- Company Name
- FEDITC
- Job Title
- Cloud Engineer III
- Job Description
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**Job Title:**
Cloud Engineer III
**Role Summary:**
Senior technical leader responsible for migrating mission‑critical legacy systems to an Unclassified Government Cloud on AWS. Designs, sequences, and governs the full migration lifecycle, including provisioning, testing, cutover, sustainment, and decommissioning, while ensuring compliance with DoD security and operational readiness standards.
**Expectations:**
- Operate at senior level with 8+ years of infrastructure/cloud engineering experience, including DoD IL‑5 environments.
- Maintain Active Secret Clearance and U.S. citizenship; pass background check.
- Exhibit proven expertise in AWS services, networking, IAM, security controls, Terraform IaC, and RMF/ATO processes.
**Key Responsibilities:**
- Plan and lead phased cloud infrastructure migrations (application, database, and supporting tiers).
- Design and provision AWS environments using Terraform across production and non‑production accounts.
- Author and enforce migration artifacts: Migration Plans, Master Schedules, Software Installation Plans, and Operations & Maintenance Manuals.
- Coordinate RMF readiness activities: security scans, ORR/PRR, and Government Acceptance Testing.
- Define CI/CD standards and implement immutable deployments via GitLab pipelines.
- Oversee data migration: profiling, validation, transformation with AWS Glue DataBrew and open‑source tools; secure transfer using AWS Transfer Family.
- Conduct automated functional/integration testing; develop Splunk dashboards and sprint‑based acceptance criteria.
- Manage rollback and contingency procedures, including dual‑environment operations when needed.
- Participate in SAFe PI Planning, backlog refinement, and dependency management with PMO.
- Mentor junior engineers; track critical path risks and technical dependencies using Microsoft Project and Jira.
**Required Skills:**
- Advanced knowledge of AWS core services (EC2, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, SageMaker, etc.).
- Proficient in Terraform IaC and GitLab CI/CD pipeline development.
- Strong understanding of RMF, ATO, and audit‑driven security controls (including IL‑5 requirements).
- Experience managing migration readiness artifacts, schedules, and master plans.
- Skilled in data migration and transformation tools (AWS Glue DataBrew, AWS Transfer Family).
- Familiarity with SAFe Agile practices, PI Planning, and backlog management.
- Excellent communication, risk tracking, and mentorship capabilities.
**Required Education & Certifications:**
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent professional experience).
- Preferred certification: AWS Solutions Architect Professional (or equivalent).
- Current active Secret Security Clearance.