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Kratos Defense and Security Solutions · 1 day ago

Cloud Engineer

Colorado Springs, CO

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$135K/yr - $175K/yr

5+ years exp

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions develops transformative technology for national security and commercial enterprises. They are seeking a Cloud Engineer to support dynamic projects across all phases of software development, focusing on cloud architecture and infrastructure automation.

ConsultingCyber SecurityGovernmentInformation TechnologyNational SecurityPublic SafetySatellite CommunicationSecurity

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Define, develop, design, and implement Cloud architectures on various cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, and others

Deployment and integration of containerized software workloads using Docker, Kubernetes (K8S)

Automation of cloud infrastructure deployment using Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation and similar IaC structures

Leverage knowledge of various cloud platforms to architect develop and design an implementation that is platform agnostic

Knowledgeable about design solutions that comply with requirements of Zero Trust Architecture

Cloud native solution designs that comply with industry standards of Cyber Security and Operations

Design and implement scalable and robust cloud infrastructure capable of supporting real-world, operational missions

Manage security logging, monitoring, and alert triage and participate in security incident response and investigation

Provision, configure, administrate, automate, monitor, and support enterprise and project cloud services

Effectively interface with the customer, subcontractors, and a cross functional development, design and test teams

Effectively work with cyber security teams to architecture solutions and gather solution evidence that supports attaining the Authority to Operate (ATO) for US Gov projects

Effectively utilize Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) for data transfer across multiple environments

Travel as necessary to support system integration, testing, and customer meetings (expected to be ~ 10% average annually)

Be a strong team player and leader to the project team and to the organization

Maintain a US Gov TS/SCI clearance

Qualification

Cloud architectureAWSTerraformKubernetesZero Trust ArchitectureDockerAnsibleDevSecOpsLinuxPythonSecurity incident responseCloud Service ProvidersCommunication skillsTeam player

Required

Minimum of 5 years' experience in Cloud engineering on various platforms

5+ years' experience defining, developing, designing, and implementing Cloud architectures on various cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, and others (GCP, Alibaba and other CSPs)

Deployment and integration of containerized software workloads using Docker, Kubernetes (K8S)

Automation of cloud infrastructure deployment using Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation and similar IaC structures

Leverage knowledge of various cloud platforms to architect develop and design an implementation that is platform agnostic

Knowledgeable about design solutions that comply with requirements of Zero Trust Architecture

Cloud native solution designs that comply with industry standards of Cyber Security and Operations

Design and implement scalable and robust cloud infrastructure capable of supporting real-world, operational missions

Manage security logging, monitoring, and alert triage and participate in security incident response and investigation

Ability to effectively communicate with various team members, customers, as well as communicate with subcontractor support

Provision, configure, administrate, automate, monitor, and support enterprise and project cloud services

Effectively interface with the customer, subcontractors, and a cross functional development, design and test teams

Effectively work with cyber security teams to architecture solutions and gather solution evidence that supports attaining the Authority to Operate (ATO) for US Gov projects

Effectively utilize Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) for data transfer across multiple environments

Travel as necessary to support system integration, testing, and customer meetings (expected to be ~ 10% average annually)

Be a strong team player and leader to the project team and to the organization

Maintain a US Gov TS/SCI clearance

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related fields with a specific focus on Cloud design and system implementation in various cloud environments and software integration experience

Experience with Various CSPs (Cloud Service Provider) platforms, with specific experience in AWS, others of consideration, Azure, GCP, Alibaba

Experience with Terraform & Ansible design and implementation and other IaC implementations, experience in implementing a platform agnostic solution

Understanding of and experience with Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) principles

Hands-on experience deploying or integrating with Keycloak (or similar) for single sign on in a K8S environment

Hands-on experience deploying software workloads on Docker and K8S via docker-compose, Helm or similar technology

Understanding of and experience with DevSecOps workflows. Understanding CI/CD pipelines

Ability to articulate technical concepts orally and in written form

Experience providing estimates for accomplishing relevant cloud development, implementation, migration, and testing tasks

Experience working on US Gov programs and active contribution to artifacts required for Authority to Operate (ATO) and / or Interim Authority to Test (IATT)

In depth understanding of network protocols, such as TCP/IP, BGP, DNS, DHCP, SNMP, HTTP

Experience using the Linux Operating System

General IT/Cloud automation knowledge and experience

Ability to attain and maintain an US Gov SECRET and TOP SECRET / SCI clearance