Classified Cloud & Platform Engineer

Job summary

The Classified Cloud & Platform Engineer designs, secures, modernizes, and sustains classified government cloud, hybrid, and on-premises infrastructure, including air-gapped and disconnected systems. The role builds secure connectivity and repeatable automation using Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, and Python; supports Windows and Linux platforms; and applies hardening, vulnerability remediation, and compliance controls. The engineer also supports JSIG and RMF authorization processes and coordinates infrastructure modernization with cybersecurity, network, and software teams.

Qualifications

• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret clearance with SCI access and any required program-specific approvals.
• Hands-on experience with classified, air-gapped, disconnected, or similarly restricted government information systems.
• Experience with JSIG or comparable authorization processes and familiarity with RMF and DAAPM requirements.
• Strong Windows and Linux administration and systems engineering skills, including virtualization, storage, and core infrastructure services.
• Experience with government cloud or hybrid infrastructure, including DoD IL5+ or appropriately authorized classified cloud services.
• Experience modernizing infrastructure and delivering remediations under change control.
• Experience with DISA STIGs, vulnerability remediation, patch management, and security control validation.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform, Ansible, version-controlled infrastructure artifacts, and scripting.
• Understanding of networking, identity and access management, authentication, authorization, and least-privilege principles.
• 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 DoD IL5+ and authorized classified cloud environments with secure connectivity to on-premises systems.
• Develop version-controlled infrastructure as code, automation, configuration management, and repeatable 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 JSIG or comparable authorization processes and applicable RMF and DAAPM requirements.
• Establish standards for change control, monitoring, logging, backup and recovery, documentation, and incident response.
• Coordinate infrastructure integrations, migrations, remediation, and modernization with engineering and program teams.

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