SR Cloud Engineer

General Position Description:

Mission Focused Systems Inc. (MFS) is looking for a self-motivated SR Cloud Engineer to support the Navy’s mission-critical initiative to achieve seamless, distributed maritime operations and the Naval Operational Architecture (NOA). This role focuses on designing, deploying, and optimizing secure, scalable cloud infrastructure that enables data-driven decision-making and continuous delivery of mission-critical capabilities across domains. You will work closely with Navy stakeholders, software teams, and cybersecurity personnel to integrate modern cloud-native technologies that support resilient operations across land, sea, air, space, and cyber environments.

Job Description:

In this capacity, the successful candidate will:

• Design and deploy secure, scalable, and resilient cloud architecture (primarily AWS and Azure) to support Department of Defense (DoD) mission systems.


• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.


• Configure and maintain Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment processes.


• Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability tools to ensure system reliability and performance.


• Enforce cloud security best practices, including role-based access control, encryption, and compliance with DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).


• Support containerized application deployment using Kubernetes, Docker, and orchestration platforms (e.g., OpenShift, Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)).


• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot cloud infrastructure and support mission-driven development environments.


• Write and maintain documentation including architecture diagrams, user guides, and system configurations.

Basic Qualifications:

• 3+ years of hands-on experience engineering solutions in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)).


• 5+ years of hands-on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) administration, including secure configuration, patch management, PKI, system hardening, and integration with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).


• Strong understanding of cloud security, networking, and identity and access management (IAM).


• Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar languages.


• Experience with GitOps and DevSecOps tools and methodologies (e.g., Argo CD, Flux, Terraform, Tekton, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD).


• Experience with cloud-native services such as Elastic Load Balancers (ELBs), Application Load Balancers (ALBs), Route 53, EC2, S3, IAM, Lambda, VPC, Azure Functions, Secrets Manager, etc.


• Familiarity with container orchestration platforms and container security best practices.


• Ability to work in Agile environments and collaborate across disciplines in fast-paced teams.

Desired Experience

• Experience supporting DoD or other federal cloud migrations or deployments.
  


• Knowledge of DoD compliance frameworks (e.g., Impact Level 5/6 (IL5/6), RMF, Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP)).
  


• Experience with OpenShift or hybrid edge/cloud environments.
  


• Certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator, Azure Administrator, Red Hat OpenShift (EX280), or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
  


• Familiarity with observability tools like Prometheus, Zabbix, Grafana, Amazon CloudWatch, or Azure Monitor.
  

Education & Certification Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.


• Cloud certifications (e.g., AWS, Azure, or Kubernetes) preferred.


• Relevant certifications (Security+, Network+, or SATCOM industry certifications) are a plus.

Citizenship & Clearance Requirements:

• US Citizenship required; Active Secret clearance required; TS SCI clearance preferred
  

Location:
San Diego, CA

Travel Anticipated:
This position may require travel to places within and outside the contiguous United States, including remote or isolated sites. You may be required to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Timing:
MFS anticipates a start date of: immediately

MFS Inc., a Veteran-Owned Small Business, provides full spectrum systems and systems-of-systems engineering and integration services and solutions for space, C4ISR, cyber and enterprise information systems. We strive to deliver expert-level systems engineering and technology integration services at affordable rates so mission, capability and user success are the #1 priority.

MFS Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Job Type: Full-time

Work authorization: United States (Required)