Cloud Engineer - Secret Clearance Required

Washington DC , District Of Columbia

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Type: Contract

Experience: 0

Category: Information Technology

Contractor Work Model: Hybrid

Brand: System One

Compensation Range: 90.00 - 110.00 Per Hour

Job ID: 379095

Date Posted: 08/26/2026

Shortcut: http://jobs.systemone.com/oRu9FF


Job Title: Cloud Engineer - Secret Clearance Required
Location: Arlington, VA, Washington DC
Type: Contract
Work Model: Hybrid – onsite and remote
Security Clearance: Secret

Responsibilities

  • Onsite @ Pentagon 2-days/week, clearance: Secret
  • Build Landing Zone including AWS Organizations, SCPs, account vending, KMS, monitoring stack, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
  • Develop and maintain DevSecOps pipeline
  • Design and implement AWS GovCloud solutions (specifically AWS GovCloud, noting that commercial AWS is not the same)
  • Proficiency with Terraform, including module design and remote state management
  • Design AWS Organizations and Service Control Policies (SCPs)
  • Configure IAM Identity Center
  • Manage AWS networking components such as Transit Gateway (TGW), VPC, VDSS/VDMS
  • Design Key Management Service (KMS) Customer Master Key (CMK)
  • Employ AWS security services including GuardDuty, Security Hub, CloudTrail, Inspector, Config
  • Use GitLab CI/CD for automation
  • Implement OPA/Sentinel policy-as-code
  • Utilize Python and Bash scripting
  • Demonstrate familiarity with DISA Cloud Computing SRG

Requirements

  • AWS SAA certification minimum (AWS SAP preferred)
  • AWS Security Specialty certification strongly preferred
  • HashiCorp Terraform Associate
  • DoD 8570/8140 IAT II certification
  • Federal experience with DoD cloud environments essential
  • SCCA-compliant design experience strongly preferred

System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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