experience providing senior technical leadership for cloud architecture and platform modernization.
Our Client’s Benefits
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Employer-paid dental and vision premiums
• 401(k) and profit sharing, with employer contributions increasing with tenure
• Flexible time off (FTO) after six months
• Tuition assistance up to $10,000 per year or student loan repayment assistance up to $5,000 per year
• All-expenses-paid certification training
• Disability and life insurance
• Health and wellness benefits, including fitness reimbursement
• Therapy and telehealth resources
• One-on-one financial planning
• Employee referral bonuses
• Annual performance reviews and regular performance raises
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Mindbank is committed to a diverse workforce and we seek the most qualified candidate for each opening without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
• Location: San Diego, CA, 100% onsite
• Compensation: $180,000–$200,000 based on relevant experience and skills
• Citizenship: U.S. Citizen; no dual citizenship
• Clearance: TS/SCI eligible security clearance required
• Travel: Approximately 20%
• Application note: This opportunity is open to direct applicants only. Mindbank does not engage with third-party recruiters or staffing agencies.
This is a senior technical role supporting secure cloud, hybrid, and edge-to-cloud environments, including AWS Government, Azure Government, on-premises infrastructure, and tactical computing environments. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership while working across cloud architecture, platform modernization, DevSecOps, infrastructure as code, containerized environments, cybersecurity, and distributed systems.
Responsibilities
• Lead the design and implementation of secure cloud, hybrid, and edge-to-cloud architectures.
• Support AWS Government, Azure Government, on-premises, and tactical computing environments.
• Design and support multi-classification, cross-domain, and multi-level environments.
• Lead modernization of cloud and platform environments.
• Develop and support DevSecOps and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Support CI/CD, automation, configuration management, and secure deployment processes.
• Design and support containerized environments and distributed systems.
• Apply DoD cloud standards and security requirements.
• Support Zero Trust, RMF, STIG, vulnerability management, patching, and secure configuration requirements.
• Provide technical leadership for architecture, planning, technical reviews, risk assessments, and trade studies.
• Provide technical briefings and communicate technical recommendations to stakeholders.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex cloud, platform, networking, and infrastructure issues.
• Evaluate technical options and provide recommendations for platform and cloud architecture.
Required Qualifications - Please read carefully! If you meet these requirements, please make sure the resume you submit to me reflects this. (Don't worry about the length of your resume!)
• U.S. Citizen with no dual citizenship.
• TS/SCI eligible security clearance.
• Ability to work onsite in San Diego, CA.
• Ability to travel approximately 20%.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least six (6) years of relevant professional experience, with at least two (2) years of specific experience with cloud architecture, distributed systems, platform engineering, DevSecOps, and related areas.
• Experience providing technical leadership and communicating architecture and technical recommendations.
• Experience designing secure cloud and hybrid architectures.
• Experience with AWS and/or Azure, including government cloud environments.
• Experience with containerized environments, including Kubernetes and Docker.
• Experience with infrastructure as code, automation, configuration management, and CI/CD.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, identity, storage, compute, security, and monitoring.
• Experience supporting secure government or regulated environments.
• Experience with cybersecurity requirements, vulnerability management, system hardening, and compliance.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with AWS GovCloud and Azure Government.
• Experience with AWS and Azure cloud services supporting compute, storage, networking, identity, security, and monitoring.
• Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, YAML, JSON, and Git.
• Experience with Bash, Python, PowerShell, and/or JavaScript.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift, EKS, and service mesh technologies.
• Experience with microservices, distributed systems, data streaming, event-driven architectures, and real-time analytics.
• Experience with DoD Impact Level 4, 5, or 6 environments.
• Experience with Zero Trust, RMF, STIGs, vulnerability management, and related DoD cybersecurity requirements.
• Experience supporting Navy, DoD, Intelligence Community, tactical, shipboard, or other operational environments.
• Experience with web infrastructure, reverse proxies, APIs, databases, authentication, Apache, NGINX, PostgreSQL, SQL, Node.js, React, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Experience providing senior technical leadership for cloud architecture and platform modernization.
Our Client’s Benefits
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Employer-paid dental and vision premiums
• 401(k) and profit sharing, with employer contributions increasing with tenure
• Flexible time off (FTO) after six months
• Tuition assistance up to $10,000 per year or student loan repayment assistance up to $5,000 per year
• All-expenses-paid certification training
• Disability and life insurance
• Health and wellness benefits, including fitness reimbursement
• Therapy and telehealth resources
• One-on-one financial planning
• Employee referral bonuses
• Annual performance reviews and regular performance raises
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Mindbank is committed to a diverse workforce and we seek the most qualified candidate for each opening without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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