Classified Cloud & Platform Engineer

Job summary

This systems engineering role designs, modernizes, secures, and sustains classified cloud, hybrid, and on-premises infrastructure for mission-critical operations, including DoD IL5+ and air-gapped or restricted-connectivity environments. The engineer builds secure connectivity and repeatable infrastructure automation, hardens Windows and Linux systems, and supports authorization and compliance processes. The work uses tools such as Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, and Python and involves collaboration with cybersecurity, network, and software engineering teams.

Benefits

Qualifications

• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information access and required program-specific approvals.
• Hands-on experience with classified, air-gapped, disconnected, or similarly restricted government information systems.
• Experience with JSIG or comparable classified system authorization processes and familiarity with RMF and DAAPM requirements.
• Experience engineering government cloud or hybrid infrastructure, including DoD IL5+ or authorized classified cloud services.
• Experience with Windows and Linux administration, virtualization, storage, and core infrastructure services.
• Experience with DISA STIGs, system hardening, patch management, vulnerability remediation, and configuration baselines.
• Experience using Terraform, Ansible, version-controlled infrastructure artifacts, and scripting tools such as PowerShell or Python.
• Ability to troubleshoot cross-domain infrastructure issues, document technical decisions, and collaborate with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Assess, design, modernize, and sustain classified cloud, hybrid, and on-premises infrastructure.
• Engineer government cloud environments, including DoD IL5+ and appropriately authorized classified platforms.
• Implement secure connectivity, network segmentation, and integration with on-premises systems.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code, automation, and configuration management workflows.
• Deploy and sustain Windows and Linux systems, virtualization, virtual desktop infrastructure, and remote access services.
• Establish hardened images, configuration baselines, patching, vulnerability remediation, and compliance validation.
• Support classified system authorization processes, implement technical controls, document changes, and maintain security evidence.
• Establish standards for change control, monitoring, logging, backup and recovery, documentation, and incident response.
• Coordinate secure integrations, infrastructure migrations, and modernization with engineering and cybersecurity teams.

Skills

Certifications

Industry

Security clearance

Relocation